George Duke

producer, keyboard, piano, arranger, synthesizer, electric piano, vocal, Clavinet, orchestrator, percussion, conductor, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, instrument arranger, synclavier, organ, strings, electronic instruments, Minimoog, programming, drums, performer, guitar, horn, vocal arranger, trombone, bass synthesizer, celesta, other instruments, Moog, Hammond organ, vocoder, handclaps

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Flora Purim vocal Brazilian Sugar, Look Into Her Eyes
Leon Ndugu Chancler vocal, congas, drums Chariot, Corine, Dawn, Diamonds, Floop De Loop, Foosh, For Love (I Come Your Friend), Giant Child Within Us - Ego, Good Friend, Hot Fire, I Can Make It Better, I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry, Look Into Her Eyes, Look What We Started Now, Omi (Fresh Water), Positive Energy, Prepare Yourself, Rokkinrowl, I Don't Know, Sister Serene, Someday, Stand With Your Man, Straight From the Heart, That's What She Said, The Simple Things
Rachelle Ferrell vocal 411, C'est la vie, Love Can Be So Cold
Frank Zappa guitar, guitars Love, Old Slipper
Sonny Rollins

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Flora Purim vocal Brazilian Sugar, Look Into Her Eyes
Leon Ndugu Chancler vocal, congas, drums Chariot, Corine, Dawn, Diamonds, Floop De Loop, Foosh, For Love (I Come Your Friend), Giant Child Within Us - Ego, Good Friend, Hot Fire, I Can Make It Better, I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry, Look Into Her Eyes, Look What We Started Now, Omi (Fresh Water), Positive Energy, Prepare Yourself, Rokkinrowl, I Don't Know, Sister Serene, Someday, Stand With Your Man, Straight From the Heart, That's What She Said, The Simple Things
Rachelle Ferrell vocal 411, C'est la vie, Love Can Be So Cold
Frank Zappa guitar, guitars Love, Old Slipper
Everette Harp alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Buffalo Soldiers, C'est la vie, Life and Times
Byron Miller vocal, bass, bass guitar, electric bass guitar Diamonds, Funkin' for the Thrill, Good Friend, Hot Fire, Look Into Her Eyes, Look What We Started Now, Love Reborn, Positive Energy, Prepare Yourself, Sister Serene, Stand With Your Man, Sugar Loaf Mountain, That's What She Said, The Simple Things
Dianne Reeves vocal African Violet, I Can Make It Better, So I'll Pretend
Marnie Riley engineer Bass Solo, Drum Solo, Montreux Nights, Percussion Solo, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4, Phase 5, Phase 6 (Love Theme), Phase 7
Wayne Holmes engineer Bass Solo, Drum Solo, Montreux Nights, Percussion Solo, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4, Phase 5, Phase 6 (Love Theme), Phase 7
Ettore Stratta conductor Bass Solo, Drum Solo, Montreux Nights, Percussion Solo, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4, Phase 5, Phase 6 (Love Theme), Phase 7
Erik Zobler mix, recording Bass Solo, Drum Solo, Montreux Nights, Percussion Solo, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4, Phase 5, Phase 6 (Love Theme), Phase 7
Orchestre National de Lille performing orchestra Bass Solo, Drum Solo, Montreux Nights, Percussion Solo, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4, Phase 5, Phase 6 (Love Theme), Phase 7
Raul de Souza trombone Brazilian Sugar, Omi (Fresh Water)
Tommy Vicari engineer Better Ways, Got to Get Back to Love, Ipanema Lady, Secret Rendezvous, She Can Wait Forever, Stay Awhile, Take It On, Thinking of You, Your Life
Deniece Williams (US soul/funk vocalist/songwriter) vocal Good Friend
Stanley Clarke electric bass guitar Illusions
Lynn Davis vocal Good Friend, I Can Make It Better, I Just Want to Be in Your Life, I Want You for Myself, So Mean to Me, Stand With Your Man
Paul Jackson, Jr. acoustic guitar, guitar, sitar Good Friend, King for a Day, Money, No Greater Love, So Mean to Me, The Morning, You & Love
Airto Moreira (percussionist) percussion Dawn, Look Into Her Eyes, That's What She Said
Carl Carwell vocal African Violet, Good Friend, I Can Make It Better, King for a Day, Stand With Your Man, The Morning, You & Love
Larry Kimpel electric bass guitar C'est la vie, Illusions, Life and Times, Money, No Greater Love
