This day (February 12, 2017), in Los Angeles, died Alwin 'Al' Lopez Jarreau, simply known as Al Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy Award winning American jazz singer.

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'Givin' It Up' by Al Jarreau & George Benson is their first collaboration album, released on October 24, 2006 by Concord.

Al Jarreau's 'My Old Friend, Celebrating George Duke' is a special tribute reorded with Stanley Clarke and released on August 5, 2014 by Concord.

Al Jarreau's 'Breakin' Away' is his fifth album produced by Jay Graydon and released on June 30, 1981 by Warner Bros.

Al Jarreau's 'Look to the Rainbow' is a live album recorded in Europe and released on May 27, 1977 by Warner Bros.

Chaka Khan's 'Hello Happiness' is her twelfth album (her first in 12 years) produced by Dave ‘Switch’ Taylor & Sarah Ruba and released on February 15, 2019 by Island

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Its sound is based on an intricate knowledge of her back catalogue – the vivid funk she recorded with Rufus 40 years ago

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it is the soundtrack to the dancefloor as a place to break free, where swinging hips and funky feet are enough to wave the blues away Daily Mail

It’s short — just seven tracks — but still incorporates a dazzling array of styles... it’s also modern enough to avoid

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Released on October 12, 1978, "Chaka" is the debut solo album by Chaka Khan. >>

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Kurt Elling's 'The Gate' is a studio album produced by Don Was and released on February 7, 2011 by Concord.

Chaka Khan's 'I Feel for You' is her fifth solo album released on October 1, 1984 by Warner Bros. Records.

George Benson, Isaac Hayes, Caetano Veloso, Paul Simon, Ibrahim Ferrer, Al Jarreau, Jamie Cullum, Anthony Hamilton, Arlo Guthrie, Lyle Lovett, David Bromberg, Joe Jackson

This day (June 21, 1932), in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is born Boris Claudio Schifrin a.a.k. Lalo Schifrin, an Argentine composer, pianist and conductor.

Wikipedia : This day (June 21, 1932), in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is born Boris Claudio Schifrin a.a.k. Lalo Schifrin, an Argentine composer, pianist

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This day (June 15, 1996), in Beverly Hills, California, died Ella Fitzgerald, an American jazz and song vocalist, also known as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella, who had a vocal range spanning three octaves and was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a horn-like improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.

Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' is his eleventh (and the first he produced himself) studio album, released on May 21, 1971 by Tamla Records.

Janet Jackson's 'Janet' feat. 'That'S The Way Love Goes' is her fifth studio album produced by Jellybean Johnson, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Ja and released on May 18, 1993 by Virgin.

Rachelle Ferrell , Marcus Miller, Al Jarreau, Carlos Santana, Jill Scott, Earl Klugh, Minnie Riperton, Lee Ritenour, Natalie Cole, Benny Goodman, Noa, Count Basie

Carolina Chocolate Drops, Prince, Michael Mcdonald, Toni Braxton, George Benson ＆ Al Jarreau, Sergio Mendes, Madonna, Gorillaz, PJ Harvey, Beth Hart, Nneka, Tenacious D, Robbie Williams, Peter Gabriel

2Pac & Dr.Dre, Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings, Sting & Peter Gabriel, Sergio Mendes, Erykah Badu & Will.I.Am , Willy Deville & Jan Akkerman, Kylie Minogue & Robbie Williams, Chuck Berry & John Lennon, Ed Sheeran & Stormzy, Al Jarreau & Kurt Elling, Patti Labelle & Michael Mcdonald, Stan Getz & Chet Baker, Serge Gainsbourg & Screamin Jay Hawkins

Al Jarreau, Randy Crawford, Irma Thomas, Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston, Thelma Houston, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross & the Supremes , Teddy Pendergrass, Frankie Beverly & Raw Soul, Maceo Parker, Charlie Wilson

Bob Dylan & Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Whitney Houston, Icehouse, Midnight Oil, Joe Jackson, Michael McDonald, Al Jarreau, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, U2, Laurie Anderson

Howard Jones, Al Jarreau, Joe Dolan, Electronic, Maxi Priest, Dolly Parton, Roachford, Michael Jackson, Laura Branigan, John Denver, All About Eve, John Lennon

Womack & Womack, Sam & Dave, Al Green, Bootsy Collins, Beyoncé, George Benson ＆ Al Jarreau, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Prince, James Brown, Nina Simone, The Supremes

Air Supply, Al Jarreau, Elton John, Deacon Blue, Paul Young, UB40, Alison Moyet, Donna Summer, Limahl, Level 42, Hot Chocolate, Robert Palmer

Queen, Al Jarreau, MC Miker G & DJ Sven, Salt~N~Pepa, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Survivor, Ice T, Milli Vanilli, Diana Ross, Loose Ends, Bomb The Bass, Rick Astley

Eric Clapton & JJ Cale, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Al Jarreau & Miki Howard, Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J, Anastacia & Eros Ramazzotti, Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Stanley Clarke & Larry Graham, Emerson Lake & Palmer, U2 & Lady Gaga , Roger Daltrey & Joan Jett, Eddie Vedder & Pete Townshend, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez & Jackson Browne

Paul McCartney & Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan & Tom Petty, Roger Mcguinn & Chris Hillman, John Mayer & Bob Weir, Alicia Keys & Jack White, Mavis Staples & Jeff Tweedy, Louis Armstrong & Mahalia Jackson, Wayne Shorter & Santana, Gil Evans & Sting, George Benson & Al Jarreau, Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville, Tina Turner & Mick Jagger

Luther Vandross, Sly & The Family Stone, Maxwell, Al Jarreau, Grover Washington Jr., Bobby Womack, Akon, Brandy, Michael Jackson, George Benson, Incognito, The Jb'S International

Joe Cocker, Atlantic Starr, John Moore & Expressway, Echo And The Bunnymen, The Darling Buds, David Essex, Waterfront, Al Jarreau, Pepsi And Shirlie, Jermaine Jackson, Helen Terry, Voice Of The Beehive

Heart, Juice Newton, Jennifer Rush, Plácido Domingo, Kool & The Gang, Judy Boucher, Champaign, Al Jarreau, Marillion, Toyah, Fleetwood Mac, Randy Travis, Robin Gibb

This day (April 9, 1945), in Irondequoit, New York, is born Steve Gadd, an American session and studio drummer.

This day (April 3, 1990), in Hidden Hills, California, died Sarah Lois Vaughan a.k.a. Sarah Vaughan, an American singer, nicknamed 'Sailor Sassy' and 'The Divine One'