George Duke: From Me To You - The Definitive Collection 1977-2000, 5CD Box Set

• Definitive George Duke Collection that covers the period of 1977 through to 2000 that features his Epic Records and Warner Brothers period.

• This unique five CD Set containing 87 fantastic tracks, celebrates the storied solo career of a veritable colossus whose multi-faceted music straddled different genres.

• Contains all of George Duke’s biggest Epic hits including ‘Dukey Stick’, ‘Say That You Will’, ‘Shine On’ and the fabulous extended Mike Maurro’s 12” mix of the track ‘I Want You For Myself’.

• Also featured are tracks from the Clarke / Duke Project releases including the Smash Hit ‘Sweet Baby’.

• With fantastic sleeve notes by journalist Charles Waring contributor to MOJO, Record Collector and uDiscover Music.

After leaving Epic in 1985 George began a new chapter in his career by joining Elektra Records where he recorded nine albums Including ‘Thief In The Night’ and his 1986 self-titled Album, the best tracks of these albums are featured on this release. George Duke continued making records until he died in 2013 aged 67. His passing made the music world a poorer place, but his legacy of 32 solo albums - and contributions as a keyboardist and producer for myriad other artists - ensures that he won’t easily be forgotten.

Duke was not a mere dabbler in different styles or a shallow dilettante hopping from trend to trend in an aim to stay fashionable or relevant. Rather, he was a true virtuoso of many genres who could play all kinds of music styles with distinction, flair, and authority. Perhaps his eclecticism came in part from the fact that he was apprenticed to two master musicians who were poles apart stylistically: the prog-rock guitarist/composer Frank Zappa and the bebop jazz legend, saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. Both were highly intelligent, polymathic musicians who were similar by ignoring conventional demarcation lines in music, unafraid of mixing genres and flouting the rules. They instilled in Duke an adventurous, explorative streak; Zappa, in particular, liberated the pianist from his early preconceptions and snobbishness about the worth of diverse kinds of music.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1  From Me To You

2  Carry On

3  Up On It

4  Down In It

5  Sing It

6  You And Me

7  ‘Scuse Me Miss

8  The Beginning

9  Lemme At It

10  Hot Fire

11  Watch Out Baby!

12  Reach For It

13  Just For You

14  Dukey Stick

15  We Give Our Love

16  Morning Sun

17  Yeah, We Going

18  Don’t Let Go

DISC TWO

1  Movin On

2  The Way I Feel

3  Party Down

4  I Am For Real (May The Funk Be With You)

5  Pluck

6  Straight From The Heart

7  Say That You Will

8  Funkin For The Thrill

9  Look What You Find

10  I Love You More

11  Every Little Step I Take

12  I Want You For Myself (Original Mike Maurro Mix)

13  Games

14  Brazilian Love Affair

15  Summer Breezin

16  Cravo E Canela

17  Up From The Sea It Arose And Ate Rio In One Swift Bite

DISC THREE

1  Sweet Baby – Clarke/Duke Project

2  Never Judge A Cover By It’s Book – Clarke/Duke Project 3 I Just Want To Love You – Clarke/Duke Project

4  Finding My Way – Clarke/ Duke Project

5  Wild Dog – Clarke/Duke Project

6  Winners – Clarke/Duke Project

7  Shine On

8  Positive Energy

9  Dream On

10  Ride On Love

11  I Will Always Be Your Friend

12  You

13  Overture

14  Light

15  Reach Out

16  Celebrate

17  Give Me Your Love

18  Born To Love You

19  Heroes – Clarke/Duke Project

20  Secret Rendezvous

DISC FOUR

1  Take It On

2  Got To Get Back To Love

3  Thief In The Night (Vocal Remix)

4  Jam

5  La La

6  Stand With Your Man

7  Island Girl

8  The Morning, You & Love

9  Broken Glass

10  Good Friend

11  Love Ballad

12  Brazilian Coffee

13  Say Hello

14  Rise Up

15  Guilty

16  C’est La Vie

17  560 SL

DISC FIVE

1  Keeping Love Alive

2  Snapshot

3  No Rhyme No Reason

4  6 O’clock

5  Genesis

6  500 Miles To Go

7  Illusions

8  Love Can Be So Cold

9  Mothership Connection (Star Child) – Clarke/Duke Project

10  It’s Our World

11  Fill The Need

12  Is Love Enough

13  Rush Hour / Road Rage

14  From Dusk To Dawn

15  If You Will (Featuring Flora Purim)