Art & Survival
| Art & Survival | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | EMI Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Eddie del Barrio, Terri Lyne Carrington | |||
| Dianne Reeves chronology | ||||
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Art & Survival is an album by the American vocal jazz singer Dianne Reeves, released in 1994.[2][3]
The album peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[4] It has sold more than 500,000 copies.[5]
Production
The album was produced by Eddie del Barrio and Terri Lyne Carrington.[6] Reeves cowrote more than half the songs on Art & Survival.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Robert Christgau |  [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| The Indianapolis Star |  [7] |
| Los Angeles Times | [11] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
| USA Today | [12] |
The Los Angeles Times thought that "this multitextured experiment, with its frequent spiritual-based stories, is Reeves' most ambitious effort."[11] The Washington Post wrote: "By far her most personal and soul-searching recording, the album seems as much therapy as a musical expression for the gifted singer."[13] The Philadelphia Daily News stated: "In an incantational style sometimes reminiscent of Leon Thomas and Roberta Flack, the singer/composer evokes ancient spirits and the freeing powers of the Lord, explaining how she's come through the wringer a changed woman."[14]
Newsday deemed the album "a song cycle about self-discovery."[15] Essence called it an "album of powerfully rendered, personal yet universal compositions that run the rhythmic gamut from hard-swinging jazz to plaintive ballads to a cappella African chants."[16] USA Today wrote that "Body and Soul" is "a scat-driven, Afro-Cuban tour de force."[12]
AllMusic considered the album "neither '90s revisited bop nor overtly commercial Quiet Storm fodder ... [Reeves] is really seeking a middle ground between her two audiences."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Old Souls" | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Come to the River" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "One More Time" | 5:37 |
| 4. | "Anthem" | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Freedom Dance" | 6:55 |
| 6. | "Endangered Species" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Josa Lee" | 6:54 |
| 8. | "Body and Soul" | 10:06 |
| 9. | "Silent Tears and Roses" | 6:49 |
| 10. | "Lament For a Lonely Child" | 6:48 |
| 11. | "Bird Alone" | 6:46 |
References
- ^ Norment, Lynn (Apr 1994). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 49 (6): 16.
- ^ George, Nelson (Aug 1994). "Music -- Art & Survival by Dianne Reeves". Playboy. 41 (8): 24.
- ^ Rogers, Charles E. (23 Apr 1994). "Dianne Reeves' 'Art & Survival'". New York Amsterdam News. p. 22.
- ^ "Dianne Reeves". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Dianne Reeves To Headline First Regent Theatre MLK Concert Event". New Pittsburgh Courier. No. 101. 24 Dec 1994. p. B4.
- ^ a b MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 477.
- ^ a b Ford, Lynn Dean (25 July 1994). "RECORD REVIEWS". The Indianapolis Star. p. C5.
- ^ a b "Art & Survival - Dianne Reeves | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-09-21 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 3553". www.robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 830.
- ^ a b "JAZZ ALBUM REVIEWS : Reeves Scores With an Ambitious Effort". Los Angeles Times. April 22, 1994. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ a b Jones IV, James T. (6 June 1994). "Summer of singers: Jazz albums play up the pipes". USA Today. p. 4D.
- ^ "REEVES'S 'SURVIVAL' A SOULFUL JOURNEY". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Takiff, Jonathan (29 Apr 1994). "ART AND SURVIVAL Dianne Reeves / EMI". Philadelphia Daily News. FEATURES YO!. p. 46.
- ^ "New This Week". Newsday. 18 Apr 1994. p. B2.
- ^ Chambers, Gordon (Jun 1994). "Dianne Reeves: Songs of healing". Essence. 25 (2): 48.
