
18/09/2025
Dianne Reeves "The Palo Alto Sessions 1981-1985" (1996) -Vocal Jazz-
Label : Capitol Records

02 - My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart)
03 - Better Days (Dianne Reeves & Tony Lorrich)
04 - Mi Vida (Dianne Reeves)
05 - Hesitations (Billy Childs & K. Childs)
06 - Welcome To My Love (Dianne Reeves & Tony Lorrich)
07 - Perfect Love (Oliver Scott)
08 - Lullaby (Billy Childs & K. Childs)
09 - Passageway (Eduardo del Barrio, Roxanne J. Seeman & Ernesto J. Herrera)
10 - Siren Serenade (Billy Childs & Jeanne Moore)
11 - Sitting In Limbo (Jimmy Cliff & Guillermo Bright Plummer)
12 - Be My Husband (Andy Stroud)
13 - Separate Vacations (Richard Cummings)
Track 01
"Ancient Source" is taken from the Album 'Sky Islands by Caldera featuring Dianne Reeves as Guest Vocalist
Personnel :
Steve Tavaglione : Flute, Alto Flute, Soprano, Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Jorge Strunz : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Mike Azevedo : Congas & Percussion
Carlos Vega : Drums
Dean Cortez : Electric Bass
Hector Andrade : Timbales, Congas & Percussion
Eduardo Del Barrio : Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Moog, Roland & Oberheim Synthesizers
Larry Dunn : Synthesizers
Dianne Reeves : Vocals
Produced by Eduardo Del Barrio, Larry Dunn & Jorge Strunz
Executive Producer : Larkin Arnold
Tracks 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 & 10
Personnel :
Billy Childs : Piano & Synthesizers
Billy Carroll : Electric Bass
Larry Klein : Electric & Acoustic Bass (on "Lullaby" only)
Joey Heredia : Drums
Harvey Mason : Drums (on "Welcome To My Love" only)
Nick Kirgo : Guitar
Luis Conte : Percussion
Ernie Watts : Saxophone (on "Perfect Love" only)
Dianne Reeves : Vocals
Produced by Billy Childs & Dianne Reeves
Rhythm Arrangements by Billy Childs & Dianne Reeves
Synthesizer & Orchestration : Billy Childs & Anthony Marinelli
Synthesizer Programming : Anthony Marinelli
Recorded & Mixed at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles
Engineered by Bernie Kirsh & Eric Westfall
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios
Tracks 11, 12, 13
Personnel :
Rhythm Section :
Richard Cummings : Keyboards
Angus Nunes : Bass
Dan Carillo : Guitar
Neil Clarke : Percussion
Kenwood Dennard : Drums
Horns :
Charlie Davis, Larry Hall : Trumpets
Jon Bonine, Bruce Paulson : Trombones
Don Menza : Saxophone
Strings :
Charles Veal Jr., Jeremy Cohen : Violins
Linda Lipsett, Barbara Thomason : Violas
Nancy Stein : Cello
Dianne Reeves : Vocals
John Lucien : Vocals (Track #13 only)
Engineered by Bob Burnham
Mixed by Bob Burnham & Richard Cummins
Recorded at :
Greene Street Recordings, New York
Evergreen Studio, New York
Enactron / Magnolia Studios, North Hollywood
Mountain Ears Studio, Boulder, CO
Colorado Sound, Denver
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood
Mixed at Colorado Sound & Magnolia Studios