Composer
George Duke
American musician (1946–2013)
1946–2013
8 works in the index
- Born
- 1946
- Died
- 2013
- Birthplace
- San Rafael
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
George Martin Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio. He is known for his 32 solo albums, as well as for his collaborations with other musicians like Stanley Clarke and (his cousin) Dianne Reeves, but particularly with composer, guitarist and bandleader Frank Zappa.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- pianist; composer; jazz musician; film score composer; singer; record producer
- Education
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music; San Francisco State University; Tamalpais High School; Sir Francis Drake High School
- Recorded memberships
- The Mothers of Invention
- Instruments played
- piano; electronic keyboard; voice; musical keyboard; synthesizer
- Genres
- jazz; rock music; experimental rock; post-bop
- Official website
- http://www.georgeduke.com
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 66813228
- ISNI
- 0000000108012194
- GND ID
- 134363159
- Library of Congress ID
- n84041042
- MusicBrainz ID
- fd180bc2-7b01-4b07-9597-451e7383f1b4; 32082102-6917-4b06-832c-67f2719f45b5; 78287f37-3207-413c-9e9b-555293bb2b91
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 8
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf Mountain - B-flat Lead Sheet | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Brazilian Love Affair | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Festival | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Love Reborn | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Lemme At It | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain - Piano Accompaniment | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain - C Lead Sheet - BC | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain - E-flat Lead Sheet | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 66813228. Portrait: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.