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Liberated Fantasies (with Al "Embamba" Johnson & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler)

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Download links and information about Liberated Fantasies (with Al "Embamba" Johnson & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler) by George Duke. This album was released in 1976 and it belongs to Jazz, Crossover Jazz genres. It contains 9 tracks with total duration of 39:53 minutes.

Artist: George Duke
Release date: 1976
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Tracks: 9
Duration: 39:53
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No. Title Length
1. Don't Be Shy (with Al "Embamba" Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler & George Johnson) 3:00
2. Seeing You (with Al "Embamba" Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Janet Ferguson Hoff & Napoleon Murphy Brock) 4:29
3. Back to Where We Never Left (with Al "Embamba" Johnson & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler) 6:27
4. What the... (with Al "Embamba" Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Ruth Underwood & Rashid Duke) 0:32
5. Tryin' & Cryin' (with Al "Embamba" Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Daryl Stuermer & Napoleon Murphy Brock) 5:46
6. I C'n Hear That (with Al "Embamba" Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Emil Richards & Airto Moreira) 5:17
7. After the Love (with Al "Embamba" Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, David Amaro, Airto Moreira & Bonnie Bowden Amaro) 2:31
8. Tzina (with Al "Embamba" Johnson & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler) 2:29
9. Liberated Fantasies (with Al "Embamba" Johnson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Daryl Stuermer, Airto Moreira, Napoleon Murphy Brock & Bonnie Bowden Amaro) 9:22

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When George Duke recorded Liberated Fantasies in 1976, he had yet to make R&B his primary focus, but he was gradually moving in that direction. Liberated Fantasies is primarily an album of instrumental jazz fusion, although three of the tunes offer R&B or rock vocals. Singer Napoleon Brock provides an enjoyable rock vocal on "Tryin' and Cryin'," and Duke's lead singing on the funky "Don't Be Shy" and the mellow soul number "Seeing You" give listeners a taste of what was to come on albums like 1977's Reach for It, 1978's Don't Let Go and 1979's Follow the Rainbow. Meanwhile, his skills as a fusion keyboardist are illustrated by instrumentals that include the playful "I C'n Hear That," the groovin' "Back to Where We Never Left" and the Brazilian-minded title song. Generally decent and occasionally excellent, Liberated Fantasies falls short of essential but is worth hearing if enjoy hearing Duke tackle a variety of material.