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George Duke: The Inner Source

In August 1973, “MPS Records” label released “The Inner Source”, the third George Duke album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Baldhard G. Falk.

Personnel:

  • George Duke – piano, electric piano, keyboards, trombone, conductor
  • John Heard – bass, electric bass
  • Dick Berg – drums, percussion
  • Armando Peroza – congas
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Luis Gasca – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • John Heard – violin
  • James Leary – violin
  • Jim Gaies – engineer
  • Ken Hopkins – engineer
  • Ulrich Eichberger – design
  • Baldhard G. Falk – photography, liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by George Duke, except where noted.

  1. Au-Right
  2. Love Reborn
  3. Peace
  4. My Soul
  5. Feels So Good
  6. Manya
  7. Sweet Bite – George Duke, Dick Berk, John Heard
  8. The Followers
  9. The Inner Source
  10. Life – Dick Berk, George Duke, John Heard
  11. Some Time Ago – Sergio Michanovich
  12. So There You Go
  13. Solus
  14. Nigerian Numberuma
  15. Twenty – Five – James Leary
  16. Always Constant

George Duke: Feel

On October 28, 1974, “MPS Records” label released “Feel”, the fifth George Duke studio album. It was recorded in May 1974, at “Paramount Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Baldhard G. Falk.

Personnel:

  • George Duke– vocals, bass synthesizer, keyboards
  • Flora Purim– vocals
  • Obdewl’l X– guitar
  • John Heard– acoustic and electric bass
  • Leon “Ndugu” Chancler– drums, percussion
  • Airto Moreira– percussion
  • Kerry McNabb – recording, mixing
  • Wilfried “Sätty” Podriech – cover art
  • Baldhard G. Falk – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Duke, except where noted.

  1. Funny Funk
  2. Love
  3. The Once Over – Leon Chancler.
  4. Feel
  5. Old Slippers
  6. Theme from the Opera “Tzina”
  7. Yana Aminah
  8. Rashid
  9. Statement