As already mentioned here George Duke has recently released his new album Duke in the USA on his own Big Piano Music (BMP) imprint. Good for the folks in Europe to hear that Dome Records will release Duke on May 16, 2005.
Vocal and instrumental guests on this album include Eric Benet, Rachelle Ferrell, Phil Perry, Howard Hewett, Sheila E, Hubert Laws, Jonathan Butler and Gerald Albright.
A 10-country European tour begins in July, taking in the North Sea Jazz (July 9), Montreux (July 11) and Copenhagen jazz festivals, as well as dates in Spain, Luxembourg, Germany (15 July Jazz an der Donau), Sweden, France and the UK.
Oh, and watch jazz-not-jazz for a review and an interview soon.