2013/08/10 13:28:04
Bristol_Jonesey
dmbaer
sharke
...I was a fan of the Zappa album One Size Fits All at the age of three and have listened to that album regularly ever since and considered Duke's playing to be one of the best things about it
 



Whoa!  That's pretty heavy-duty stuff for a three year old.
 
One Size Fits All is, to me, one of Zappa's two most musically sophisticated albums (the other being Burnt Weenie Sandwich ... just MHO).  I listened to it again last night, paying particular attention to the KB.  Man, I don't think I ever appreciated what a virtuoso Mr. Duke could be (the lady playing xylophone on that album was no slouch either!).  I'm only now starting to realize what an extraordinarily versatile fellow he was.


That would have been Ruth Underwood.
 
Sad day indeed. RIP George
2013/08/10 14:46:12
ltb
RIP 
I've been a FZ / Duke fan for years, seen them both together & separately several times.

Here's a particular favorite FZ tune of mine with George, Inca Roads from 1 Size
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp71DOJ3aY
2013/08/10 15:08:28
sharke
I think the guitar solo on the studio version of Inca Roads (which ironically was spliced together from live solos) is one of my favorite of all time. Zappa was a truly tasteful player!
2013/08/10 17:16:47
dmbaer
carl
Here's a particular favorite FZ tune of mine with George, Inca Roads from 1 Size
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp71DOJ3aY




Wow!  What a performance.  Although some of the Claymation in the video makes me glad I didn't see it on certain Saturday nights in the mid-seventies.
2013/08/10 19:12:21
craigb
I can't imagine what the person who made the claymation must have been on, but that was great!
 
Kind of sad when you type George Duke into Google and it still shows upcoming performances...
2013/08/10 20:00:42
bapu
carl
Here's a particular favorite FZ tune of mine with George, Inca Roads from 1 Size
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp71DOJ3aY


What the heck is that bass player playing?
2013/08/10 20:16:05
The Maillard Reaction
All 4 strings?
2013/08/11 16:54:57
Bristol_Jonesey
sharke
I think the guitar solo on the studio version of Inca Roads (which ironically was spliced together from live solos) is one of my favorite of all time. Zappa was a truly tasteful player!

The 3 eponymous tracks from the "Shut up'n Play Yer Guitar album were all based on Inca Roads.
Awesome track (and album)
2013/08/11 16:55:57
Bristol_Jonesey
craigb
I can't imagine what the person who made the claymation must have been on, but that was great! 
 

That would have been Bruce Bickford
2013/08/11 21:08:32
Rbh
One of my favorite Albums ( yes... a real plank of vinyl  ) was George Dukes Feel album...there are some cuts on your tube from it.  great stuff
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