Accentuate the Positive (Al Jarreau album)

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.

Track listing

1. "Cold Duck" (Eddie Harris, Jarreau) - 3:46
2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 3:43
3. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 4:04
4. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:32
5. "Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer) - 6:01
6. "Accentuate the Positive" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:03
7. "Betty Bebop's Song" (Jarreau, Freddie Ravel) - 4:16
8. "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans, Gene Lees) - 4:44
9. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie, Jarreau) - 4:11
10. "Lotus" (Don Grolnick, Jarreau) - 5:11
11. "Scootcha Booty" (Russell Ferrante, Jarreau) - 4:26

Personnel

• Al Jarreau – vocals
• Larry Williams Ã¢Â€Â“ keyboards and arrangements (2, 4, 5–10)
• Larry Goldings Ã¢Â€Â“ Hammond B3 organ (3)
• Russell Ferrante Ã¢Â€Â“ acoustic piano (11)
• Anthony Wilson Ã¢Â€Â“ guitars
• Christian McBride Ã¢Â€Â“ bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 8–10)
• Dave Carpenter Ã¢Â€Â“ bass (4, 7, 11)
• Mark Simmons Ã¢Â€Â“ drums (1, 5, 6)
• Peter Erskine Ã¢Â€Â“ drums (2–4, 7–11)
• Luis Conte Ã¢Â€Â“ percussion (1, 4, 6, 10)
• Keith Anderson Ã¢Â€Â“ tenor saxophone (1, 6)
• Tollak Ollestad Ã¢Â€Â“ harmonica (5)

Production

• Bill Darlington – executive producer, management
• Tommy LiPuma – producer
• Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
• Steve Genewick – assistant engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Robert Hadley – mastering
• The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
• Shari Sutcliffe – production coordinator
• Hollis King – art direction
• Rika Ichiki – design
• Rocky Schenck – photography
• Al Jarreau – liner notes

References