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Al Jarreau

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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 George Benson, Patti Austin, Lee Ritenour, Gino Vannelli and The Crusaders, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mr. Mister, Jill Scott, Bette Midler, Joe Sample and Chick Corea, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around Al Jarreau, reaching back through Bobby McFerrin and forward to Mr. Mister. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Al JarreauBobby McFerrinMaurice WhiteJorge BenGeorge DukeTake FiveKathleen BattleBobby KimballNarada Michael WaldenMr. MisterJill ScottBette MidlerJoe SampleChick CoreaKathleen BattleMiles DavisGeorge DukeGeorge BensonPatti AustinLee RitenourGino VannelliThe CrusadersDave GrusinBrian CulbertsonWill Downing

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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 George Benson, Patti Austin, Lee Ritenour and Gino Vannelli, went on to shape Mr. Mister, Jill Scott, Bette Midler and Joe Sample. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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