Face the Music (George Duke album)
| Face the Music | ||||
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| Released | September 3, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Le Gonks, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:10:52 | |||
| Label | Big Piano Music | |||
| Producer | George Duke | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Face the Music is the 26th studio album by American jazz musician George Duke.[2] The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. It reached No. 24 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.[3]
Critical reception
Lucy Tauss of JazzTimes favourably found "Keyboardist/producer George Duke inaugurates his new label, Big Piano Music, with Face the Music, an album filled with zesty, free-spirited, funk-fusion jams."[4]
The Associated Press praised the album saying, "Duke, whose career spans nearly four decades, has a knack for timeless music, combining jazz, Brazilian jazz, funk R&B, even some gospel. Here, he enlists upright bass impresario Christian McBride, guitarist Jef Lee Johnson, drummer John "Lil' John" Roberts and Lenny Castro on percussion to accentuate his crisp, jazz-funk piano compositions. The entire disc is a winner..."[5]
Buddy Blue of the San Diego Union-Tribune named Face the Music as one of his albums of the year.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Black Messiah, Pt. 2" | George Duke | 8:22 |
| 2. | "Chillin'" | George Duke | 5:36 |
| 3. | "My Piano" | George Duke | 7:26 |
| 4. | "Guess You're Not the One" | George Duke | 7:28 |
| 5. | "Let's Roll" | George Duke | 8:14 |
| 6. | "Ain't It Funky Now" | James Brown | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Close to You" (featuring Kirk Whalum) | George Duke | 5:52 |
| 8. | "Another Way to Look at It" | George Duke | 7:17 |
| 9. | "Creepin'" | George Duke | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Ten Mile Jog" | George Duke, Jef Lee Johnson, John Roberts | 11:27 |
References
- ^ Widran, Jonathan. "George Duke – Face the Music: Review". AllMusicaccess-date=.
- ^ George Duke: Face the Music. Big Piano Music. 2002.
- ^ "George Duke". Billboard.
- ^ "George Duke: Face the Music". JazzTimes.com. JazzTimes. January 1, 2003.
- ^ "Audio Reviews". Associated Press. September 8, 2002 – via Telegraph Herald.
- ^ Blue, Buddy (December 19, 2002). "MAKES YOU WANNA SHOUT!". newsbank.com. San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 30, 2025.