Al Jarreau - Summertime ☆ Live at Montreux • 1993 [HQ AUDIO]

Vocals - Al Jarreau
Drums - Steve Gadd
Bass - Marcus Miller
Piano - Joe Sample
Guitar - Eric Gale
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Keyboards - Philippe Saisse
Horns - Michael "Patches" Stewart
Recording Date - July 6, 1993
Clearly an audience favorite, Al Jarreau has made a dozen Montreux appearances to date. Twelve years prior to this 70-minute set from 1993, he was captured live, albeit briefly, alongside Randy Crawford at the venerable Swiss festival, their trio of duets included on the compilation Casino Lights.
Fine as the Jarreau/Crawford pairings are, this ’93 session, released for the first time, showcases the soul-jazz master not only at his vocal peak but also among the most exemplary company of his long, distinguished career: pianist Joe Sample, bassist Marcus Miller and percussionist Paulinho da Costa, as well as R&B guitar virtuoso Eric Gale and drummer Steve Gadd, then recent Stuff alumni.
An inveterate crowd-pleaser, Jarreau builds his 11-track set list primarily around album staples dating back to his 1975 debut, We Got By. Atop Sample’s twinkling intro, he opens with a loose, breezy reading of his biggest chart success, “We’re in This Love Together,” segueing into a lightly funkified “Try a Little Tenderness” and, new to his repertoire, a dense, sinewy “Summertime.” An urgent “Mas Que Nada” is offset by a superbly slow, intense “She’s Leaving Home.” His scat skills get a workout on “You Don’t See Me,” while “Save Your Love for Me” is shaped with cashmere tenderness and “Your Song” shines with skillfully modulated ebullience. Jarreau closes with what would become another signature, “Puddit,” his reimagining of the Sample-penned Crusaders’ hit “Put It Where You Want It.”

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Franchement continue comme ça aljaro c'est bien j'aime bien ta musique 🎉🎉

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The all star musician's ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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Thank you Vadim Shinnik♥️🎼

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Sublime !!!!

[@vidselih]

Oh yes! And how Marcus Miller is setting the groove! Just pure gold!

[@jamescook6456]

From the time I ran through my house yelling for my mom to come watch this man Al Jarreau sang Take 5 on the Johnny Carson show I have loved him the way he has turned the world upside down with his voice WOW . I’m never disappointed with his abilities !!! RIP AL

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My favourite music artist of all times

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Fabulous! nothing short of Fabulous!

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The best - miss you dear Al.

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💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

[@alainbis3456]

always loved that man

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Paulinho da Costa 🇧🇷

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Álbum incrível deste virtuoso cantor que é Al Jarreau! Bravoooo !

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Thanks kuliah the paind from jaming soulmusic mister

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Voz maravilhosa grande interpretação Deus o abençoou amooooo

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BRAVO, JARREAU!

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Yup, I miss him too R.I.P

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Ones of my faves!

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Esto es musica ...esto es arte.

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Great

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❤

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🌎❤️👑🌎🎶🎵

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all right now