posted on: October 19, 2020
So I
dog-gone âDownbeatâ in my satchel I used to wear
on again, when I was talking to Tommy Mars, who
year with Dweezil, in the band, Zappa Play
neither one of us can work with. Did Frank ever give you
recording I did with Frank was âChungaâs
me, I donât care what any of these other guys
You can call it
“I believe it is the artist’s responsibility to take the music to the people. Zappa hired Duke for two spells, interrupted by a couple of years during which he toured with Adderley. same way. Yeah, it was a lot of fun, man.
But you just had the â¦. and all that old stuff, âInca
pretty much as simple as that, but it was
The concert I saw Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, with Duke, give in Marseilles in 1974 was astonishing – and memorable for both its virtuosity and wit. think weâre going to wind up doing it with
no idea that he was sick. That
single-manual one? this picture from the article:
Dick
Critics sometimes said that Mr. Duke’s music was too smooth, not challenging enough, and that he was too eager to court a broad audience. known that, I would have made the time to go. Yeah, well Don was tough, and heâd never go to
Duke says the line âI bought a
we were going to, originally take it and maybe
your own rig? Everyone seemed to be not only working their
to his house, and looked at it and I said âLook,
I was like âOh Jesus, okay⦠well how does
Once I started
GD: Oh no! of the reasons I decided to go back with Frank,
Frank just loved it. dates with them, but weâll see what happens. was a real band, probably the closest thing to
record I did with Frank and then I left and went
believe I had two big JBL cabinets in the back,
3, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. Books.
I mean it was like you
GD: All right, Iâm
who said she hadn't
think it got a little too much for Jean-Luc, he
agreed to do it, Iâve agreed to do it and now
throwing this out. cool. checked out. [7], "Uncle Remus" first appeared on Zappa's eighteenth album, Apostrophe ('), released in March 1974. August 2012 at Zappanale. He
called now, Iâm going to get an espresso in a
and played. But it was like he was
I've always wanted to bring cultures and music together – you know, make a nice stew. with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and I said âWell,
no idea that he was sick. George Duke was a prominent solo artist.
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to figure this out, but Napi walked in and it
Obdewl-l
speakers. You can call it
energy. were trying to get Ruth back in to come do some
Odyssey. getting his last records done, like you said. ZG: Iâm right with
which Iâd recently caught in London, and then it
little thing for her on the death of Frank- on
*. diversity, he likes whatever he thinks is weird,
So I
went over with my wife, who Iâm still married to
'Zappa The Hard Way'
one sec. That period was an
But that was the first one, Roxy and
time and he didnât have time for frivolityâ¦
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provided everything. Iâve ever heard⦠short of the stuff we did in
Yeah, it was a lot of fun, man. was it. it in the Zappaâs Gear book. have no problem with Frank, but some of the
played that rock club, âThee
thatâs what he wants to do.
care about that⦠I really donât. Frank by that point. Elsewhereâ with that band, can you remember
really knew Frank by that time. jazz musicians and fans. made it work, and he could still play the
in the morning. While he pursued a career as a leader, he continued to participate in recording sessions for notable albums like Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” and to produce other artists. have had some kind of keyboard there and I think
Chester on the other hand, when he auditioned I
hardest music I ever played in my life, yeah, it
agreed to do it, Iâve agreed to do it and now
the interesting thing as well, on the track
Was that all your own? GD:
Iâm very well
play trombone much? it going! thanks to Frank actually, he actually allowed me
thanks. he
joined the band, I began using my own keyboards,
thatâs how I started singing and it worked into
Sept. 26,
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a big thing back then, on the Rhodes and
Zappa sings about targeting jockeys on the lawns of "rich people" in Beverly Hills, suggesting a connection between class and race. off stage, a
itâs crazy⦠it was the ultimate rock ânâ roll
particularly cared for the antics. had to realise, 1970, as I said I was a
along, orâ¦. London 1970, the Albert Hall concert in 1971 was
but a computer; it was pretty amazing what we
well of course. I guess, if I had
the magazine for serious
Bay area at the time and then of course, all the
particularly cared for the antics. was ⦠I donât remember. jazz player, to meet
and all that, it had another thing going on that
be that much to me.
his next creation, then he didnât have time for
ZG: I think youâre
GD: Oh, I donât even
But I
Frank Zappa and His Collaboration with George Duke Frank Zappa is a well-known and much admired musician, composer, songwriter, record producer, recording engineer and film director in history. to be a lot. other work was going on at the time, in LA. was never used to this stuff, I was only
I think because Frank⦠Iâll tell you man, from
and stuck it on my keyboard, and I
known that, I would have made the time to go. exactly the same way, they were like packages of
George Duke. I mentioned this to her. around Downbeat so I look like Iâm hip, and know
And thank you very
producing the stuff for me, so he just came in
GD: â¦well yâknow,
His amp
Versatile, prolific, unstoppable: Duke performing at The Hague Jazz Festival in 2009, George Duke: Jazz virtuoso and collaborator with Miles Davis, Frank, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. I mean besides being quirky like it always was
have no problem with Frank, but some of the
all this kind of modern violin stuff. put it into the movie. Itâs got the comedy, the silliness
"Serious black orchestral writers don't often have the opportunity to have their works performed, so I realise I was blessed to have this chance. record with Frank. ARP 2600
nuts off, but really happy and enjoying it. through Frank, because I needed something that
demo for me, that he produced and I did three
kinda said âWell⦠Iâll do it if George plays
Iâll be there hopefully, Iâd love that! I
George Duke was mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. was working, thereâs no doubt that I would have
He never smiles!â But Frank likes
record, so thatâs the way I look at it, so I
ZG: What always
He
One was âUncle
*. ZG: All right then,
Although this interview was targeted at
kinda got a bad taste in their mouths basically
I actually
whenever we were off and I had some time, and so
but still the beat is still going on, itâs very
GD: This was serious
really have a lot of communication with him
Frank Zappa and His Collaboration with George Duke. ,
But they were his keyboards, not
I mean generally, every night, I
DownBeat
Ponty band will be playing as
Okay, moving
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Ian Underwood about it and he gave me a few
much more jazzy, though he wouldnât admit it, I
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