Guardian of the Light

by George Duke

Guardian of the Light cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1983
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:02
  • Community rating: 2.92/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

George Duke leans heavily into polished, synthesizer-driven R&B and remarkably buoyant funk grooves for this slickly produced solo outing. The record deliberately minimizes complex jazz improvisation in favor of highly accessible, rhythmic vocal tracks tailored for contemporary urban radio formats.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Overture (1:37)
  2. Light (3:22)
  3. Shane (3:13)
  4. Born To Love You (3:10)
  5. Silly Fightin' (5:07)
  6. You (Are The Light) (4:15)
  7. The War Fugue Interlude (1:12)
  8. Reach Out (4:57)
  9. Give Me Your Love (4:19)
  10. Stand (2:14)
  11. Soon (2:43)
  12. Celebrate (3:54)
  13. Fly Away (3:59)

Credits

  • George Del Barrio - conductor [strings]
  • Michael Sembello - guitar
  • Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
  • Louis Johnson - bass
  • John Robinson - drums
  • Larry Williams - tenor saxophone
  • Lew McCreary - trombone
  • Gary Grant - trumpet, flugelhorn, trumpet, trumpet [piccolo]

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