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2004 studio album by Al Jarreau
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Accentuate the Positive is an album of songs from the 1940s, recorded in 2004 by singer
Al Jarreau.
[2] 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
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Larry Williams – keyboards and arrangements (2, 4, 5–10)
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Larry Goldings –
Hammond B3 organ (3)
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Russell Ferrante – acoustic piano (11)
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Anthony Wilson – guitars
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Christian McBride – bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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Dave Carpenter – bass (4, 7, 11)
- Mark Simmons – drums (1, 5, 6)
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Peter Erskine – drums (2, 3, 4, 7–11)
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Luis Conte – percussion (1, 4, 6, 10)
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Keith Anderson – tenor saxophone (1, 6)
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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
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