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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 bothered with the latest new mediocre R&B tunes. Spreading his net from the Gershwins through Lennon-McCartney to Jorge Ben, Elton John and himself, Jarreau assembled a core band that includes vets like Joe Sample, Steve Gadd, the late Eric Gale, and producer Marcus Miller and turned himself loose on the songs with a freedom that hasn't been heard extensively on his records since the '70s. As then, he transplants standards of whatever school into his own cross-genre idiom, squeezing his tone through the syllables and flashing his speed scatting. He produces some lovingly drawn-out reprises of "She's Leaving Home" and "We Got By," a semi-funk "Summertime" with echoes of Gil Evans in the horns, and fits into the rapid-fire "Mas Que Nada" in the Brazilian manner-born. Opera diva Kathleen Battle's breathless coloratura soprano makes for an odd, unsettling contrast with Jarreau's snake-like wanderings in "My Favorite Things" (the only track recorded at a separate session in New York; the others were cut in L.A.); Michael Brecker's tenor sax adds a third alien voice to the mix. Those who were first drawn to Jarreau from his live and recorded performances of the mid-'70s are going to like this CD -- and this time, the new material ("Wait for the Magic," "Dinosaur") is not only interesting and thought-provoking, it makes good use of Jarreau's voice. As with Live In London, a home video of the sessions is available, but contains only ten tracks.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Eric Gale, Guitar - Steve Gadd, Drums - JOE SAMPLE, Piano - MARCUS MILLER, Arranger, Bass - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Jorge Ben, Composer, Writer - Michael "Patches" Stewart, Horn - PHILIPPE SAISSE, Keyboards - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist - Stacy Campbell, Backing Vocals - Ben, Writer - Jeff Ramsey, Backing Vocals - Sharon Young, Backing Vocals
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
Jimmy Campbell, Writer - Reg Connelly, Writer - Connelly, Writer - Harry Woods, Writer - Woods, Writer - MARCUS MILLER, Arranger - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist - Campbell, Writer
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
Bernie Taupin, Lyricist - Elton John, Composer - MARCUS MILLER, Arranger - Dale Oehler, Arranger, String Arranger - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
Rodgers, Writer - Hammerstein, Writer - MARCUS MILLER, Arranger - Oscar Hammerstein II , Writer - Al Jarreau, Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
John Lennon, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Paul Mccartney, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
George Gershwin, Writer - Heyward, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
Johnson, Writer - MARCUS MILLER, Arranger - Buddy Johnson, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
MARCUS MILLER, Arranger - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist - Urbanos, Writer - Todd Urbanos, Writer
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
MILLER, Writer - MARCUS MILLER, Arranger, Writer - Jarreau, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist - Scharf, Writer - Robby Scharf, Writer
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
Carole King, Writer - Gerry Goffin, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
Album review
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 bothered with the latest new mediocre R&B tunes. Spreading his net from the Gershwins through Lennon-McCartney to Jorge Ben, Elton John and himself, Jarreau assembled a core band that includes vets like Joe Sample, Steve Gadd, the late Eric Gale, and producer Marcus Miller and turned himself loose on the songs with a freedom that hasn't been heard extensively on his records since the '70s. As then, he transplants standards of whatever school into his own cross-genre idiom, squeezing his tone through the syllables and flashing his speed scatting. He produces some lovingly drawn-out reprises of "She's Leaving Home" and "We Got By," a semi-funk "Summertime" with echoes of Gil Evans in the horns, and fits into the rapid-fire "Mas Que Nada" in the Brazilian manner-born. Opera diva Kathleen Battle's breathless coloratura soprano makes for an odd, unsettling contrast with Jarreau's snake-like wanderings in "My Favorite Things" (the only track recorded at a separate session in New York; the others were cut in L.A.); Michael Brecker's tenor sax adds a third alien voice to the mix. Those who were first drawn to Jarreau from his live and recorded performances of the mid-'70s are going to like this CD -- and this time, the new material ("Wait for the Magic," "Dinosaur") is not only interesting and thought-provoking, it makes good use of Jarreau's voice. As with Live In London, a home video of the sessions is available, but contains only ten tracks.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:33
- Main artists: Al Jarreau
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Jazz
© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.
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