Duke, David

He is a French horn player who has been active in the music industry since the 1960s but prior to that he was a horn player with the UCLA band in the mid-1950s and was a uniform manager when they wore their “Beefeater” uniforms, which they are now famous for, the very first time.

In the late 1960s he performed and recorded as a member of the Westwood Wind Quintet.

During his career he has also played with many other ensembles such as Abnuceals Emuukha Eletric Orchestra, Henry Mancini and His Orchestra, the Monterey Jazz Orchestra and Neil Norman and His Cosmic Orchestra.

Working as a much respected and sought after studio musician in the Los Angeles area for over four decades he has performed with countless artists and composers over the years, Just a few of these are Cannonball Adderley, Ashford & Simpson, Michael Bolton, Teresa Brewer, Stanley Clarke, Dan Fogelberg, Dizzy Gillespie, Richard Harris, James Ingram, Etta James, Randy Newman, Maxine Nightingale, Harry Nilsson, Mike Post, Rhythm Heritage, Minnie Riperton, Kenny Rogers, Arturo Sandoval, Lalo Schifrin, Diane Schuur, Doc Severinsen, Stanley Turrentine, The Turtles, The Whispers, John Williams, Mason Williams and Nancy Wilson.

Needless to say that his library of recordings is vast and just a small selection include SMILE Sessions by The Beach Boys, From the Top by The Carpenters, Unforgettable: With Love by Natalie Cole, Hard Times for Lovers by Judy Collins, Rita Coolidge by Rita Coolidge, Dingo by Miles Davis, Move Over Darling by Doris Day, An Evening with John Denver by John Denver, In My Lifetime by Neil Diamond, Spirit by Earth, Wind & Fire, The Best Is Yet to Come by Ella Fitzgerald, Where I Should Be by Peter Frampton. Now Voyager by Barry Gibb, Roots by Quincy Jones, From this Moment On by Diana Krall, Big Latin Band of Henry Mancini by Henry Mancini, That’s What Friends are For by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams, Instant Replay by The Monkees, Graham Nash/David Crosby by Graham Nash and David Crosby, Parade by Prince, Louder than Words by Lionel Richie, Down Two Then Left by Boz Scaggs, L.A. is My Lady by Frank Sinatra and Black Rose by J.D. Souther.

Also a sought after musician for movie soundtrack recordings he has played the French horn for film such as Agent Cody Banks, Along Came a Spider, Cats and Dogs, The Chronicles of Riddick, Collateral Damage, The Color Purple, Constantine, Dragonfly, Dreamcatcher, Elf, King Kong, The Legend of Zorro, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Meet the Fockers, Panic Room, Paycheck, Peter Pan, The Punisher, Red Dawn, Rocky II, Scary Movie 3, The Scorpion King, Star Trek: Nemesis, Stripes, Taken. Under the Tuscan Sun. The Village and War of the Worlds.

Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams recordings
Emotion (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb)
S CBS 6164B (UK 45)

He performs here in the scoring session for The River Wild…

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Duke, David

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