DIANNE REEVES - Quiet After the Storm (1996) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Dianne Reeves, who has always had a beautiful voice and the potential for greatness in jazz, has conducted a rather directionless career, performing many concerts filled with spontaneity while at the same time recording erratic albums that usually feature both veteran jazz ballads and newer material that is closer to pop and folk music. There are some strong jazz moments on this CD. "Comes Love" has an inventive arrangement that uses a riff from the Miles Davis version of "'Round Midnight" and a familiar rhythmic phrase from "Star Eyes" in surprising ways. "Detour Ahead" is fine and "The Benediction" ("Country Preacher" with Reeves's lyrics) is a sincere tribute to Cannonball Adderley (who makes a brief appearance on soprano via sampling) but on some of the other pieces Reeves wanders far away from jazz. She sings a couple of folk songs with guitarist Dori Caymmi, introduces the heartwarming if poppish original "Nine" and performs a very straight version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" that makes the song sound like a Broadway show tune. Perhaps Dianne Reeves's eventual niche will be as a jazz-influenced folk-pop singer; someday she should probably make up her mind. by Scott Yanow  
Tracklist :
1    Hello, Haven't I Seen You Before 4:54
Bass – Chris Severin
Congas – "Jazzman" Luis Conte
Drums – Billy Kilson
Piano, Arranged By – David Torkanowsky
Synth [Synclavier Horns], Arranged By [Synclavier Horns] – George Duke
Tenor Saxophone – Joshua Redman
Written-By – Claude Vernell McKnight III, Mark Kibble, Mervyn Warren
2    Comes Love (Nothing Can Be Done) 5:34
Alto Saxophone – Everette Harp
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Billy Kilson
Percussion – Luis Conte
Piano, Arranged By – David Torkanowsky
Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Ron Blake
Trumpet – Gary Grant
Trumpet [Solo] – Roy Hargrove
Written-By – Charles Tobias, Lew Brown, Sam Stept
3    Smile 4:10
Acoustic Guitar – Kevin Eubanks
Backing Vocals – Cherub Femmes & Two Cherub Mens
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Terri Lyne Carrington
Lyrics By – Dianne Reeves
Music By – George Duke
Piano, Synth [Synclavier Strings] – George Duke
4    Jive Samba 0:43
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Terri Lyne Carrington
Piano – George Duke
Written-By – Nat Adderley
5    The Benediction (County Preacher) 4:12
Alto Saxophone [Last Chord] – Everette Harp
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Billy Kilson
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – George Duke
Lyrics By – Dianne Reeves, Wren T. Brown
Music By – Josef Zawinul
Soprano Saxophone – Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Ron Blake
Trumpet – Roy Hargrove
Trumpet [Last Chord] – Gary Grant
6    Detour Ahead 6:45
Arranged By – Jacques-Laurent Terrasson
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Billy Kilson
Percussion – Airto Moreira
Piano – Jacky Terrasson
Written-By – Herb Ellis, John Freigo, Lou Carter
7    Yemanja/Sargaco Mar 5:05
Guitar – Dori Caymmi
Percussion – Airto Moreira
Written-By [Sargaco Mar] – Dorival Caymmi
Written-By [Yemanja, Yoruba Chant] – Traditional
8    Nine 4:48
Acoustic Guitar – Kevin Eubanks
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Billy Kilson
Lyrics By – Dianne Reeves
Music By – Dianne Reeves, Eduardo Del Barrio
Percussion – Luis Conte
Piano – John Beasley
Synth [Synclavier] – George Duke
9    In A Sentimental Mood 5:17
Arranged By – Jacques-Laurent Terrasson
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Billy Kilson
Piano – Jacky Terrasson
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
10    When Morning Comes (Jasmine) 5:43
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Billy Kilson
Flute – Hubert Laws
Lyrics By – Diane Louie
Music By – James Black
Percussion – Airto Moreira
Piano – David Torkanowsky
11    Both Sides Now 6:59
Piano – George Duke
Written-By – Joni Mitchell
12    Sing My Heart 5:01
Arranged By – David Torkanowsky
Bass – Chris Severin
Drums – Billy Kilson
Lyrics By – Ted Koehle
Music By – Harold Arlen
Percussion – Luis Conte
Strings [Synclavier], Arranged By [Strings] – George Duke