George Duke's volume in the Columbia This Is Jazz series focuses on two of his specialties: exploratory keyboard fusion and Brazilian jazz. "Diamonds," "Positive Energy" and "Hot Fire" are the best of the former, while "Cravo E Canela" and "Brazilian Sugar" highlight the latter. The result is a... [+] Expand

George Duke's volume in the Columbia This Is Jazz series focuses on two of his specialties: exploratory keyboard fusion and Brazilian jazz. "Diamonds," "Positive Energy" and "Hot Fire" are the best of the former, while "Cravo E Canela" and "Brazilian Sugar" highlight the latter. The result is a pleasant collection in which the styles often collide and play off each other, though the final track "Love Reborn" (from 1976's The Solo Keyboard Album) is a beautiful song with just Duke on acoustic piano. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [-] Collapse

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