In 2012 the CD ‘Al Jarreau and the Metropole Orkest-Live’ was released by the famous Concord Music and was nominated for a Grammy Award in different categories. Simone Pormes, Lo van Gorp and Lesley van der Aa are the backing-vocalists on this beautiful CD .

Dusty Groove America published a review in which the choir is described as follows: “The bold backings are really wonderful – full and flowing, with loads of warm jazz energy that seems to push Al’s vocals even more than before.”