In 1975, George Duke was dabbling in R&B vocals.
But instrumental jazz-fusion was still his primary focus, and he had yet to be played extensively on any of the genres' stations.
When The Aura Will Prevail came out that year, no one bought the LP for its occasional R&B vocal -- the main attraction was Duke's keyboard playing.
"Fools" is a melancholy soul ballad that finds him singing lead and predicts what was to come on R&B-oriented releases like Don't Let Go (1978) and Master of the Game (1979), but it isn't typical of the album on the whole.
This is a fusion effort first and foremost, and Duke has plenty of room to stretch out and improvise on instrumentals that range from the insistent "Floop de Loop" to the Brazilian-influenced "Malibu" (which shouldn't be confused with the Hole/Courtney Love gem).
Two of the songs were written or co-written by Frank Zappa: the fusion instrumental "Echidna's Arf" and the gospel-minded soul item "Uncle Remus" (another tune that gives Duke a chance to sing lead).
Without question, The Aura Will Prevail is among this artist's finest fusion-oriented albums.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For Love | George Duke | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Foosh | George Duke | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 3 | Froop De Loop | George Duke | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | Fools | George Duke | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Echidna's Arf | George Duke | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| 6 | Uncle Remus | George Duke | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 24 mins | 56 MB | |||||
| 24 mins | 123 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Duke | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |