Album
Reach For It
1977 · Electronic, Jazz
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Reach For It is a Jazz album by George Duke, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 36 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
<i>Reach for It</i>, George Duke’s first album for Epic/CBS, delivered with its title song, which instantly turned the conservatory-trained Duke into an icon of '70s funk. With its hard, unhurried bassline, “Reach for It” would later become a cornerstone of the gangsta rap movement, where it was revered alongside works by Parliament-Funkadelic and The Ohio Players. “Watch Out Baby!” further demonstrated Duke’s mastery of the funk idiom, but the rest of the album was devoted to concurrent passions: synthesizer textures, jazz improvisation, Brazilian music. Though there are hundreds of ideas and impulses spinning through the album, Duke makes them all feel like part of a single thrilling romp. The swirling textures of “Omi (Fresh Water)” and “Diamonds” were a throwback to the all-inclusive, cross-genre jams that Duke had experienced as a member of the San Francisco scene in the '60s. Though he’ll be best remembered as a bandleader and keyboard virtuoso, Duke’s most underrated talent was balladry. “Bring It on Home” and “Just for You” are as sultry and haunted as anything by Sly Stone.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Beginning1:50
- A2Lemme At It4:16
- A3Hot Fire5:31
- A4Reach For It4:53
- A5Just For You4:27
Side B
- B1Ómi (Fresh Water)4:50
- B2Searchin' My Mind3:41
- B3Watch Out Baby!5:23
- B4Diamonds6:45
- B5The End1:06
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- saturated
- groovy
- funky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Byron MillerBASS KEYBOARDS PERFORMER , BASS, KEYBOARDS
- Charles JohnsonACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Deborah ThomasPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Dee HenrichsPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- George DukeKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, VOCALS PERFORMER , KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
- Leon Ndugu ChanclerDRUMS DRUMS, ROTOTOMS DRUMS, ROTOTOMS , TIMBALES
- Manolo BadrenaCONGAS, BONGOS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION PERFORMER , CONGAS, BONGOS, PERCUSSION
- Sybil ThomasPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Michael SembelloGUITAR GUITAR, WRITTEN-BY PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Ms. BrazilplexPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Raul De SouzaPERFORMER , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Sister Glory Glow FlyPERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Stanley ClarkeBASS BASS, WRITTEN-BY PERFORMER , BASS
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 36 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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