Josie James vocal African Violet, Good Friend, I Can Make It Better, I Just Want to Be in Your Life, Stand With Your Man
Lee Ritenour guitar Chariot, Giant Child Within Us - Ego, Rokkinrowl, I Don't Know
Jerry Hey trumpet C'est la vie, Money, Positive Energy, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Summer Breezin'
Lori Perry vocal Life and Times, The Simple Things
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist) trombone C'est la vie, Positive Energy, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Summer Breezin'
Roland Bautista electric guitar Love Reborn, Party Down, Say That You Will, Sugar Loaf Mountain
Jim Gilstrap vocal 411, C'est la vie, Love Can Be So Cold, The Simple Things
Larry Williams (keyboard,sax,flute) saxophone, tenor saxophone C'est la vie, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Summer Breezin'
Paulinho da Costa percussion Positive Energy, So Mean to Me, The Simple Things
Milton Nascimento vocal, guitar Ao Que Vai Nascer, Caxanga, Cravo e Canela
Michael Sembello vocal, guitar C'est la vie, Positive Energy
Manolo Badrena percussion Diamonds, Hot Fire, Omi (Fresh Water)
Alphonso Johnson bass guitar Dawn, Floop De Loop, For Love (I Come Your Friend)
Gary Grant flugelhorn, trumpet C'est la vie, Money, Positive Energy
Kevin Chokan (guitarist) guitar Broken Glass, I Can Make It Better, Island Girl
Toninho Horta guitar Brazilian Sugar, Cravo e Canela, Summer Breezin'
Roberto Silva drums Brazilian Sugar, Cravo e Canela, Summer Breezin'
Chico Batera percussion Brazilian Sugar, Cravo e Canela, Summer Breezin'
Emil Richards marimba, percussion Mashavu, That's What She Said
James Ingram vocal Life and Times, The Morning, You & Love
Jamil Joanes bass Brazilian Sugar, Cravo e Canela
John Wittenberg violin Giant Child Within Us - Ego, That's What She Said
Dennis Chambers drums Illusions, No Greater Love
Michael Landau guitar Illusions, The Morning, You & Love
Ricky Lawson drums Love Reborn, Sugar Loaf Mountain
Robert Brookins vocal, keyboard I Can Make It Better, King for a Day
Tom Fowler bass guitar Chariot, Rokkinrowl, I Don't Know
"D"arrell "X"avion drums I Can Make It Better
Gabriela Anders performer Brasilian Love Affair
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer) drums The Morning, You & Love
Johnny “Guitar” Watson vocal, guitar I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry
Joyce Kennedy vocal Good Friend
Kenny Loggins vocal Good Friend
Gary Foster recorder The Morning, You & Love
Kirk Whalum tenor saxophone So I'll Pretend
Bruce Fowler (Trombonist, played with Zappa) trombone Giant Child Within Us - Ego
Daryl Stuermer guitar That's What She Said
Lew McCreary trombone Money
Gary Herbig saxophone Positive Energy
George Merrill vocal King for a Day
Napoleon Murphy Brock vocal Stand With Your Man
Nathan East bass The Morning, You & Love
Howard Hewett vocal King for a Day
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) bass So I'll Pretend
Ray Fuller guitar Illusions
Irene Cara vocal Good Friend
Darlene Perry vocal Life and Times
Roger Dollarhide vocal I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry
Charles Johnson (US jazz/funk guitarist aka Icarus) guitar Stand With Your Man
Ruth Underwood gongs, marimba, percussion Giant Child Within Us - Ego
Stephanie Mills vocal Good Friend
Stephanie Phillips vocal So Mean to Me
Sue Ann Carwell vocal I Can Make It Better
Swee "D" Cox vocal Stand With Your Man
Terri Lyne Carrington drums So I'll Pretend
Jeffrey Osborne vocal Good Friend

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Flora Purim arranger, instrument arranger, vocal, Clavinet, electric piano, piano, synthesizer Andei (I Walked), Black Narcissus, Butterfly Dreams, Carry On, Conversation, Corine, Dedicated to Bruce, Dindi, Dr. Jive (Part 1), Dr. Jive (Part 2), Encounter, Freeway Jam, I Just Don't Know, In Brasil, Ina's Song (Trip to Bahia) / Transition, Island in the Sun Interlude, Latinas, Light as a Feather, Love Lock, Love Reborn, Moon Dreams, Once I Ran Away, Open Your Eyes You Can Fly, Samba Michel, San Francisco River, Sometime Ago, Summer Night, Times Lie, Uri (The Wind), Windows
