Al Jarreau

Few artists epitomize a style as perfectly as Al Jarreau. For more than 25 years, Jarreau has stood as the definitive R&B artist, spanning the gap between jazz and pop while embracing the mellower sides of funk, soul and gospel. The 62-year-old Jarreau’s voice sounds as supple now as it did on his 1975 debut, We Got By. His latest disc, All I Got, once again features the singer at the top of his game, offering an a cappella take on “Route 66” and an unlikely duet with gravel-throated ’70s rock icon Joe Cocker. For contemporary Casanovas, only Marvin Gaye outranks this tender tenor.