Remembering Al Jarreau
Thursday, February 16, 2017
The seven-time Grammy winner died a few hours before this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony kicked off on Sunday.
Al Jarreau was one of the best jazz singers of his generation with regards to improvisation and “scatting” in particular.
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