Al Jarreau's We Got By: Dave McMurray, Kem, and Blue Note Records: A New 10/8/2025 Blue Note Release

Dave McMurray "We Got By feat. Kem" (Official Video) - Blue Note Records:    • Dave McMurray "We Got By feat. Kem" (Offic...  

About the video's image above that I generated using Google Gemini: it loosely represents Al Jarreau's extremely large family. Jarreau's dad was a Pastor, his mom was a church organist, and he was one of six children.

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Correction: The video above says that I saw Al Jarreau and David Sanborn together in 2005 or 2006. The more I though about it, the more I realized that that date had to be incorrect. I remembered that I bought the "Legends" DVD in 2000, and that was what made me so excited to see the two of them together when the tickets became available. I was able to verify that they did in fact go on tour together in late 2000. More details are in the associated article.

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Al Jarreau's "We Got By" is one of my favorite songs of all time. Today, I heard a new version for the first time, featuring tenor saxophonist Dave McMurray and singer Kem. The new version was released by Blue Note Records on October 8, 2025. The new version is absolutely amazing, and you can tell that it was greatly inspired by Al Jarreau's initial 1975 version of the song. In this article, I'm going to share the research that I did on all of the project's participants after I heard the new version.

Full article: https://saxtalk.com/al-jarreaus-we-go...