George Duke

1946 to 2013
from San Rafael

On fono: 58 songs
20 collaborators
10 cited facts
10 sources

The people around them

Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.

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Who makes their records

People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.

Kerry McNabb
Mixed by, Engineered by
28 songs
Baldhard G. Falk
Produced by
17 songs
Erik Zobler
Engineered by, Mixed by
10 songs
Fred Borkgren
Engineered by
8 songs
Boney James
Written by, Produced by
1 song
Byron Miller
Written by
1 song
Cedric Martin
Written by
1 song
Charles Johnson
Written by
1 song
Christian McBride
Written by
1 song
Dianne Reeves
Written by
1 song
Felton C. Pilate II
Written by
1 song
Jef Lee Johnson
Written by
1 song

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

Kerry McNabb is George Duke’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 28 songs
George Duke recorded most at Paramount Recording Studios (11 songs)
George Duke wrote or co-wrote 24 of 58 songs on fono (41%)
Credited songs by George Duke span 40 years, 1974 to 2014 (54 songs)

Top songs

1
Sweet Baby
Stanley Clarke, George Duke, 1981
2
Summer Breezin’
George Duke, 1980
From DreamWeaver
1. 3
  Jazzmatazz
  2013
2. 4
  Burnt Sausage Jam
  2013
3. 5
  Missing You
  2013
4. 6
  Trippin’
  2013
5. 7
  You Never Know
  2013
6. 8
  Stones of Orion
  2013
7. 9
  AshTray
  2013
10
Giant Child Within Us - Ego
George Duke, 1975

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Where the songs were made

Releases

2014
- My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke
  Album
2013
- DreamWeaver
  Album
- Beautiful Life
  Album
2005
- Shine
  Album
1995
- Illusions
  Album
1986
- George Duke
  Album
1982
- Dream On
  Album
1981
- The Clarke / Duke Project
  Album
1980
- A Brazilian Love Affair
  Album
1979
- Master of the Game
  Album

Member of

Elsewhere

Sources (10)

Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.

1MusicBrainz George Duke is a member of The Billy Cobham–George Duke Band
George Duke is a member of The Billy Cobham–George Duke Band
MusicBrainz
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2MusicBrainz George Duke is a member of The George Duke Band
George Duke is a member of The George Duke Band
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3MusicBrainz George Duke is a member of The George Duke Quartet
George Duke is a member of The George Duke Quartet
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4MusicBrainz George Duke is a member of The George Duke Trio
George Duke is a member of The George Duke Trio
MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz George Duke is a member of The Mothers of Invention
George Duke is a member of The Mothers of Invention
MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz George Duke is from San Rafael
George Duke is from San Rafael
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7Wikidata The genre of George Duke is experimental rock
The genre of George Duke is experimental rock
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8Wikidata The genre of George Duke is jazz
The genre of George Duke is jazz
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9Wikidata The genre of George Duke is post-bop
The genre of George Duke is post-bop
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10Wikidata The genre of George Duke is rock
The genre of George Duke is rock
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