Master of the Game

by George Duke

Master of the Game cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 October 1979
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:12
  • Community rating: 2.87/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Impeccably produced and relentlessly funky, 'Master of the Game' showcases George Duke's total command of the late-seventies crossover jazz landscape. The keyboardist heavily integrates slick disco rhythms and rich vocal arrangements into his signature virtuosic fusion, creating an incredibly vibrant, party-ready atmosphere. It remains a definitive, highly celebrated artifact of commercial jazz-funk.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Look What You Find (4:44)
  2. Every Little Step I Take (3:48)
  3. Games (3:15)
  4. I Want You for Myself (6:38)
  5. In the Distance (2:20)
  6. I Love You More (3:06)
  7. Dog-Man (4:40)
  8. Everybody's Talkin' (4:19)
  9. Part 1-The Alien Challenges The Stick/Part 2-The Alien Succumbs To The Macho Intergalactic Funkativity Of The Funkblasters (9:20)

Credits

  • Gary Herbig - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piccolo flute
  • David Fisher - artwork [front cover art]
  • Byron Miller - bass, written-by
  • Ricky Lawson - drums, written-by
  • David Myles - guitar, written-by
  • Sheila Escovedo - percussion, written-by, drums
  • Sky Traughber - product manager
  • Bill Reichenbach - trombone

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