Accentuate The Positive is a Jazz album by Al Jarreau, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Soul Jazz
- stripped-back
- earnest
- confessional
About
Al Jarreau's style bridges Jon Hendricks's vocalese and Bobby McFerrin's incredible flights of fancy. This CD, with Diana Krall's rhythm section--guitarist Anthony Wilson, drummer Peter Erskine, and bassist Christian McBride--should please fans of albums like Jarreau's phenomenal 1977 live LP, Look to the Rainbow. Look to the Rainbow's "I'm Beginning to See the Light" is illuminated by Larry Goldings's down-home Hammond organ, while I'm Beginning to See the Light's "Midnight Sun" bops with hip-hop-friendly rim shots. Jarreau's tenor tones curve with saxophonic dexterity and pulse with percussive precision, especially on Dizzy Gillespie's "Groovin' High," where he slyly drops in a .
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Tracklist
- 1Cold Duck3:46
- 2The Nearness Of You3:43
- 3I'm Beginning To See The Light4:04
- 4My Foolish Heart5:32
- 5Midnight Sun6:01
- 6Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive4:03
- 7Betty Beop's Song4:16
- 8Waltz For Debby4:44
- 9Groovin' High4:11
- 10Lotus5:11
- 11Scootcha-Booty4:26
Credits
Performers
- Christian McBrideBASS
- Mark SimmonsDRUMS
- Anthony WilsonGUITAR
- Luis ContePERCUSSION
- Keith AndersonTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Al JarreauVOCALS
- Peter ErskineDRUMS
- Anthony WilliamsGUITAR
- Larry WilliamsKEYBOARDS PIANO
- Larry GoldingsORGAN
- Dave CarpenterBASS
- Tollak OllestadHARMONICA
- Russell FerrantePIANO
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold