Rendezvous in Rio
| Company type | Album |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Michael Franks |
| Products | Smooth jazz music album |
Rendezvous in Rio represents a 2006 smooth jazz vocal project by Michael Franks, distributed via Koch Records. This album is the sixteenth studio effort from Franks, showcasing partnerships with prominent producers and musicians within the jazz genre.
Personnel
- Michael Franks – lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5-10)
- Chuck Loeb – keyboards, synthesizer programming, guitars, arrangements on tracks 1 and 3; acoustic piano on track 3
- Charles Blenzig – keyboards, programming, arrangements for tracks 2 and 4
- David Sancious – keyboards on tracks 5 and 10; acoustic piano solo featured on track 5
- Scott Petito – supplemental keyboards, bass, arrangements on tracks 5 and 10
- Jeff Lorber – keyboards, percussion and drum programming, arrangements for tracks 6 and 7
- Roger Burn – keyboards, acoustic piano, vibraphone, arrangements on tracks 8 and 9
- Romero Lubambo – guitars on tracks 2 and 4
- Mark Shulman – guitar contributions on tracks 5 and 10
- Dwight Sills – guitar parts on tracks 6 and 7
- Mike DeMicco – guitar solo featured on track 10
- Sergio Brandao – bass guitar on tracks 2 and 4
- Alex Al – bass player on track 6
- Jimmy Haslip – electric bass for tracks 8 and 9
- Wolfgang Haffner – drums on track 1
- Brian Dunne (Average White Band) – drums on track 3
- Jerry Marotta – drums and percussion on tracks 5 and 10
- Michael White – drums on track 6
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums for tracks 8 and 9
- Café – percussion instruments on tracks 2 and 4
- Chris Hunter – saxophones and flute parts on tracks 2 and 4
- Gary Meek – saxophone section and solos for tracks 6 and 7; flute on track 7
- Eric Marienthal – alto and tenor saxophones featured on tracks 8 and 9
- Andy Suzuki (Manhattan Jazz Quintet) – woodwind instruments on tracks 8 and 9
- Carmen Cuesta Loeb – vocals featured on track 1
- Robbie Dupree – backing vocals and lead vocals for tracks 2 and 5
- Veronica Nunn – backing vocals on track 2
- Beth Reineke – backing vocals contributing to track 2
- Leslie Ritter – backing vocals appearing on tracks 2 and 10
- Pamela Driggs – lead vocals on track 4
- Larry Hoppen – vocal contributions to track 5
Production
- John Rosenberg – executive producer role
- Dave Wilkes – responsible for A&R
- Chuck Loeb – production duties for tracks 1 and 3
- Charles Blenzig – producer of tracks 2 and 4
- Jeff Lorber – producer as well as recording engineer for tracks 6 and 7
- Jimmy Haslip – producer for tracks 8 and 9
- Dennis Wall – mixing engineer for tracks 1 and 3
- Scott Petito – recording engineer for tracks 2,4,5,10; also producer of tracks 5 and 10; vocal recording, mixing, mastering, compilation
- Derek Jones – recording engineer for tracks 8 and 9
- Rich Breen – additional recording services and mixing duties for tracks 8 and 9
- David Channing – supplemental recording support for tracks 8 and 9
- Megan Denver – art direction, design work, additional photography
- Dennis Jeffrey – contributed additional photography
- Dion Ogust – photography for back cover artwork
- Dick Jeffrey – creator of cover painting