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Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12 maart 1940) is een Amerikaans jazz- en popzanger. Al Jarreau staat bekend om zijn vaak geïmproviseerde scatzang en het vermogen om muziekinstrumenten met zijn stem na te bootsen, waaronder gitaar en percussie. Hij is de enige zanger die Grammy Awards heeft gewonnen in drie categorieën: Jazz, R&B en Pop.
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Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is an American singer. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, he is the only vocalist in history to win in three separate categories: jazz, pop, and R&B. He won the aforementioned Grammy's within a span of four consecutive decades 70's 80's, 90's and 00's.
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By JOE KLOPUS Yes, the collaboration of guitarist-singer George Benson and singer Al Jarreau makes perfect sense. "We always felt that but never said it," Benson said in a phone interview. But it took 30 years for the two wildly successful jazz stars to make it happen. "Sometimes we sat in together, but nothing more came of it," Benson said. "But time goes by, and the opportunity came around - and we jumped on it." The result was a best-selling
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Al Jarreau became one of the world's foremost vocalists in the mid-1970s and continued to give crowd-pleasing performances into the 1990s. Though his eclectic style is difficult to categorize, Jarreau won fans of a number of different musical tastes, including rhythm and blues, jazz, and pop. Jarreau became known as the "Acrobat of Scat" for his use of African clicks and Oriental phrasing in his music, borrowing from the scat tradition that evolved out of the bebop style of the 1940s. This unique vocal delivery, combined with his creative fusion of diverse musical genres, earned him several awards and contributed to his longevity as a recording artist.
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Jarreau released his first-ever compilation album, “Best of Al Jarreau” in 1996 to commemorate his 20 years of success. The collection highlights 14 of Jarrreau’s best-known songs alongside two new tracks produced by Jarreau’s longtime friend, jazz giant George Duke. In addition to concert tours, Jarreau has performed on Broadway and has had guest star appearances on “New York Undercover,” and “Touched By An Angel.”
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In 1977, Jarreau embarked on his first world tour, resulting in Look To The Rainbow, his double live album. That same year, he won a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance and was singled out for special honors in readers´ and critics´ polls. His fourth album, All Fly Home, was released in 1978 to further accolades and a second Grammy for Best Jazz Vocalist. It was followed by a string of innovative and original offerings, including 1980´s This Time and the million-selling Breakin´ Away, which brought him two more Grammys, for Best Male Pop Vocalist and Best Male Jazz Vocalist. Jarreau (1983) and High Crime (1984) spawned a string of R&B and pop hits and further cemented his reputation as an international superstar.
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