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Al Jarreau is a Funk and House act. Their catalogue also touches Jazz and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Bobby McFerrin, Maurice White, Jorge Ben, George Duke and Take Five. Those roots explain a lot about how Al Jarreau arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Patti Austin, Gino Vannelli, The Crusaders, Dave Grusin and Natalie Cole, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into USA for Africa, Elliott Yamin, Mr. Mister, Jill Scott and Bette Midler, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Al Jarreau, reaching back through Bobby McFerrin and forward to USA for Africa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Al Jarreau connections
Al Jarreau grew out of Bobby McFerrin, Maurice White, Jorge Ben and George Duke, shares an orbit with Patti Austin, Gino Vannelli, The Crusaders and Dave Grusin, went on to shape USA for Africa, Elliott Yamin, Mr. Mister and Jill Scott. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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