It's just absolutely impossible not to love Geroge Duke.

There should be a "George Duke just sitting around talking" channel.  I could listen to him all day. Thanks for posting.

Frank didn't have a lot of time, but he had a lot to say.  You nailed it George.

A couple years before his passing I saw george in a duet show with Stanley Clarke at the carefree theatre in West Palm Beach  Florida. I screamed out “Inca Roads”. He stopped and said “you all don’t remember  that”. I screamed “yes we do”. He played about ten minutes of Zappa and directed Clarke on the structure cuz Stanley said he didn’t know any of it. Thanks George. True story. Good times.

George Duke, like Frank Zappa, was a legend. one of the most accomplished pianists in the world.....and one of the nicest guys. RIP George.

What tells me a lot about Frank, is George saying "No, I can't do that", and instead of just firing the guy, Frank makes him realize he CAN do that.

I had the good fortune of filling in for Tom Fowler in 74 on bass when he broke his finger on tour.  Even got to record some with him.  I was still in the secular world at that time though that would change and my music would change.  But Duke was the keyboardist, Chester Thompson was the drummer,  Both just monsters.  Duke by far the best keyboardist I ever got to "swap licks" with.  But then there was Ruth Underwood.  From another planet.  You're not supposed to be able to do things with mallets that she could do.  Duke is right.  It was a monster band.  And there was Frank in the middle of all the monsterness directing traffic.  It was beautifully orchestrated chaos.  I still think about it.

What a wonderful person and musician. RIP George Duke - and Frank Zappa. We miss you guys!!!!

george duke was the perfect foil for zappa. musical chemistry worthy of a nobel prize.

"frank, i can't do this."

"so it's beneath you?"

haha

R.I.P. Frank and R.I.P. George

"Eat that question"— most beautiful electric piano solo ever. No synthesizing. Just soul.

Frank and George were just a match made in heaven. The perfect compliment to one another. There was a musical bond there that can’t be matched, and as evident by this video, it transcended the music. "I miss him a lot. I just wanted to say that." It brings a tear to my eye

I keep coming back to this clip and watching it again.

love and miss you george.
your life was truly 'a comitment to excellence'

George Duke is a national treasure.

Zappa and Duke: two genius!

"Frank this is too beautiful you cant mess it up!"
It needs to be messed up!

I agree with George Duke, the Zappa 74 line up was fantastic

"It needs to be messed up"

                      Frank Zappa