Accentuate the Positive (Al Jarreau album) explained
Accentuate the Positive is an album of songs from the 1940s, recorded in 2004 by singer Al Jarreau.[1] In 2005 the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Track listing
- "Cold Duck" (Eddie Harris, Jarreau) - 3:46
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 3:43
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 4:04
- "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:32
- "Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer) - 6:01
- "Accentuate the Positive" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:03
- "Betty Bebop's Song" (Jarreau, Freddie Ravel) - 4:16
- "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans, Gene Lees) - 4:44
- "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie, Jarreau) - 4:11
- "Lotus" (Don Grolnick, Jarreau) - 5:11
- "Scootcha Booty" (Russell Ferrante, Jarreau) - 4:26
Personnel
- Al Jarreau – vocals
- Larry Williams – keyboards and arrangements (2, 4, 5–10)
- Larry Goldings – Hammond B3 organ (3)
- Russell Ferrante – acoustic piano (11)
- Anthony Wilson – guitars
- Christian McBride – bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- Dave Carpenter – bass (4, 7, 11)
- Mark Simmons – drums (1, 5, 6)
- Peter Erskine – drums (2, 3, 4, 7–11)
- Luis Conte – percussion (1, 4, 6, 10)
- Keith Anderson – tenor saxophone (1, 6)
- Tollak Ollestad – harmonica (5)
Production
- Producer – Tommy LiPuma
- Executive Producer and Management – Bill Darlington
- Production Coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe
- Recorded and Mixed by Al Schmitt at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Assistant Engineer – Steve Genewick
- Mastered by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Hollis King
- Design – Rika Ichiki
- Photography – Rocky Schenck
- Liner Notes – Al Jarreau
Notes and References
- Review at allmusic
