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George Duke earned his chops playing with such artists as Cannonball Adderly, Billy Cobham, George Clinton, Jean-Luc Ponty, Miles Davis, and even Frank Zappa. Duke has moved from jazz to funk and back again several times since the early 1980s. The just released Dukey Treats find him primarily in funk mode. He wrote all the tunes contained on the album, employs such vocalists as Rachelle Ferrell, Teena Marie, Jonathan Butler, and Howard Hewett. Sheila E. makes a number of appearances on percussion. Duke is now about 30 albums and 40 years into his career. He has started his own label,...