Al Jarreau - WOW! (Live At The Childe Harold)

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Al Jarreau - WOW! [Deluxe Double Reel Tape]

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Product type: Reel-To-Reel, 15 ips, ¼", 2-Track Stereo Tape

Label: 2xHD

Regular price £995.95

Preorder Today Very Special: New Deluxe Double Reel Tape Album Another great find! A never-released recording of Al Jarreau, the only artist...

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Preorder Today Very Special: New Deluxe Double Reel Tape Album

Another great find! A never-released recording of Al Jarreau, the only artist to win Grammy Awards in the Jazz, R&B and Pop categories. The 19-time Grammy nominee, with 10 Grammys to his name, Jarreau's brilliance is brought back to life in the recently unearthed live 1976 recording from Washington D.C., now titled “WOW!”

In the pantheon of jazz singers, Al Jarreau shines as a towering figure of talent, inspiration, and crossover appeal. In association with Resonance Records 2xHD, is proud to offer this incredible gem to the audiophile market. The beloved platinum seller, known the world over for his hits “We’re in This Love Together,” “Mornin’,” and the theme from the TV series “Moonlighting,” started along his path of music crafting an inebriating blend of Jazz standards with Pop hits of the day.

Wow! Live in Performance at the Childe Harold is a stunning, powerful and passionate performance by the legendary singer and songwriter Al Jarreau captured at his first appearance in Washington, DC in August of 1976. Previously unreleased and originally recorded for WHFS radio in Washington, D.C., the tape has remained tucked away for nearly 50 years until now. Includes liner notes by acclaimed music writer A. Scott Galloway and an essay about the Childe Harold by former Washington Post music critic Richard Harrington; plus interviews with artists who knew or were inspired by Al Jarreau including Nile Rodgers, Dionne Warwick, Will Downing, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marcus Miller and others. Includes 5 Songs Never Before On a Live Jarreau Recording including James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” and Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” and early takes on “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me”. This exhilarating driving performance highlights Jarreau at an amazing time in his career, swinging for the fences.

Deluxe Edition: 2xReel Tapes, SM 900 RTM, 15IPS, 2 Track, Stereo, 10,5 NAB, CCIR OR NAB Eq.

WOW!, a recently unearthed live radio recording discovered by Grammy®-nominated producer Zev Feldman – “The Jazz Detective” - is a 10-song treasure. It captures a still-developing Jarreau captivating an audience on a hot August Saturday night in Washington, D.C. at the city’s intimate, historic, and cherished Childe Harrold Club. Backed by a trio led by longtime collaborator Tom Canning on keyboards, Jarreau fervently and purposefully proves in this pristine recording why it was only going to be two more years before he catapulted to international superstardom.

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Album: Al Jarreau - WOW! (Live At The Childe Harold)

Label: 2xHD Fusion - 2XHDRE1269

Country: Canada

Released: 2025 - TBC

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Style: Vocal, Contemporary Jazz

Musicians:

Vocals – Al Jarreau

Bass – Ben Atkins

Drums – Tom Drake

Keyboards [Fender Rhodes], Electric Piano, Synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble] – Tom Canning

Recorded live at the Childe Harold in Washington, DC on August 13, 1976

The 2xHD Fusion Mastering System: In the constant evolution of its proprietary mastering process, 2xHD has progressed to a new phase called 2xHD FUSION, integrating the finest analogue, with state-of-the-art digital technology. The mastering chain consists of a selection of high-end vacuum tube equipment. For the recordings on this album, the original ¼" 15 ips Nagra Master curve, NAB or CCIR master tapes were played on a Nagra-T tape recorder, modified with high-end tube playback electronics, wired with OCC silver cable from the playback head direct to a Nick Doshi tube head preamplifier.

The Nagra T, with its four direct drive motors, two pinch rollers and a tape tension head, has one of the best transports ever made. A custom-built carbon fiber head block and a head damping electronic system permit 2xHD FUSION to obtain a better resolution and 3D imaging.

2025 - 2xHD Fusion - Al Jarreau - WOW! (Live At The Childe Harold) - Canada Import.

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