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George Duke
 The first time I really heard that funky sound of a "classic electric piano" it was played by legendary keyboard wizard George Duke and from that point I was completely sold to this wonderful sound...
As I created the Scarbee C.E.P., I listened for hours to old '70' jazz/fusion/funk albums and deep inside me I hoped that George would someday play on it!
 Finally!! Somebody got it right! All the nuances that go into giving the "classic electric piano" it's special character are captured in this unique library - Scarbee C.E.P.. Without a doubt this is the best sampled version I've ever played. - George Duke |
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Duke has worked as a musician,composer and producer with Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderley, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, fusion power-drummer Billy Cobham, virtuoso bass player Stanley Clarke, singer Al Jarreau, Brazilian instrumentalist Raoul de Souza, Deniece Williams, Smokey Robinson, saxophonist George Howard, Miles Jaye, vocalist Diane Reeves, The Pointer Sisters, 101 North, Najee, Jeffrey Osborne, Take 6, Howard Hewett, Chante Moore, Everette Harp, Rachelle Ferrell and, most recently, Gladys Knight, Keith Washington, Filipino star Gary Valenciano, Johnny Gill and Anita Baker.
In 1990, George Duke was named "R&B Keyboardist Of The Year" by Keyboard Magazine for the second
consecutive year. Other honors include Grammy nominations for his production of "We Are The World" by the
Children Of The World; "Sweet Baby" by the Clarke/Duke project; "Let's Hear It For The Boy" by Deniece Williams;
"Stay With Me Tonight" and "On The Wings Of Love" by Jeffrey Osborne; and "Fumilayo" by Dianne Reeves.
Tutu, by Miles Davis with selections produced by George Duke, won a Grammy in 1986. Both Miles Davis Amandla
(selections produced by Duke) and Al Jarreau's Heart's Horizon (produced entirely by Duke) received Grammy
nominations in 1990.
| Now this is what a Wurly's supposed to sound like!! The E.E.P. is the BOMB! - you won't know you aren't playing a real one until you realize it stays in tune and the reeds don't break!! - George Duke |
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One special moment in 2001 was a tribute to Miles Davis featuring Marcus Miller, Christian McBride and Richard
Bona on basses; Herbie Hancock and Duke on piano and synths; Terri Lynn Carrington and Chester Thompson on
drums; Wallace Roney on trumpet and Jeff Lee Johnson on guitar.
Predictably, the energetic, unstoppable George Duke keeps moving from strength to strength, bringing invention,
dimension and texture to music that is alive with personality and rich with artistry.
Read the full George Duke biography with pictures at his funky website! www.georgeduke.com
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