Accentuate the Positive is an album of songs from the 1940s, recorded in 2004 by singer Al Jarreau.[2] In 2005 the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Accentuate the Positive
Studio album by Al Jarreau
Released	August 3, 2004
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Jazz, Soul/Funk
Length	48:37
Label	GRP Records
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Al Jarreau chronology
All I Got (2002) Accentuate the Positive (2004) Givin' It Up (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Cold Duck" (Eddie Harris, Jarreau) - 3:46
2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 3:43
3. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 4:04
4. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:32
5. "Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer) - 6:01
6. "Accentuate the Positive" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:03
7. "Betty Bebop's Song" (Jarreau, Freddie Ravel) - 4:16
8. "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans, Gene Lees) - 4:44
9. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie, Jarreau) - 4:11
10. "Lotus" (Don Grolnick, Jarreau) - 5:11
11. "Scootcha Booty" (Russell Ferrante, Jarreau) - 4:26

Personnel

• Al Jarreau – vocals
• Larry Williams – keyboards and arrangements (2, 4, 5–10)
• Larry Goldings – Hammond B3 organ (3)
• Russell Ferrante – acoustic piano (11)
• Anthony Wilson – guitars
• Christian McBride – bass (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Dave Carpenter – bass (4, 7, 11)
• Mark Simmons – drums (1, 5, 6)
• Peter Erskine – drums (2, 3, 4, 7–11)
• Luis Conte – percussion (1, 4, 6, 10)
• Keith Anderson – tenor saxophone (1, 6)
• Tollak Ollestad – harmonica (5)

Production

• Producer – Tommy LiPuma
• Executive Producer and Management – Bill Darlington
• Production Coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe
• Recorded and Mixed by Al Schmitt at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Assistant Engineer – Steve Genewick
• Mastered by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction – Hollis King
• Design – Rika Ichiki
• Photography – Rocky Schenck
• Liner Notes – Al Jarreau

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