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3. "No. Because Duke is sorely underrated and underexposed."
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To be honest, they don't really compare. Hancock would slaughter Duke if this was based on jazz compositions whereas I feel Duke's R&B jazz fusion work is simply better than Herbie's catalogue.

Herbs is where I go if I want to listen JAZZ fusion not soft but not really hard, more introspective. Duke has more of a mellow fun-timey vibe that I feel Hancock never really captured.

As far as cultural impact, it takes a real fan to know George outside of "Sweet Baby" or "Reach It," but any jazz aficionado should be able to school you on Headhunters and In A Silent Way. Herbie worked on classics, records any jazz fan could appreciate as they stand as the pinnacle of output of legends careers. Duke just made gems: those pretty things (amazing albums) you find when digging through your moms jewelry box (old records). You're not going to find anybody debating about them because if they've gone through the trouble of tracking them down they're probably already fans.

Duke's Zappa period is cool but nobody listens to Zappa trying to mimic George, but I'll always attempt to play a Hancock standard or even not-so-standard like "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" or "Butterfly Dreams."

TLDR No. Duke has no standards. Nobody wants to imitate him. He has amazing songs in his repertoire but he never made an essential like Hancock has many times over.

  

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do you feel George Duke is as important as herbie hancock? [View all] , mistermaxxx08, Wed Feb-08-12 03:56 AM
 
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good question.
Feb 08th 2012
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if we narrow the scope to keyboardists in jazz, maybe
Feb 08th 2012
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great post, doc.
Feb 08th 2012
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Duke can be streaky sometimes
Feb 08th 2012
5
You pretty much touched all the bases
Feb 08th 2012
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      I've said it before and I'll say it again
Feb 08th 2012
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           Lovin that avy...
Feb 08th 2012
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                yeah, I was looking for the right picture
Feb 08th 2012
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this is as good a place as any
Feb 08th 2012
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Not close to me...
Feb 08th 2012
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I think Herbie has a broader range in music
Feb 08th 2012
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Not AS but still very important. That's my dude though
Feb 08th 2012
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