Rachelle Ferrell arranger, producer, vocal, Hammond organ, drums, guitar, horn, keyboard, percussion, piano, strings 'Til You Come Back to Me, Could've Fooled Me, Gaia, I Can Explain, I Forgive You, I Gotta Go, I'm Special, Individuality (Can I Be Me?), It Only Took a Minute, Reflections of My Heart, Run to Me, Satisfied, Sentimental, Sista, Too Late, Welcome to My Love, Why You Wanna Mess It All Up?, Will You Remember Me?, With Open Arms, You Can't Get (Until You Learn to Start Giving)
Frank Zappa vocal, electric piano, keyboard, organ, piano, trombone Big Swifty, Blessed Relief, Cletus Awreetus‐Awrightus, Eat That Question, Flambay, Planet of My Dreams, Regyptian Strut, Road Ladies, Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink, Sharleena, Spider of Destiny, Tell Me You Love Me, The Nancy & Mary Music, Time Is Money, Would You Go All the Way?, Ya Hozna, Your Mouth
Sonny Rollins electric piano, piano, synthesizer Are You Ready?, Arroz con pollo, Azalea, Caress, Cosmet, Double Feature, Down the Line, Easy Living, Hear What I'm Saying, Isn't She Lovely, Little Lu, Lucille, My One and Only Love, My Reverie, Newkleus, Strode Rode, The Dream That We Fell Out Of, The Very Thought of You
Najee arranger, producer, Clavinet, Minimoog, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, drums, handclaps, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocoder All Day Sucker / Easy Goin' Evening, Another Star, As, Black Man, Confusion, Have a Talk With God, I Wish, If It's Magic, Isn't She Lovely / Joy Inside My Tears, Knocks Me Off My Feet, Love's in Need of Love Today, Nigiculela-Es Uno Historia / I Am Singing, Ordinary Pain, Pastime Paradise, Saturn / Ebony Eyes, Sir Duke, Summer Soft, Village Ghetto Land
Everette Harp producer Free Fall, Full Circle, Funk a Le Gonk, He'll Never Leave, If I Had to Live My Life (Without You), Let's Wait a While, More Than You'll Ever Know, Remember My Love, Thank You for All Your Love, There's Still Hope, Tomorrow, When I Think of You, You Made It Better
Herb Ellis piano After You've Gone, Detour Ahead, Easter Parade, Edison Lights, Ellis Original, Fatty McSlatty, Flintstones II, Green Dolphin Street, Homegrown, Inka-Dinka-Doo, Mitch's Lament, Mood Indigo, Soft Shoe, The Flintstones Theme
The Nat Adderley Sextet electric piano Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Introduction, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Taurus, Virgo
Billy Cobham keyboard 29, Arroyo, Earthlings, East Bay, Life & Times, Nickels and Dimes, On a Natural High, Siesta / Wake Up!!! / That's What You Said, Song for a Friend, Part I, Song for a Friend, Part II, Spanish Moss - "A Sound Portrait"
Dianne Reeves arranger, piano, synthesizer Better Days, Chan's Song, Harvest Time, I'm O.K., I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, Over the Weekend, Sky Islands, That's All
Jean-Luc Ponty electric piano, piano America Drinks and Goes Home, Canteloupe Island, Contact, Foosh, How Would You Like to Have a Head Like That, Idiot Bastard Son, King Kong, Music for Electric Violin and Low Budget Orchestra, Pamukkale, Starlight, Starbright, Twenty Small Cigars
Dee Dee Bridgewater arranger, conductor, instrument arranger, orchestrator, producer, programming, vocal, vocal arranger, Rhodes piano, electric piano, horn, keyboard, synthesizer Back of Your Mind, Bad for Me, Children Are the Spirit (of the World), Don't Say It (If You Don't Mean It), For the Girls, Is This What Feelings Get?, It's the Falling in Love, Just Family, Love Won't Let Me Go, Streetsinger, Tequila Mockingbird
Christian McBride producer . . . Or So You Thought, A Dream of You, Brown Funk (for Ray), Family Affair, I'll Write a Song for You, I'm Coming Home, Open Sesame, Summer Soft, Theme from Our Fairytale, Wayne's World
Tom Scott electric piano, piano Country Preacher, I Should Care, Inside Straight, Jive Samba, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Sack O' Woe, Save Your Love for Me, Stars Fell on Alabama, The Masquerade Is Over, Work Song
