Album: Accentuate the Positive by Al Jarreau (2004)
Genre: R&B | Style: Jazz | Mood: Gentle
Record Label: GRP
Format: Album

Description: Accentuate the Positive is an album of songs from the 1940s, recorded in 2004 by singer Al Jarreau. In 2005 the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Artist Background: Alwyn Lopez Jarreau (* 12. März 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; † 12. Februar 2017 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien), known popularly as Al Jarreau, was an American, Grammy Award-winning jazz singer. Versatile in his singing style, Jarreau is a twelve-time Grammy-nominated vocalist and the only vocalist in history to win a Grammy Award in three separate categories: jazz, pop, and R&B. As the son of a vicar, he had his first singing experiences in a church choir. He attended Ripon College, where h... Part of the Wisconsin, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with R&B movement. Known for Jazz style.

Music Scene: Part of the Wisconsin, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with R&B movement. Known for Jazz style.

Tags: R&B, Jazz, Gentle, 2000s, Album, GRP


Accentuate the Positive is an album of songs from the 1940s, recorded in 2004 by singer Al Jarreau. In 2005 the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Accentuate the Positive

Al Jarreau

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