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George Duke – The Aura Will Prevail
George Duke
The Aura Will Prevail
Style: Fusion
Label: MPS Records
Catalog Number: 20 25613-8
An underrated album from George Duke’s vast catalog, The Aura Will Prevail was released during a time when Duke was experimenting with incorporating R&B vocals into his music. The album underperformed likely for this reason as most fans were more accustomed to Duke’s usual instrumental jazz fusion style. We personally love Duke’s slightly unconventional, sometimes spoken, other times falsetto vocals style here and others seem to agree… The Aura Will Prevail has in later years become a cult classic for record diggers and producers. A2 “For Love (I Come Your Friend)” would be sampled by MF Doom on his track “I Hear Voices (Part One)” and covered by Thundercat on his debut album The Golden Age Of Apocalypse.
– Phil Cho
Recommended – A1 Dawn, A2 For Love (I Come Your Friend), A3 Foosh
Tags: Cult Classic / Jazz / Samples / Soul / Synthesizer
Tracklist:
A1 Dawn
A2 For Love (I Come Your Friend)
A3 Foosh
A4 Floop De Loop
B1 Malibu
B2 Fools
B3 Echidna’s Arf
B4 Uncle Remus
B5 The Aura
Credits:
Bass [Moog Bass] – George Duke (tracks: A3, B3)
Design [Cover Design] – Sätty
Drums, Congas – Leon ‘Ndugu’ Chancler*
Electric Bass – Alphonso ‘Slim’ Johnson* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4, B5)
Electric Piano [Rhodes, Wurlitzer], Clavinet [Hohner], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Mini Moog, Arp String Ensemble, Mutron Phaser, Mutron Dual Phaser], Pedalboard [Various Pedals], Vocals – George Duke
Percussion – Airto Moreira (tracks: A1, B1)
Photography By – B. Falk*
Producer – Baldhard Falk*
Recorded By, Mixed By – Kerry Mcnabb
Vocals – Gee Janzen (tracks: B1), Kathy Woehrle (tracks: B1), Leon ‘Ndugu’ Chancler* (tracks: B1), Sylvia St. James (tracks: B1)
Voice [Mystery Voice] – Leon ‘Ndugu’ Chancler* (tracks: A2)
