I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry

by George Duke

I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: MPS
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:57
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Keyboardist George Duke presents a wildly eclectic, highly energetic fusion set on 'I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry'. The record effortlessly bounces between complex jazz-rock technicality, heavy funk grooves, and blistering, acid rock-inspired synthesizer improvisations.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, improvisation, rhythmic, bassy, technical, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Chariot (2:59)
  2. Look Into Her Eyes (3:24)
  3. Sister Serene (4:32)
  4. That's What She Said (4:29)
  5. Mashavu (1:50)
  6. Rokkinrowl, I Don't Know (3:28)
  7. Prepare Yourself (5:28)
  8. Giant Child Within Us - Ego (6:37)
  9. Someday (2:40)
  10. I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry (5:26)

Credits

  • Leon Ndugu Chancler - rototoms [reno-rototoms], written-by, drums, gong [gongs], drums, voice [background voices]
  • Ron Warwell - typography [lettering]
  • Emil Richards - written-by, marimba, percussion
  • Tom Fowler - bass
  • Lee Ritenour - guitar
  • Byron Miller - bass, guitar
  • George Johnson - guitar
  • Airto Moreira - percussion

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