The pinnacle of the golden age of jazz fusion. A fusion of virtuosity and pop sensibility.
A dream collaboration between bassist magician Stanley Clarke and keyboard genius George Duke. A crossover masterpiece with a brilliant balance of technique and melody.
"Clarke / Duke Project" is the first project by Stanley Clarke and George Duke, who were at the forefront of the fusion world in the 70s and 80s, and it became a hot topic for its high level of perfection. Based on electric jazz, this work fuses funk, R&B, and pop, and can be said to be the ideal form of 80s crossover fusion. From hits like "Sweet Baby" to virtuoso instrumentals, there are plenty of highlights to listen to. The world of sound created by these two geniuses still resonates vividly today.
9 TRACKS:
1)
Put It On The Line
2)
Heroes
3)
Try Me Baby
4)
Every Reason To Smile
5)
Great Danes
6)
The Good Times
7)
You're Gonna Love It
8)
Trip You In Love
9)
Atlanta
Keyboards, Vocals - George Duke
Producer - George Duke
Drums - Billy Cobham (9)
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa (8)
Drums - Narada Michael Walden (8)
Vocals [Second Verse] - Howard Hewett (4)
Mastered By - Brian Gardner
Strings - Barbara Hunter
Vocals [First Verse] - Jeffrey Osborne (4)
Producer - Stanley Clarke
Vocals, Bass [Basses, All Guitar Sounds Made By The Alembic Piccolo Bass & The Carl Thompson Piccolo Bass] - Stanley Clarke
