[Dixielandjazz] George Duke, pianist & Grammy Winner, dies at 67.--Ken Dryden writes

[david richoux]

No need to drop-box, it is available here:
http://www.npr.org/2013/02/15/172105940/george-duke-on-piano-jazz
I think this is available worldwide without restriction (but I may be
wrong.)

I too saw George Duke in the 1970s when he was touring with Frank Zappa,
and many tiomes since then...

Dave Richoux


On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Norman Vickers <nvickers1 at cox.net> wrote:

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> From: Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola
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> Jazz Journalist and broadcaster Ken Dryden of Chattanooga sends this note
> about George Duke.
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> Thanks Ken.  It’s notes like this which make this list worthwhile for me.
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> From: Ken Dryden [mailto:askkendryden at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 2:38 PM
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> Subject: Re: George Duke, pianist & Grammy Winner, dies at 67.
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> I first became familiar with George Duke for his work with Frank Zappa,
> then heard him touring with Billy Cobham
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> in early 1976. He came to Chattanooga for an allstar smooth jazz concert
> in the early 1990s. We did an interview and
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> took him to lunch. He was a really funny guy and had a lot of great
> stories.
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> If anyone is interested, I can share George Duke's appearance on Marian
> McPartland's Piano Jazz via Dropbox.
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> Ken Dryden
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