Cornell Dupree is one of those R&B, funk and fusion session players whose playing is undoubtedly on at least one CD in your collection. Discovered by saxman King Curtis, Dupree was a member of Aretha Franklin’s touring band for nine years and is said to have participated in more than 2,500 sessions with Paul Simon, Lou Rawls, Roberta Flack, Joe Cocker, Donny Hathaway and so on.
