Jarreau (album)

Jarreau is the sixth studio album by Al Jarreau, released in 1983.^[3] It was his third consecutive #1 album on the Billboard Jazz charts, while also placing at #4 on the R&B album charts and #13 on the Billboard 200. In 1984, the album received four Grammy Award nominations, including for Jay Graydon as Producer of the Year (Non-Classical).

The album contained three hit singles: "Mornin'" (U.S. Pop #21, AC #2 for three weeks), "Boogie Down" (U.S. Pop #77) and "Trouble in Paradise" (U.S. Pop #63, AC #10). The first charted during the spring and summer, the second in the summer and the latter charted in the fall.

In 2001, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[4] It was remastered and re-released in 2009 by Friday Music.

The song "Black and Blues" has been rearranged for moderate use in marching bands.^[5] A condensed version for trombone^[6][7] has also become widely popular in marching/pep bands.

Musicians and vocalists

• Al Jarreau – vocals, backing vocals (1, 3–6, 10)
• David Foster – Fender Rhodes (1, 4), synthesizers (1, 4), acoustic piano (4)
• Michael Omartian – synthesizers (2), Fender Rhodes (5)
• Steve George – synthesizers (3)
• Robbie Buchanan – Fender Rhodes (3), synthesizers (5)
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming (4)
• Theophilus T. Blood – additional synthesizers (4)
• Tom Canning – synthesizers (5, 6, 9), acoustic piano (6), Fender Rhodes (6, 9), "blue" synth harmonica solo (6)
• Greg Mathieson – acoustic piano (7), Fender Rhodes (7), synthesizers (7)
• Jeremy Lubbock – Fender Rhodes (8)
• George Duke – Fender Rhodes (10), "Wang Bar" synth solo (10)
• Jay Graydon – guitars (1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10), synthesizers (5, 10), "blue" guitar solo (6)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (1, 3–7, 9, 10)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 5, 6), percussion (6)
• Steve Gadd – drums (2–4, 9, 10)
• Grey Trevorson – drums (7)
• Victor Feldman – percussion (2, 3, 5, 10)
• Lew McCreary – trombone (2, 4)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 4–7, 9, 10)
• Charlie Loper – trombone (5–7, 9)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (2, 4–7, 9, 10), flugelhorn (3)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 4–7, 9, 10), flugelhorn (3)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (2, 4–7, 9, 10), flugelhorn (3)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (2)
• Richard Page – backing vocals (2, 10)
• Venetta Gloud – backing vocals (2)

Music arrangements

• David Foster – rhythm arrangements (1, 4)
• Jay Graydon – rhythm arrangements (1, 3–7, 9, 10)
• Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (1, 8)
• Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (2–7, 9, 10)
• Gerald Vinci – concertmaster (4)
• Michael Omartian – rhythm arrangements (2)
• Tom Canning – rhythm arrangements (5, 6, 9, 10)
• Al Jarreau – rhythm arrangements (5, 6, 9, 10)
• Greg Mathieson – rhythm arrangements (7)
• Gerald Vinci – concertmaster (8)

• Jay Graydon – producer, recording engineer, mixing
• Tom Canning – associate producer
• Ian Eales – recording engineer, mixing, musician contractor
• Eric Prestis – string recording (1, 8) at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
• Shirley Klein – album coordinator
• Christine Sauers – art direction
• Norman Seeff – photography
• Patrick Rains & Associates – management