false2025-10-06 00:09:39Illusions19951995-10-241995-10-245JazzSmooth Jazz12528621881456ec9469f-00b8-4e0b-85d2-55a9387ce2a2fd180bc2-7b01-4b07-9597-451e7383f1b4531087c3-7e91-3974-ae63-3ffaf39acff3/media/data/media5/Music/George Duke/Illusions/folder.jpgGeorge DukeGeorge DukeGeorge M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio. He was known primarily for 32 solo albums, of which A Brazilian Love Affair from 1979 was his most popular, as well as for his collaborations with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa.