George Duke

[jazzman21]

Looking for 2 lps of his early stuff on Saba/MPS:

-Inner Source (2lps)

-George Duke Quartet Presented by the Jazz Workshop

(1966)

[baryshnikov]

Most of the saba and mps lps were never reissued, although its great quality music. best you check out gilles peterson compilations,Themes from the black Forest, volumes 1'2'3', absolutely essential and brilliant, all the favorites and more, %100 worth buying, if you can still get them, $80 on eBay, good luck, paul

[Guest akanalog]

not to hijack your thread, but why the #$@%# doesn't MPS put this george duke stuff out on CD!

[BFrank]

I wondered about that, too. I seem to recall seeing some sort of collection of this stuff released in the last few years, though. (I could be wrong).

[Kari S]

I wondered about that, too. I seem to recall seeing some sort of collection of this stuff released in the last few years, though. (I could be wrong).

I don't think that the earlier stuff has been ever released officially on cd. There was one compilation called "Three Originals" (2cds) that has "The Aura Will Prevail" (MPS) from 1975 and two later Polygram releases.

I've heard "Inner Source", though, and didn't find it too exciting. I much more prefer "Faces In Reflection" and "Feel". (You can find these as MP3s on the internet, if that's your thing.)

[Daniel A]

Actually the "Three Originals" 2CD set was all MPS, it included:

I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry (MPS 15459), 1974

The Aura Will Prevail (MPS 15448), 1975

Liberated Fantasies (MPS 15474), 1976

Unfortunately, it has been OOP for some time. Someone's offering it on amazon for the ridiculous price of $236.99, but there are sound clips for those interested:

* Link to amazon.com *

Edited February 21, 2005 by Daniel A

[BFrank]

Is that label still in business, actually? If not, who owns the music?

I'm glad I grabbed the LPs when they came out.

[Daniel A]

Is that label still in business, actually? If not, who owns the music?

Universal does. There is some useful information in this thread at AAJ:

http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=540

and possibly even in some older threads over here.