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 to Analog Tape for WHFS radio in Washington, D.C., the tape has remained tucked away for nearly 50 years until now.

This new version features an Analog Tape to DXD transfer by Rene Laflamme at 2xHD Mastering.  It is available in Stereo DSD 512,  DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64, DXD, FLAC 192k and FLAC 96k from NativeDSD Music. 

The album 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 and Marcus Miller.

The album includes 5 Songs Never Before On a Live Al Jarreau Recording including James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” and Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” plus his 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.

Al Jarreau, Vocals
Tom Canning, Piano
Ben Atkins, Bass
Tom Drake, Drums