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Al Jarreau
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Best Of Al Jarreau
7/13/2005, AMG

This is one intelligently programmed greatest-hits album, for after leading with two fine, new 1996 tracks, "Compared to What" and "Goodhands Tonight," the CD actually...  more >

Early Gold And New Spins
7/13/2005, AMG

Al Jarreau is perhaps best known for his genre-bending work of the late '70s and '80s, but with Early Gold and New Spins Jarreau chose to play it straight, leaving the arty...  more >

This Time
7/13/2005, AMG

Al Jarreau finally found success in the U.S. after 1975's We Got By. The later albums that followed ,like 1977's live Look to the Rainbow and 1978's All Fly Home found him...  more >

We Got By
7/13/2005, AMG

Jarreau's best release, which shows him still improvising and interpreting. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music...  more >

Look To The Rainbow
7/13/2005, AMG

Singer Al Jarreau's double album, Look to the Rainbow, is easily the most jazz-oriented of all of his Warner Bros. recordings. Cut shortly before Jarreau permanently...  more >

Tenderness
7/13/2005, AMG

Rather than do a strictly studio or strictly live album next, Jarreau recorded a "live in the studio" affair before an invited audience -- and this time he would not be...  more >

1965
7/13/2005, AMG

More than ten years before he began to receive notice, Al Jarreau sat in with some friends in Illinois and recorded this superb album, his only strictly "pure jazz"...  more >

All Fly Home
7/13/2005, AMG

With a restrained yet potent funk band and a few cameos from luminaries in the jazz world, Jarreau gets plenty of opportunities to wrap his rubbery, ever-changing timbre...  more >

All Fly Home/This Time
7/13/2005, AMG

A single-disc combination of two hit albums. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music...  more >

Breakin' Away
7/13/2005, AMG

Released in 1981, Breakin' Away is not only a great follow-up to This Time, it all but perfected the effort. With an amazing batch of songs, producer/artist chemistry, and...  more >

Glow
7/13/2005, AMG

A good session, though the gimmicks are kicking in. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music...  more >

Heart's Horizon
7/13/2005, AMG

Moving over to Warner's sister label Reprise...Jarreau splits the production reins between the resurrected Jay Graydon, George Duke and Philippe Saisse, and enlists...  more >

Heaven And Earth
7/13/2005, AMG

In yet another attempt to crack the R&B market in search of a hit, Jarreau turned to producer Narada Michael Walden, who, in tune with the times, tunes a few of the rhythm...  more >

Jarreau
7/13/2005, AMG

Having broken through into the pop Top Ten albums with producer Jay Graydon and Breakin' Away, Jarreau had found his commercial groove, and it was potent enough to sustain...  more >

L Is For Lover
7/13/2005, AMG

While Al Jarreau's jazz following probably ignored this 1986 studio release in droves, they missed a gem, a perhaps surprisingly scintillating collaboration with one of the...  more >

Live In London
7/13/2005, AMG

A 1985 release of a 1984 live set. Mainly oriented to pop and R&B and fusion. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music...  more >

Tomorrow, Today
3/9/2000, Yahoo! Music, Sibylla Nash

While Al Jarreau puts the "easy" in easy listening, the 25-year-veteran singer-songwriter serves up a nice blend of R&B, Latin, and jazz-flavored tunes on his...  more >

Tomorrow, Today
7/13/2005, AMG

After leaving Warner Bros. in the mid-'90s, the legendary singer (and only one to win Grammys in pop, R&B, and jazz) kept busy enough with his endless concert globetrotting...  more >

All I Got
7/13/2005, AMG

Al Jarreau hits you with all he's got on his second release for the GRP/Verve recording label. The 11-song program, appropriately titled All I Got, features Jarreau's...  more >

Accentuate The Positive
7/13/2005, AMG

Although centered around songs from the 1940s, Al Jarreau's Accentuate the Positive is another stellar modern jazz album that continues the winning streak he began with his...  more >