Rendezvous in Rio

Rendezvous in Rio is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 2006 with Koch Records. It was Franks' sixteenth studio album.

Track listing

Personnel

• Michael Franks – vocals (1, 3, 5–10)
• Chuck Loeb – keyboards (1), synthesizer programming (1, 3), guitars (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3), acoustic piano (3)
• Charles Blenzig – keyboards (2, 4), programming (2, 4), arrangements (2, 4)
• David Sancious – keyboards (5, 10), acoustic piano solo (5)
• Scott Petito – additional keyboards (5, 10), bass (5, 10), arrangements (5, 10)
• Jeff Lorber – keyboards (6, 7), percussion programming (6, 7), arrangements (6, 7), drum programming (7)
• Roger Burn – keyboards (8, 9), acoustic piano (8), vibraphone (8), arrangements (8, 9)
• Romero Lubambo – guitars (2, 4)
• Mark Shulman – guitars (5, 10)
• Dwight Sills – guitars (6, 7)
• Mike DeMicco – guitar solo (10)
• Sergio Brandao – bass (2, 4)
• Alex Al – bass (6)
• Jimmy Haslip – electric bass (8, 9)
• Wolfgang Haffner – drums (1)
• Brian Dunne – drums (3)
• Jerry Marotta – drums (5, 10), percussion (5, 10)
• Michael White – drums (6)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (8, 9)
• Café – percussion (2, 4)
• Chris Hunter – saxophones (2), flute (2, 4)
• Gary Meek – sax section (6), tenor sax solo (6), flute (7)
• Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (8), tenor saxophone (9)
• Andy Suzuki – woodwinds (8, 9)
• Carmen Cuesta Loeb – vocals (1)
• Robbie Dupree – backing vocals (2), vocals (5)
• Veronica Nunn – backing vocals (2)
• Beth Reineke – backing vocals (2)
• Leslie Ritter – backing vocals (2, 10)
• Pamela Driggs – vocals (4)
• Larry Hoppen – vocals (5)

Production

• John Rosenberg – executive producer
• Dave Wilkes – A&R
• Chuck Loeb – producer (1, 3)
• Charles Blenzig – producer (2, 4)
• Jeff Lorber – producer (6, 7), recording (6, 7)
• Jimmy Haslip – producer (8, 9)
• Dennis Wall – mixing (1, 3)
• Scott Petito – recording (2, 4, 5, 10), producer (5, 10), vocal recording, mixing, mastering, assembling
• Derek Jones – recording (8, 9)
• Rich Breen – additional recording (8, 9), mixing (8, 9)
• David Channing – additional recording (8, 9)
• Megan Denver – art direction, design, additional photography
• Dennis Jeffrey – additional photography
• Dion Ogust – back cover photography
• Dick Jeffrey – cover painting

References

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