Feel (George Duke album)

Feel
Studio album by George Duke
Released	October 28, 1974
Recorded	May 1974
Studio	Paramount Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz-funk jazz fusion
Length	41:36
Label	MPS BASF
Producer	Baldhard G. Falk
George Duke chronology
Faces in Reflection (1974) Feel (1974) The Aura Will Prevail (1975)

Feel is the fourth studio album by the American keyboard player George Duke, released on October 28, 1974, by MPS Records. The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. ^{[1] [2]}

Overview

Duke began experimenting with synthesizer orchestration on this album, which is considered the beginning of his unique style. ^[3] The album has contributions from Flora Purim, Frank Zappa, John Heard, Airto Moreira and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Jason Elias of AllMusic found, "Although this would be the third album under his name, Feel's eclectic mix of fusion and rock is his debut in the genre of which he'd later become a leader... Feel proves that, even at this relatively early stage, Duke's intelligent ear for melodies and his keyboard prowess set him apart from his contemporaries." ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Duke, except for track 3 written by Leon Chancler.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Funny Funk"	5:18
2.	"Love"	6:06
3.	"The Once Over"	4:41
4.	"Feel"	5:40
5.	"Cora Jobege"	3:50
6.	"Old Slippers"	5:41
7.	"Theme from the Opera "Tzina""	2:00
8.	"Yana Aminah"	4:33
9.	"Rashid"	3:36
10.	"Statement"	1:15
Total length:		41:36

Personnel

• George Duke – keyboards, bass synthesizer (1, 5, 9), vocals (2, 4, 10)
• Obdewl'l X (aka Frank Zappa) – guitar (2, 6)
• John Heard – acoustic bass and electric bass (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, percussion (3)
• Airto Moreira – percussion (2, 3, 4, 8, 10)
• Flora Purim – vocals (2, 8)

Production

• Baldhard G. Falk – producer, back cover photography
• Kerry McNabb – recording, mixing
• Wilfried "Sätty" Podriech – cover art

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	17 [2]
Billboard 200	141

References

1. George Duke (October 1974). Feel (album). MPS Records.
2. "Billboard's Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard . Vol. 87. January 11, 1975. p. 16.
3. "Feel – George Duke". SomehowJazz. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
4. Elias, Jason. "Feel – George Duke". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2018.

External links

• George Duke – Feel at Discogs (list of releases)
• George Duke's 1970s discography on his website
• George Duke—Feel at Globalia