Composer
Al Jarreau
American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017)
1940–2017
24 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1940
- Died
- 2017
- Birthplace
- Milwaukee
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer. His 1981 album Breakin' Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In all, he won ten Grammy Awards and was nominated 19 other times during his career.
Jarreau also sang the theme song of the 1980s television series Moonlighting and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; singer-songwriter; jazz musician; social worker; percussionist; composer; jazz singer; pop singer
- Education
- University of Iowa; Ripon College; Lincoln High School
- Instruments played
- percussion instrument; voice; marimba; drum kit; vocal percussion
- Genres
- soul; smooth jazz; jazz; funk; rhythm and blues
- Awards
- Frankfurter Musikpreis; Grammy Awards; list of artists with Hollywood Walk of Fame recording stars; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame; honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music; Grammy Award for Record of the Year; Grammy Award for Song of the Year; Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals; Grammy Award for Best Music Video; Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance; Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance; honorary doctorate
- Official website
- http://www.aljarreau.com/
- Birth name
- Alwin Lopez Jarreau
- Languages used
- American English
- VIAF ID
- 85529133
- ISNI
- 0000000114505884
- GND ID
- 11187498X
- Library of Congress ID
- n83187910
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3e54ba8b-f4cc-4192-9813-890d570e2b7a
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Flute, Alto, bass
- Genres represented
- Jazz, Latin, Rock, Dance, pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | See work details |
9 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Boogie Down | See work details |
12 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| We're In This Love Together | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Moonlighting | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mornin' | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Never Givin' Up | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Breakin' Away | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Easy | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| More Love | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sticky Wicket | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Love Speaks Louder Than Words | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| After All | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Since I Fell For You | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Teach Me Tonight | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Spainsheet music to download for jazz band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Mornin' - Guitar | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spain - Tenor Sax 2 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spain - Piano | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Spain - Alto Sax 1 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spain - Drums | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spain - Flute | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mornin' - Drums | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spain - Tenor Sax 1 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Spain - Conductor Score | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 85529133. Portrait: User:RX-Guru ; *derivative work: Andreas 06 ( talk ) AlJarreauEarly1980s.jpg : RX-Guru, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.