Genre: Jazz fusion
Places I remember: Amoeba Records (Los Angeles)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Old Slippers
Gear costume: The Once Over
Active compensatory factors: Truthfully, I wanted to find a copy of this because Zappa appears on two tracks (credited bizarrely as Obdewl'l X). I have kinda been underwhelmed by George's solo albums over the years. Given his brilliance on the Zappa albums this is always something of a mystery to me.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Old Slippers
Gear costume: The Once Over
Active compensatory factors: Truthfully, I wanted to find a copy of this because Zappa appears on two tracks (credited bizarrely as Obdewl'l X). I have kinda been underwhelmed by George's solo albums over the years. Given his brilliance on the Zappa albums this is always something of a mystery to me.
Feel has all the usual funny funk George Duke touches but is again not in the same league as his work with Frank. So - it's Zappa's leadership and direction and songs that are clearly the difference.
Old Slippers is a standout and not only because of Zappa's trademark smart as a whip guitar cameo. It's everything I love about the jazz fusion genre.
I'm not much of a Flora Purim fan so her two Brazilian cool vocal tracks are not something I will be revisiting much.
Where do they all belong? And that will be it for George Duke solo albums.
Where do they all belong? And that will be it for George Duke solo albums.
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