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Sad news:
http://www.mojo4music.com/4797/george-duke-1946-2013/

the man was a true legend. RIP

Ah, I didn't know the name of that dude, but I know the face and the style!

Question: the Zappa vid in that video is utterly awesome IMO. Where can I hear more Zappa like this? Which albums do I need?

Diapason wrote:Ah, I didn't know the name of that dude, but I know the face and the style!

Question: the Zappa vid in that video is utterly awesome IMO. Where can I hear more Zappa like this? Which albums do I need?

Sad to hear of his passing - great contribution to 70's music and a big part of my youth.

Re Zappa.
For a similar sound and line up to the video try:

Apostrophe
Overnite Sensation
One size fits all (highly recommended)
Roxy and Elsewhere

For more great playing from George Duke try Canon Re*loaded - great band including Duke, Marcus Miller, Tom Scott, Steve Gadd.
Mark.

'Hot Rats' is an album worth seeking out.
Most of Zappa's music would be less blues based than the track on the video. It would be more jazz/ fusion in style. The lyrics are also very important to his music.

Thank you gentlemen. As I've said before, I really admire Zappa, but I know his output is so variable in style that I find it hard to get a handle on what I might enjoy. The out-there wacky stuff probably isn't for me.