Is Music Necessary? (recent essay by George Duke, who passed away last night...)

[dogknob]

I was waiting for part 2 of this GREAT essay by George Duke on the necessity of music education...

I guess I'll have to ask him about it in the afterlife...

R.I.P. George. I'll try to get everyone to at least read your essay, if not listen to a ton of your stuff...

http://www.georgeduke.com/corner.html

[Octafish]

1. Heart just sank.

The news hit like a hammer blow.

A great mind and heart have returned to the infinite.

Sure it's art, but music also is love.

[niyad]

2. k and r--thank you for sharing this.

[Scuba]

3. Yes, but caution is necessary ...

[dogknob]

4. Here's George playing in arguably Zappa's best band lineup...

[cali]

5. proud to be the 5th rec. This is a great piece of advocacy and spot on.

thanks for posting.

[antigop]

6. Standing ovation. Thank you for posting this. nt

[Tom Ripley]

7. Rest In Peace

[Tikki]

8. Music can be a very good friend..

Mr. Duke understood...

RIP, Sir.

Thank you for posting the article.
Tikki

[Enthusiast]

9. I loved that guy.

I had the privilege of seeing George Duke in concert with Frank Zappa twice. My favorite Zappa music includes George Duke. I also got to see George Duke perform with Bill Cobham - what a treat!

This is one small example, albeit one from the studio. One of Frank's greatest orchestras.

[Enthusiast]

10. Billy Cobham & George Duke - Montreux Jazz Festival 1976 (This is just excellent)