Tomorrow Today

Al Jarreau | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grp Records
• ASIN: B00003G1JK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,372 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Al Jarreau has one of music's great voices, a blend of silky highs and a warmly resonant midrange that's absolutely his own, and he's used it to great effect in the past with hits like "After All" and "We're in This Love Together." On his first studio recording since 1994's Tenderness, Jarreau continues to blur the lines between R&B, jazz, and pop. His skill with romantic ballads is reinforced from the outset with "Just to Be Loved" and "Let Me Love You," and the theme continues later in a soaring duet with Vanessa Williams on "God's Gift to the World." But Jarreau is never stuck in one groove. There are great funk tracks here, like the insinuating "In My Music" and "It's How You Say It," a slow groove that gives full play to his different voices. His jazz roots are apparent, too. The title track is a party of explosive Afro-Cuban beats, and "Something That You Said" is a vocal transformation of Weather Report's classic "A Remark You Made," with added details from Rick Braun's trumpet. The last track, "Puddit," is Jarreau at his most playful, an unaccompanied rendition of a Joe Sample tune with the singer clapping time to his own witty lyrics. Tomorrow Today is a perfect balance of Jarreau's soulful depths and wide-ranging creativity. --Adam Rains

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yesterday and Tomorrow Together, March 12, 2000

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David Quinn (Edmonds, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tomorrow Today (Audio CD)

A must-own for all Jarreau fans! A mix of tender ballads, classic Jarreau "groovy funkiness," and pure virtuoso vocalizing make this album well worth both the cash and the wait. GRP has grabbed up AL and here's hoping that they 1)continue to allow him the freedom to explore his music and 2) continue to pair him to winning producers and collaborators. The album is his best studio work in a long time. My favorite cuts (its only been 10 or so listenings) are "Last Night" and "Puddit," but anyone who heard "Tomorrow Today" in concert last summer knows that it is classic Jarreau (which sometimes also includes Al's infamously odd lyric choices; first time I've ever heard anyone sing the phrase "think tank"). Welcome back, Al. OK --you never left -- so...THANKS FOR THE MUSIC!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tomorrow Today is Al Jarreau at the top of his form, March 20, 2000

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This review is from: Tomorrow Today (Audio CD)

Al Jarreau is doing his thing as only Al Jarreau can on this CD! "Just To Be Loved" is the first track and it sets the tone for a CD full of great music. Al gets mellow,romantic,playful and more. It's hard to say which song is my favorite, but "Last Night", and "Somethin you Said" are played over and over. Rick Braun, Boney James and Vanessa Williams are helping Al out. I'm telling you this; Al Jarreau is just as I remember him to be on this CD and it is a must have for fans old and new. I'm looking forward to seeing him in concert this spring. You need to order this CD today!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "HONEY, AL'S HOME!", March 23, 2000

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Huneebee (Bermuda) - See all my reviews

Fabulous! Fabulous! Fabulous! Well worth the long wait since the last album. Thrilled to see Al with the GRP family. I've played the album a zillion times and can't get enough of it! Al's in top form, the music backing him up is top of the line. The production, etc.; it's a wonderful product. Saw Al at the Bermuda jazz festival in October 1999 and was very disappointed with his performance -- he didn't sing anything anyone knew and in general seemed not with it that night. At the time he said that he had a new album out in 2000. Was skeptical. But, since I own just about all of Al's albums, went ahead and purchased it anyway. I am SOOOO glad I did! My husband says that the album MORE than makes up for the dry concert performance.

Best Tune: "Tomorrow Today" It's H-O-T! Keep it up Al, & may your tenure with GRP be long! Least Favourite: "Puddit" although it showcases Al's voice, there's no music and it disrupts the unity of the rest of the album