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Al Jarreau|Tenderness (Live 1993 Version)

Tenderness (Live 1993 Version)

Al Jarreau

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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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Al Jarreau

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1
Mas Que Nada (Live 1993 Version)
00:05:14

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.

2
Try a Little Tenderness (Live 1993 Version)
00:07:36

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.

3
Your Song (Live 1993 Version)
00:06:05

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.

4
My Favorite Things (Live 1993 Version)
00:05:20

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.

5
She's Leaving Home (Live 1993 Version)
00:07:39

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.

6
Summertime (From "Porgy and Bess") (Live 1993 Version)
00:06:17

George Gershwin, Writer - Heyward, Writer - Al Jarreau, Vocals, MainArtist

© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.

7
We Got By (Live 1993 Version)
00:06:04

Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist

© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.

8
Save Your Love for Me (Live 1993 Version)
00:05:54

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.

9
You Don't See Me (Live 1993 Version)
00:05:26

Al Jarreau, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist

© 1994 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1994 Rainbow Bridges, Inc., Courtesy of Rainbow Bridges, Inc.

10
Wait for the Magic (Live 1993 Version)
00:05:52

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.

11
Dinosaur (Live 1993 Version)
00:05:23

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.

12
Go Away Little Girl (Live 1993 Version)
00:05:43

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

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