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George Duke
A Brazilian Love Affair

Album US 1980 on Epic label
Jazz (Jazz-Funk, Disco)

Printed inner sleeve. Produced for George Duke Enterprises, Inc. Mastered at Allen Zentz Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at Level e Hawai Recording Studio and in Los Angeles at Westlake Recording Studios; Additional recording at Le Gonks West Studio, Los Angeles, CA. "A very special album conceived and recorded in Brazil; a blend of music, musicians and ideas."

Musicians

	George Duke key, voc, 1946-2013 US producer, arranged by, composed by, written by, album by, vocals, synthesizer, prophet v, strings, oberheim, electric piano, rhodes, lead vocals, electric piano, rhodes, bells, orchestra, synthesizer, arp odyssey, minimoog, oberheim polyphonic, electric piano, yamaha electric grand, grand piano, yamaha cp 70, vibraphone, vibes, synthesizer, minimoog, electric piano, rhodes electric grand, synthesizer, prophet v, electric piano, rhodes, vocals, synthesizer, minimoog, oberheim polyphonic, electric piano, rhodes, synthesizer, prophet v polyphonic, grand piano, nine foot yamaha acoustic, ensemble, crumar string ensemble, electric piano, yamaha cp 70 electric grand, vibraphone, vibes, synthesizer, oberheim polyphonic, lead vocals, second, electric piano, rhodes electric grand, synthesizer, minimoog, electric piano, yamaha cp 70 electric grand
	Andy Mills , US engineer, assistant, brazil
	Jorge Luiz engineer, assistant, brazil
	Erik Zobler , engineer, assistant, los angeles
	Mitch Gibson , engineer, assistant, los angeles
	Byron Miller b, bvoc, bass
	Ricky Lawson dr, 1954-2013 US drums
	Roland Bautista g, 1951-2012 US guitar, electric guitar
	Airto Moreira perc, dr, voc, *1941 BR percussion, shaker, surdo, tambourine, percussion, various
	Toninho Horta voc, acg, *1948 BR acoustic guitar, electric guitar
	Robertinho Silva dr, perc, *1941 BR drums, agogô, caixa, drums, talking drum, agogô, drums, tamborim, percussion, apito
	Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US flugelhorn, trumpet, flugelhorn, solo
	Chico Batera dr, *1943 BR percussion, ganzá, congas, reco-reco, triangle, percussion, rotonton, agogô, bongos, caxixi, congas, shekere, tamborim, triangle, castanets
	Larry Williams , US tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
	Bill Reichenbach tb, US trombone
	Josie James bvoc, voc, US vocals
	Lynn Davis bvoc, *1958 US vocals
	Milton Nascimento voc, *1942 BR acoustic guitar, vocals, written by
	Jamil Joanes b, eb, *1952 BR bass
	Flavio Faria bvoc, vocals
	Lucia Turnbull voc, *1953 BR vocals
	Lucinha Lins voc, *1953 BR vocals
	Zéluiz voc, vocals
	Raul De Souza tb, *1934 BR trombone
	Flora Purim voc, *1942 BR vocals
	Sheila Escovedo cng, voc, timbales, bongos, cowbell, chimes, glass, water, bongos, caxixi, timbales, chimes, finger
	Simone voc, *1949 BR lead vocals, first
	Murray Adler vn, US strings

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