Buns O'Plenty (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Released on the German jazz label MPS. Zappa of course, supposedly introduced Duke to the synthesizer. Well Faces In Reflection is what Zappa would of sounded like at that time if he actually did drugs! Duke primarily uses the ARP 2600 synthesizer along with the Fender Rhodes throughout. Full of stoned out, psychedelic, jazz-funk fusion. Great record! 1. The Opening (Duke) - 3:19...
Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Radio Dupree monthly chart is here! Some weeks ago we tossed in a couple of excerpts from Mike Oldfield's classic Tubular Bells, and heureka, one of them reached the number one postition. Then George Duke, Frank Zappa and Yes follow. The top 20 also includes two pieces each by Mahavishnu Orchestra and David Bowie. What about our Album of the Month then? Did you listeners enjoy Zappa's...
maryjohnson2009 | 10/29/2009
George Duke The 1976 Solo Keyboard album >>>> Download The 1976 Solo Keyboard album <<<< artist: George Duke album: The 1976 Solo Keyboard album Tracklist: 1 Mr Mcfreeze mp3 2 Love Reborn mp3 3 Excerpts from the Opera Tzina mp3 4 Spock Gets Funky mp3 5 Pathways mp3 6 Vulcan Mind Probe mp3 7 The Dream that Ended mp3 >>>> Download The 1976
Graham Pointer's Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... Where do I begin? Firstly, suppose that Edward did not become king, and his younger brother, George (Duke of Clarence) did instead- note also that there was a younger brother than George, who became Richard III. So, George dies in 1478, and the throne would go to his 2-year old son, Edward (later Earl of Warwick), instead of his 4-year-old daughter, Margaret. The programme...
Passages to the Past (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... Being so close to the royal family, Anne grew up around the king’s brothers, George (Duke of Clarence) and Richard (Duke of Gloucester) at the Warwick home of Middleham. Middleham would prove to be a big part of Anne’s life, as she and Richard would live there years later as husband and wife – it was the place they always considered home, the place where their...
Peerage News (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
_.Charlotte Amaryllis Melrose-Cantouris (née FitzGeorge-Balfour, b 29 Sept 1981), wife of Andrew Cantouris (or Melrose-Cantouris), gave birth to a daughter, Savannah Aurora, 9 Oct, 2009. Andrew is a son of Mr & Mrs John Cantouris, of Sherston, Wilts, & Charlotte, a descendant of the Royal Family of the United Kingdom of Gt Britain & Ireland, is a daughter of Robin Victor Fitzgeorge-Balfour...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... I Good to You," and “Midnight Sun," plus special vocal duets--with world premiere arrangements by George Duke--harkening back to the Verve recordings of Ella and Louis Armstrong. For this concert, the Kennedy Center was granted permission to mine the Ella Fitzgerald Collection at the Library of Congress for Ella's original arrangements, some of which haven't been heard live in decades.Performers...
Matrixsynth (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
"November 2009: Making Waves this Month: Umphrey's McGee Ebay Auction, George Duke Performance, BMF Calendar, Tape Preservation... Umphrey's McGee Launches Ebay Auction Today to Benefit the Bob Moog Foundation! Beginnning November 2, 2009 at 2pm, Umphrey's McGee will hold a week-long auction on eBay to benefit the Bob Moog Foundation. The band is auctioning two signed concert posters...
