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George Duke

San Rafael, United States · 1946-01-12 – 2013-08-05

George Duke is credited on 4,416 releases across 889 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Photo of George Duke

4,416

Pressings credited

889

Albums

7

Decades active

1,060

In collections

Biography

George Martin Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio. He is known for his 32 solo albums, as well as for his collaborations with other musicians like Stanley Clarke and (his cousin) Dianne Reeves, but particularly with composer, guitarist and bandleader Frank Zappa.

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Credited work

4,416 releases · 889 albums · active 1966–2025

  • Performance · 10,151
  • Production · 1,773
  • Other credits · 851
  • Engineering · 36
  • Mastering · 7

Studios: Paramount Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Electric Lady Studios · Whitney Recording Studios

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