Dragonfly Summer
Dragonfly Summer is a smooth vocal jazz studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Michael Franks. It was released in 1993 with Reprise.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians and vocalists
- Michael Franks – vocals
- Jeff Lorber – keyboards
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards
- Gil Goldstein – keyboards
- Warren Bernhardt – acoustic piano
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Steve Khan – guitars
- Toninho Horta – guitars
- John Pisano – guitars
- Alec Milstein – bass
- Jimmy Haslip – bass
- Steve Rodby – bass
- John Patitucci – bass
- John Robinson – drums
- William Kennedy – drums
- Alex Acuña – drums, percussion
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Mino Cinelu – percussion
- Dave Koz – alto saxophone
- Bob Mintzer – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Chris Hunter – alto saxophone
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Eric Benét Jordan – backing vocals
- John Hall – backing vocals
- Lance Hoppen – backing vocals
- Larry Hoppen – backing vocals
- Dan Hicks – guest vocals
- Peggy Lee – guest vocals
- Gil Goldstein – arrangements and conductor
- Harvey Estrin and Lawrence Feldman – flute, recorder
- Jesse Levy, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken and Nathan Stutch – cello
- Lamar Alsop, Ronald Carbone, Harold Coletta Karen Dreyfus, Olivia Koppell and Emanuel Vardi – viola
Production
- Michael Franks – executive producer
- Jeff Lorber – producer, arrangements, recording
- Yellowjackets – producers, arrangements
- Gil Goldstein – producer, arrangements
- Ben Sidran – producer
- Alan Meyerson – mixing
- James Farber – recording, mixing
- Thomas Mark – recording
- Dan Garcia – mixing
- Allen Sides – recording
- Michael Reiter – assistant engineer
- Eric Rudd – assistant engineer
- David Schiffman – assistant engineer
- Willie Will – assistant engineer
- Dan Sheperd – original demo recording at Soundcheck Studio
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Chris Anderson – sequence assembling at Nevessa Studios
- Sally Poppe – album coordinator
- Christine Cano – art direction, design
- Kip Lott – photography
- Margaret Kimura – hair, make-up
- Borman Entertainment – management
Reception
Stanton was more positive for his review on Audioholics, commenting that "Michael Franks was in top form for this release: catchy, cynical lyrics and great music from great musicians."