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Discography
1965 - Al Jarreau - ?ome rain or come shine
1975 - Al Jarreau - We Got By
1976 - Al Jarreau - Glow
1977 - Al Jarreau - Look To The Rainbow (Live In Europe)
1978 - Al Jarreau - All Fly Home
1980 - Al Jarreau - This Time
1981 - Al Jarreau - Breakin' Away
1983 - Al Jarreau - Jarreau
1984 - Al Jarreau - High Crime
1985 - Al Jarreau - Live In London
1986 - Al Jarreau - L Is For Lover
1988 - Al Jarreau - Heart's Horizon
1992 - Al Jarreau - Heaven and Earth
1994 - Al Jarreau - Ain't No Sunshine
1994 - Al Jarreau - Tenderness
1996 - Al Jarreau - Best Of Al Jarreau
2000 - Al Jarreau - Samba de uma nota so
2000 - Al Jarreau - Tommorow Today
2002 - Al Jarreau - All I Got
2004 - Al Jarreau - Accentuate The Positive
2006 - Al Jarreau & George Benson - Givin' It Up
2008 - Al Jarreau - Christmas
2008 - Al Jarreau - Love Songs
2009 - Al Jarreau - The Very Best Of Al Jarreau
Grammy Awards
Wins
* 1978 — Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Look To The Rainbow
* 1979 — Best Jazz Vocal Performance, All Fly Home
* 1981 — Best Album for Children, In Harmony A Sesame Street Record, together with other artists
* 1982 — Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Breakin' Away
o — Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male, "(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo A La Turk"
* 1993 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Heaven and Earth
* 2007 — Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, "God Bless The Child", together with George Benson and Jill Scott
Nominations
* 1981 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, "Never Givin' Up"
* 1982 — Album of the Year, Breakin' Away
* 1984 — Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), "Step by Step" , together with Tom Canning, Jay Graydon and Jerry Hey
* 1985 — Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, "Edgartown Groove" , together with Kashif
* 1986 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, High Crime
* 1987 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, "Since I Fell For You"
* 1988 — Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, "Moonlighting (Theme)"
o — Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, "Moonlighting (Theme)", together with Lee Holdridge
* 1990 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Heart's Horizon
* 1995 — Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, "Wait For The Magic"
* 2005 — Best Jazz Vocal Album, Accentuate the Positive
* 2007 — Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, "Breezin'" , together with George Benson
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Alwin "Al" Lopez Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is a seven-time Grammy Award winning jazz singer
Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, the fifth of six children. His web site refers to Reservoir, Inc., the name of the street where he lived. His father was a Seventh-Day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother was a church pianist. He and his family sang together in church concerts and in benefits, and he and his mother performed at PTA meetings.
He was student council president and Badger Boys State delegate for Lincoln High School, going on to Ripon College, where he also sang with a group called the Indigos. Jarreau graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. He went on to earn a master's degree in vocational rehabilitation from the University of Iowa, worked as a Rehabilitation Counselor in San Francisco and moonlighted with a jazz trio headed by George Duke.
In 1967, he joined forces with acoustic guitarist Julio Martinez. The duo became the star attraction at a small Sausalito night club called Gatsby's. This success contributed to Jarreau's decision to make professional singing his life and full-time career.
Going full-time
In 1968, Jarreau made jazz his primary occupation. In 1969, Jarreau and Martinez headed south, where Jarreau appeared in such Los Angeles hot spots as Dino's, The Troubadour, and Bitter End West. Television exposure came from Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Dinah Shore, and David Frost. He expanded his nightclub appearances performing at The Improv between the acts of such rising-star comics as Bette Midler, Jimmie Walker, and John Belushi. During this period, he became involved with the United Church of Religious Science and the Church of Scientology, but he is no longer affiliated with Scientology. Also, roughly at the same time, he began writing his own lyrics, finding that his Christian spirituality began to impact his work.
In 1975, Jarreau was working with pianist Tom Canning when he was spotted by Warner Bros. Records and soon thereafter released his critically acclaimed debut album, We Got By, which catapulted him to international fame and garnered him a German Grammy Award. A second German Grammy would follow with the release of his second album, Glow.
One of Jarreau's most commercially successful albums is Breakin' Away (1981), which includes the hit song "We're In This Love Together." He wrote and performed the Grammy-nominated theme to the 1980s American television show Moonlighting. Among other things, he is well known for his scat singing and the ability to imitate conventional guitar, bass, and percussive instrumentation. He was also a featured vocalist on USA for Africa's "We Are the World" in which he sang the line, "...and so we all must lend a helping hand." Another charitable media event, HBO's Comic Relief, featured Al in a duet with Natalie Cole singing the song "Mr. President," written by Joe Sterling, Mike Loveless and Ray Reach.
Jarreau took an extended break from recording in the 1990s. As he explained in an interview with Jazz Review: "I was still touring, in fact, I toured more than I ever had in the past, so I kept in touch with my audience. I got my symphony program under way, which included my music and that of other people too, and I performed on the Broadway production of Grease. I was busier than ever! For the most part, I was doing what I have always done … perform live. I was shopping for a record deal and was letting people know that there is a new album coming. I was just waiting for the right label (Verve), but I toured more than ever."
In 2003, Jarreau and conductor Larry Baird collaborated on symphony shows around the United States, with Baird arranging additional orchestral material for Jarreau's shows.
He has toured and performed with numerous musicians, including Joe Sample, Kathleen Battle, Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Rick Braun, and George Benson. He also performed the role of the Teen Angel in a 1996 Broadway production of Grease. On March 6, 2001, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue.
Al Jarreau appeared in a duet with American Idol finalist Paris Bennett during the Season 5 finale and on Celebrity Duets singing with actor Cheech Marin.
In 2010, Al Jarreau is a guest on the new Eumir Deodato album, with the song "double face" written by Al Jarreau Deodato and Nicolosi production team. The song is produced by Nicolosi productions.Italy
Personal life
Jarreau has been married twice. His first marriage, to Phyllis Hall, lasted from 1964 to 1968. His second wife was model Susan Player whom he married in 1977. Jarreau and Player have one adult son together, Ryan.
It was reported on July 23, 2010 that Jarreau was critically ill at a hospital in France, while in the area to perform a concert at nearby Barcelonnette, and was being treated for respiratory problems and cardiac arrhythmias.[4] He was taken to the intensive care unit at Gap late on July 22, 2010.[5] Jarreau was conscious, in stable condition and in the cardiology unit of La Timone hospital in Marseille, the Marseille Hospital Authority said. He was expected to remain there for about a week for tests.
Since then, Jarreau has made a full recovery and continues to tour extensively.
In 2009 Children's author, Carmen Rubin wrote and released the story, Ashti Meets Birdman Al, inspired by the music of Al Jarreau. He has written the foreword for that book and reads it across the world. Both Al and Carmen both work together to promote literacy and the importance of keeping music alive in children. Books are available on Itunes and www.carmenrubin.com. |
