George Duke: From Me To You
Paul Rambali, NME, 4 June 1977
AFTER MORE than six years and eight albums with Frank Zappa (which must be something of a record), after five solo albums for the small and mainly classical BASF label, George Duke finally lands himself a contract with a big label. The first thing he does is over-reach himself.
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