Zurfin sautin muryar Al Jarreau da sihiri yana shafar mai sauraro, yana sa ku manta da komai. Kuma ko da yake mawaƙin bai kasance tare da mu shekaru da yawa ba, "magoya bayansa" masu sadaukarwa ba sa manta da shi.
Farkon Shekarun Al Jarreau
A nan gaba sanannen dan wasan kwaikwayo Alvin Lopez Jerro aka haife kan Maris 12, 1940 a Milwaukee (Amurka). Iyalin suna da yawa, mahaifinsa ya yi hidima a matsayin firist, mahaifiyarsa kuma ’yar wasan pian ce. Mai wasan kwaikwayo na gaba ya haɗa rayuwarsa tare da kiɗa tun yana yaro. Tun yana ɗan shekara 4, Al da ’yan’uwansa maza da mata suna rera waƙa a ƙungiyar mawaƙa ta coci inda iyayensu ke aiki. Wannan sana'a tana da ban sha'awa sosai har Jerro ya ci gaba da rera waƙa a cikin ƙungiyar mawaƙa a lokacin ƙuruciyarsa. Bugu da ƙari, dukan iyalin da suka yi a lokuta daban-daban na agaji.
Duk da haka, nan da nan Al bai haɗa rayuwarsa da kiɗa ba. Bayan kammala karatun sakandare, Jerro ya shiga Kwalejin Ripon a sashen ilimin halin dan Adam. A lokacin karatunsa, Al ya jagoranci rayuwa mai aiki. Shi ne shugaban majalisar dalibai, dan wasa. Bugu da ƙari, ya ci gaba da abin da ya fi so - darussan kiɗa. Jarreau ya yi tare da ƙungiyoyin gida daban-daban, amma ya ƙare tare da The Indigos, quartet wanda ya buga jazz.
Bayan kammala karatunsa daga kwalejin kuma ya sami digiri na farko, mawakin ya yanke shawarar ci gaba da karatunsa a cikin sana'arsa kuma ya shiga Jami'ar Iowa. Ya sauke karatu a shekara ta 1964 kuma ya fara aiki a matsayin mai ba da shawara kan gyarawa a San Francisco.
Duk da haka, waƙar "ba ta bar" matashin mawaki ba. A San Francisco, Jarreau ya sadu da George Duke. Tun daga nan, ya zama wani ɓangare na jazz uku. Haɗin gwiwar ya ɗauki shekaru da yawa.
A cikin 1967 ya kafa duet tare da mawaki Julio Martinez. Mawakan sun yi wasa a Gatsby's kuma daga baya suka koma Los Angeles. Sun zama ainihin taurari na gida, kuma Jerro ya yanke shawarar yanke shawara - don haɗa rayuwarsa tare da kiɗa. Sannan akwai shagulgulan kide-kide, yawon bude ido, daukar fina-finai da kuma gagarumin lambar yabo.
Farkon hanyar kirkira ta Al Jarreau
Jerro da Martinez sun yi wasa a kungiyoyi da yawa. Wani lokaci ma "buɗewa" ga sauran mawaƙa, irin su John Belushi. Bayan lokaci, 'yan jarida sun fara ba da hankali ga mawaƙa, wanda ya ba da gudummawa ga karuwar shahara. A lokaci guda, Jerro ya soma sha’awar addini kuma ya fara rubuta nasa waƙoƙin. Ba abin mamaki ba ne cewa ra'ayin addinin mawakin yana cikin su.
A tsakiyar 1970s, Jerro ya haɗu tare da ɗan wasan pian Tom Canning. Masu shirya Warner Records sun lura da mawakin, wanda ba da daɗewa ba ya yi rikodin albam ɗin sa na farko We Got By. Ko da yake masu suka sun yi taka tsantsan wajen tantancewar, masu sauraro sun karɓi kundin. Haka kuma, a Jamus, ya samu Grammy Award for Best New Foreign Solo Artist. Don haka, mawaƙin ya sha'awar masu sauraron Turai.
Al Jarreau bai ɓata lokaci ba kuma ya bi kundi na farko tare da haɗawa ta biyu, Glow (1976). Kuma, ba shakka, kundin ya sami Grammy shima. Fitar albam na biyu ya biyo bayan rangadin duniya. A lokacin ne Jerro ya bayyana kansa a matsayin gwanin ingantawa. An yi fim ɗin yawon shakatawa kuma an yi wani kundi na daban Look to the Rainbow. Kuma bayan shekaru biyu, an ba shi lambar yabo ta Grammy don Mafi kyawun Jazz.
Mawaƙin ya gudanar da ayyukan kiɗan nasa sosai. A cikin 1981, an fitar da kundi na uku, Breakin' Away. A wannan karon babu wanda ya yi mamakin yadda masu suka da masu sauraro suka karɓi kundin. Kuma a sakamakon haka, an sami lambobin yabo na Grammy guda biyu. Kundin na uku ana ɗaukar ɗayan mafi nasara. Wakokin album din sun shahara sosai. Waƙar Bayan Duk ta ɗauki matsayi na 26 a cikin ƙimar waƙoƙin R&B.
