Revox Master Tape, GEORGE DUKE - SOLUS

Solus was released in 1973 as a double LP, after it had originally been planned to release two single LPs, namely Solus and The Inner Source. Both recordings were made in the same year, shortly after George Duke had left Frank Zappa's band and taken Joe Zawinul's place in the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. They are considered true highlights in Duke's oeuvre, as a musical act of liberation with a visibly rapid development both at the keyboard and as a bandleader. And as an additional bonus, you can hear Duke on this album playing the trombone for the very last time!

The recordings are now available in unprecedented sound quality. The original analog recordings from 1971 form the basis for Christoph Stickel's unobtrusive "processing", which aims to avoid any artistic intervention. You, the valued listener, will be transported back into the sound engineer's chair at the time of recording.

Artists:
George Duke: Keyboards, trombone, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer, bandleader
Jerome Richardson: Flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Luis Gasca: Flugelhorn, trumpet
Armanda Peroza: Congas
Dick Berk: Drums
John Heard: Electric upright bass
James Leary: Bass

Label: MPS

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