The Third Wave arranger, conductor Cantaloupe Island, Chloe, Don't Ever Go, Eleanor Rigby, Got to Get You Into My Life, Maiden Voyage, Niki, Once There Was a Time, Stormy, Waves Lament
The Blackbyrds producer Better Days, Dancin' Dancin', Do It Girl, Do You Wanna Dance, Don't Know What to Say, Lonelies for Your Love, Love Don't Strike Twice, What We Have Is Right, What's on Your Mind, Without Your Love
Rufus producer Blinded by the Boogie, Distant Lovers, I'm Saving This Love Song, No Regrets, Take It to the Top, The Time Is Right, When I Get Over You, You Turn Me All Around, You're Really Out of Line, You, the Night and the Music
Raul de Souza producer, keyboard A Song of Love, At Will, Banana Tree, Bottom Heat, New Love (Cancao Do Nosso Amori), Sweet Lucy, Wild and Shy, Wires
Ray Psyah keyboard Atlanta, Every Reason to Smile, Great Danes, Heroes, Put It on the Line, The Good Times, Trip You in Love, Try Me Baby, You're Gonna Love It
Deniece Williams producer Black Butterfly, Haunting Me, Let's Hear It for the Boy (12" version), Let's Hear It for the Boy (instrumental version), Let’s Hear It for the Boy, Next Love, Next Love (12" version), Next Love (instrumental version)
Cal Tjader arranger Amazonas, Cahuenga, Cahuenga (Long version), Corine, Flying, Mindoro, Noa Noa, Tamanco No Samba, Xibaba
Maynard Ferguson piano Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Déja Vù, For Your Eyes Only, Here Today, Hollywood, Nine to Five, Portuguese Love, Touch and Go
Nich Wilbur instrument arranger, keyboard, percussion, strings, synthesizer Finding My Way, I Just Want to Love You, Let's Get Started, Louie Louie, Never Judge a Cover by Its Book, Sweet Baby, Touch and Go, Winners
Stanley Clarke Wurlitzer electric piano, keyboard, percussion, piano, synthesizer Come Take My Hand, Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Hair, Journey to Love, Life Is Just a Game, Silly Putty, Wild Dog
Eddie Henderson Clavinet, Rhodes piano, synthesizer Explodition, Galaxy, Hop Scotch, Involuntary Bliss, Sunburst, The Kumquat Kids, We End in a Dream
John Scofield keyboard Dance Me Home, Dirty Rice, Loud Jazz, Otay, Tell You What, Wabash
Joe Henderson arranger, keyboard Black Miracle, Gazelle, Immaculate Deception, My Cherie Amour, Old Slippers, Solution
Airto Moreira keyboard, piano Hot Sand, Stanley's Tune, Virgin Land
Lee Ritenour keyboard Captain Fingers, Margarita
Lori Perry Wurlitzer electric piano, piano, strings I'll Follow You, Tribulation, Wrote This Song
Gerald Albright piano Giving Myself to You, Mr. Right, Samba Queen, The Road to Peace (A Prayer for Haiti)
Joe Sample synthesizer Fly With Wings of Love, I'm Coming Back Again, Soul Shadows, Street Life
Tania Maria producer, synclavier All Gone Love, Just Get Up, The Lady From Brazil
Phil Perry arranger, producer, keyboard Born to Love You, Hold on With Your Heart, Love Don't Love Nobody
The Mothers of Invention vocal Andy, Inca Roads, Sofa No. 2
Tom Waits electric piano $29.00, Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis, Red Shoes by the Drugstore
Michael Sembello synthesizer Godzilla
Cannonball Adderley keyboard, synthesizer Country Preacher, Domination, Stars Fell On Alabama
Philip Bailey keyboard, piano Back It Up, Because of You
A Taste of Honey arranger Don’t You Lead Me On, Rescue Me
渡辺貞夫 arranger, producer, vocal, synclavier One More Time, Sailing
Shuggie Otis celesta, electric piano, organ Freedom Flight, Sweet Thang
Michael Jackson programming, synthesizer Girlfriend, Off the Wall
L. Subramaniam keyboard Chameleon, Dancing Beauty
Inner Fire arranger, instrument arranger, bass synthesizer, synthesizer Bird of Paradise, Sweet Baby Blues
Harvey Mason piano Scream
David Sanborn Clavinet Port of Call
Shawn Hughes Rhodes piano Bridge Over Troubled Water
Miles Davis arranger, instrument arranger, producer, other instruments Backyard Ritual
Michael White producer Let Love Be Your Magic Carpet
Brian Bromberg piano The Eclipse
Anita Baker piano Lead Me Into Love
Marva King performer Baby This Love (feat. George Duke, Stanley Clarke)
Freddie Hubbard Clavinet Skagly
Hubert Laws keyboard My Time Will Come
George Benson keyboard Midnight Love Affair
Fourplay performer Watermelon Man