The Clarke/Duke Project
The Clarke/Duke Project was the first collaborative album by American jazz musicians Stanley Clarke and George Duke released in 1981 on Epic Records.
The Clark/Duke project peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Background
The main recording sessions took place at Studio D of Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California with additional recording at Le Gonks West, Westlake Studios and A&M Studios in Hollywood, California.The album's lead single,
"Sweet Baby", peaked at No. 19 on the Hot 100.
Critical reception
The Clarke/Duke Project was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards.Personnel
- George Duke – vocals, keyboards, percussion, string arrangement, bass synthesizer, producer
- Stanley Clarke – vocals, bass, guitar, sitar, cello, string arrangement, producer
- Michael Boddicker – bass synthesizer
- John Frederick Robinson – drums
- Norman Gary Foster – saxophone
- Jerry Hey – piccolo trumpet C
- Frederick Seykora – strings
- Israel Baker – strings
- Endre Granat – strings
- Paula Hochhalter – strings
- Barbara Thomason – strings
- Marcia Van Dyke – strings
- Bonnie Douglas – strings
- Selene Hurford – strings
- Denyse Buffum – strings
- Sheldon Sanov – strings
- Kenneth Yerke – strings
- Rollice Dale – strings
- Dorothy Wade – strings
- Nils Oliver – strings
- Assa Drori – strings
- Art Royval – strings
- Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster
- George Del Barrio – conducting
- Brent Averill – engineering
- Tommy Vicari – engineering
- Dave Concors – engineering
- Jim Cassell – engineering
- Erik Zobler – engineering
- Wally Buck – mixing assistant
- George Horn – mastering
- Kathe Hoffman – album coordinator