1980s an yi alama da guguwar ayyuka ga Jerro. Ya fara aiki tare da sauran mawaƙa, kuma ya yi rikodin sauti don fina-finai da nunin talabijin. Waƙarsa ta yi sauti a cikin ayyukan "Shift dare", "Yi abin da ya dace!" da Hasken Wata. Babban aikin haɗin gwiwa a cikin 1980s shine Mu ne Duniya. Fiye da mawaƙa 70 ne suka halarci ƙirƙirar ta.
Kundin shekara da hutu
A cikin 1992, Al Jarreau ya fitar da kundi na cika shekaru goma sama da ƙasa. Bayan haka, ya ɗan canza yanayin ayyukansa, yana jinkirta aikin studio. Wannan ya shafi rikodin waƙoƙi ne kawai a cikin ɗakin studio. Ya fara yawon shakatawa da yawa, ya ba da adadi mai yawa na kide kide da wake-wake, ana yin shi a bukukuwa da kida. Wannan kiɗan shine samar da Broadway na Grease a cikin 1996.
A shekarar 1999, Gerro yana da wani sabon mataki - aiki tare da kade-kade na kade-kade. Mawakin ya yi aiki a kan shirin nasa na kade-kade, kuma ya shirya kiɗa daga Broadway.
Komawa
A 2000, Jerro ya koma yin rikodi. Sakamakon shine rikodin Gobe A Yau. Yanzu yana da lafiya a ce mawaƙin ya lashe sabon masu sauraro. An sauƙaƙe wannan ta hanyar aiki tare da ƙungiyar kade-kade na kade-kade, kuma waƙoƙin R&B sun jawo hankalin matasa na magoya baya.
Al Jarreau ya ci gaba da yin wasan kwaikwayo a kulake, ya ba da kide-kide a bukukuwa da kuma nada sabbin hits. A cikin 2004, an fitar da kundi na gaba Accentuate the Positive. Ayyukan aiki sun ci gaba har zuwa 2010.
Al Jarreau na sirri rayuwa
Mawaƙin ba shi da mafi girman rayuwa ta sirri. Duk da haka, ya yi aure sau biyu. Aure na farko ya yi shekara hudu kacal. Sa'an nan actress Phyllis Hall ya zama zaɓaɓɓen daya daga cikin masu wasan kwaikwayo. Tsawon shekaru tara bai hada rayuwarsa da kowa a hukumance ba, sai a shekarar 1977 ya auri model Susan Player. A cikin aure, sun haifi ɗa.
Shekarun ƙarshe na rayuwa: rashin lafiya da mutuwa
’Yan shekaru kafin mutuwarsa, Jerro ya soma samun matsalolin lafiya. Da kyar aka shawo kan hakan, domin Al a kodayaushe yana da kuzari, dacewa da barkwanci. A cikin 2010, yayin wani wasan kwaikwayo a Faransa, Jerro ya rushe. An gano mawaƙin tare da matsalolin numfashi, kuma daga baya - arrhythmia. Komai ya ƙare da kyau - an gaya masa ya yi motsa jiki na musamman kuma an ba shi shawarar yin gwajin likita na yau da kullum. Nan da nan Al ya dawo yin wasan kwaikwayo.
Shekaru biyu bayan haka, Jerro ya kamu da ciwon huhu, wanda ya tilasta soke wasu wasannin kide-kide da aka shirya a Faransa. Koyaya, wannan lokacin Al cikakke ya murmure kuma ya ci gaba da aiwatarwa.
A ƙarshe, ko dai rashin lafiya, ko shekaru, ko duka tare sun yi la'akari da su. A ranar 12 ga Fabrairu, 2017, Al Jarreau ya mutu sakamakon gazawar numfashi. Bai rayu wata guda ba kafin cikar sa shekaru 77. Sa'o'i na ƙarshe na rayuwar mawakin sun kasance tare da danginsa.
An binne mawaƙin a wurin shakatawa na Memorial a Hollywood Hills, ba da nisa da George Duke.
Salon kida na mai fasaha
Har yanzu masu sukar kiɗa ba za su iya yanke shawarar irin nau'in aikin Jerro ba. Mawaƙin yana da murya ta musamman kuma ƙwararren mai kwaikwayon sauti ne. An ce Al na iya kwaikwayon kowane kayan kida da makada a lokaci guda. Shi kadai ne ya lashe Grammy a cikin rukunoni uku na Jazz, Pop da R&B. Mawaƙin bai kasance baƙo ga sauran kwatance, kamar funk, pop rock da dutsen taushi. Kuma a cikin kowane nau'i, Jerro ya nuna iyawar murya mai ban mamaki.
Abubuwa masu ban sha'awa game da mawaƙin
- A cikin 2001, Al Jarreau ya sami kyautar tauraro akan Walk of Fame na Hollywood.
- Gabaɗaya, an zaɓi mawaƙin don lambar yabo ta Grammy sau 19. Ya sami mutum-mutumi guda bakwai.
- Gerro ya sha bamban a cikin dukkan lambobin yabo na Grammy, uku sun fito ne daga nau'o'i daban-daban, wanda ba kasafai ba ne.
- Al Jarreau bai taba sauraron kida a cikin mota ba. Ya yi imanin cewa yawan kiɗan da ke kewaye zai sa shi ya rage "hankali" ga kyawunta.
