20/01/2025

George Duke "This Is Jazz" (1998) -Jazz Fusion / Latin Jazz-



Label : Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.


États-Unis 01 - Diamonds (George Duke)
02 - Love Reborn (George Duke)
03 - Cravo E Canela (Milton Nascimento & Ronaldo Bastos)
04 - Positive Energy (George Duke)
05 - Sugar Loaf Mountain (George Duke)
06 - Pathaways (George Duke)
07 - Brazilian Sugar (George Duke)
08 - Hot Fire (Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)
09 - Summer Breezin' (George Duke)
10 - Omi (Fresh Water) (George Duke)
11 - Love Reborn (George Duke)


Selected, Sequenced & Annonated by James Isaacs
Project Director : Seth Rothstein
Mastering Supervisor : Nedra Olds-Neal
Mastered by Debra Parkinson, Sony Music Studios, NYC


01 - Diamonds

George Duke : Keyboards, Vocal
Charles 'Icarus' Johnson : Guitars
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler' : Drums
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
Deborah Thomas, Dee Henrichs, Sybil Thomas : Vocals
Recorded 1977, Los Angeles
Available on 'Reach For It' (Epic/Legacy EK 47042)

02 - Love Reborn

George Duke : Rhodes Electric Piano, Minimoog, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer, Vocal
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Byron Miller : Bass
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Sheila Escovedo : Water Chimes, Glass Chimes, Cowbell, Bongos
Recorded March-April 1979, Los Angeles
Available on 'A Brazilian Love Affair' (Epic/Legacy EK 53032)

03 - Cravo E Canela

George Duke : Yamaha Electric Grand Piano, Arp Odyssey, Minimoog, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer
Toninho Horta : Electric Guitar
Jamil Joanes : Bass
Roberto Silva : Drums, Caxixi, Agogo, Talking Drum
Chico Batera : Ganza, Rototom, Triangle, Reco, Conga
Milton Nascimento : Vocal, Guitar
Zeluiz, Flavio Faria, Lucia Turnbull, Lucinha Lins : Vocals
Recorded March-April 1979, Los Angeles / Rio de Janeiro
Available on 'A Brazilian Love Affair' (Epic/Legacy EK 53032)

04 - Positive Energy

George Duke : Fender Rhodes, Piano, Castlebar Clavinet, Prophet V Synthesizer, Arpstring Ensemble, Vocal
Michael Sembello : Guitar
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler' : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Gary Herbig : Saxophone
Recorded 1981 or 1982, Los Angeles
Available on 'Dream On' (Epic EK 37532)

05 - Sugar Loaf Mountain

George Duke : Fender Rhodes, Prophet V Synthesizer
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Larry Williams Alto Saxophone
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Byron Miller : Bass
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Sheila Escovedo : Timbales
Recorded March-April 1979, Los Angeles
Available on 'A Brazilian Love Affair' (Epic/Legacy EK 53032)

06 - Pathaways

George Duke : Piano, Prophet V Synthesizer
Recorded 1976, Hollywood
Taken from the LP 'The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album' (Epic FE 38208, 1978)

07 - Brazilian Sugar

George Duke : Vibes, Rhodes Electric Grand Piano, Minimoog Synthesizer
Toninho Horta : Guitar
Jamil Joanes : Bass
Roberto Silva : Drums
Chico Batera : Percussion
Raul De Souza : Trombone
Flora Purim : Vocal
Recorded March-April 1979, Los Angeles / Rio de Janeiro
Available on 'A Brazilian Love Affair' (Epic/Legacy EK 53032)

08 - Hot Fire

George Duke : Keyboards, Vocals
Charles 'Icarus' Johnson : Guitar
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler' : Drums
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
Deborah Thomas, Dee Henrichs, Sybil Thomas : Vocals
Recorded 1977, Los Angeles
Available on 'Reach For It' (Epic/Legacy EK 47042)

09 - Summer Breezin'

George Duke : Rhodes Electric Piano, Orchestra Bells, Lead vocal
Toninho Horta : Guitar
Byron Miller : Bass
Roberto Silva : Drums
Chico Batera : Percussion
Jerry Hey : Flugelhorn
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Larry Williams : Tenor Saxophone
Josie James, Lynn Davis : Vocals
Recorded March-April 1979, Los Angeles / Rio de Janeiro
Available on 'A Brazilian Love Affair' (Epic/Legacy EK 53032)

10 - Omi (Fresh Water)

George Duke : Keyboards, Vocals
Raul De Souza : Trombone
Charles 'Icarus' Johnson : Guitar
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler' : Drums, Percussion
Manolo Badrena : Congas, Bongos, Miscellaneous Percussion
Unknown Backing Vocalists
Recorded 1977, Los Angeles
Available on 'Reach For It' (Epic/Legacy EK 47042)

11 - Love Reborn

George Duke : Piano
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Larry Williams : Alto Saxophone
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Byron Miller : Bass
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Sheila Escovedo : Timbales
Recorded 1976, Hollywood
Taken from the LP 'The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album' (Epic FE 38208, 1978)