The George Duke Quartet - Presented By The Jazz Workshop 1966 Of San Francisco (1966)

Tracklist

1 The Second Time Around 5:27
2 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 7:36
3 Days Of Wine And Roses 5:54
4 Jeannine 4:27
5 Little Girl Blue 7:06
6 Secret Love 7:28

personnel :

George Duke - piano
David Simmons - trumpet
John Heard - double bass
George Walker - drums

This LP is a real collector's item. Just barely 20 at the time, pianist George Duke made his recording debut with a straight-ahead quartet also including the obscure bass trumpeter David Simmons, bassist John Heard and drummer George Walker. This was one of Duke's very few all-standards sets, and he proved to be a fine hard bop/soul-jazz pianist; unfortunately, that phase would not last long. Highlights include "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," "Jeannine" and "Secret Love." But by the time the pianist recorded his second date as a leader three years later, this particular George Duke would be history.~Scott Yanow