Al Jarreau - Look To The Rainbow: Live In Europe (1977)

Artist:   Al Jarreau
Title:   Look To The Rainbow: Live In Europe
Release:   1977
Format:   2 LP
Label:   Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#   WB 66059

Singer Al Jarreau’s double album, “Look To The Rainbow”, is easily the most jazz-oriented of all of his Warner Bros. recordings. Recorded live in Europe between January and February 1977.
Cut shortly before Jarreau permanently switched to a more mundane version of R&B, these performances feature him as a brilliant scat singer (able to emulate practically any instrument) and a superior ballad interpreter. Joined by vibraphonist Lynn Blessing, keyboardist Tom Canning, bassist Abe Laboriel, and drummer Joe Correro, Jarreau is in top form on such numbers as “Better Than Anything,” “Look to the Rainbow” and “Take Five.” Unfortunately, Al Jarreau essentially started on top, artistically speaking, and has since been intent on emphasizing potential commercial appeal over any possible innovations or chance-taking.


Side one
1.   Letter Perfect   (5:16)
2.   Rainbow In Your Eyes   (6:17)
3.   One Good Turn   (6:30)

Side two
1.   Could You Believe   (6:49)
2.   Burst In With The Dawn   (7:24)
3.   Better Than Anything   (5:08)

Side three
1.   So Long Girl   (3:44)
2.   Look To The Rainbow   (7:54)
3.   You Don’t See Me   (6:44)

Side four
1.   Take Five   (7:20)
2.   Loving You   (5:00)
3.   We Got By   (6:47)

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