Dianne Reeves has thus far had a rather confusing and aimless career. Blessed with a very attractive voice and the ability to be the premiere jazz singer of this era, Reeves seems reluctant to stick to jazz. Her recordings are often rather schizophrenic affairs, rarely reaching the heights of her exciting live performances. Reeves sang (and recorded) with her high school band and was encouraged by Clark Terry, performing with him while a college student at the Univesity of Colorado. She did session work in Los Angeles starting in 1976, toured with Sergio Mendes (1981) and Harry Belafonte (1984) and first started recording as a solo artist in 1982, soon becoming a familiar name on the festival circuit. Many of Reeves' records are long out-of-print although her Blue Note sets (of which Quiet After the Storm is the most satisfying thus far) are available. Why Dianne Reeves seems so unwilling to commit herself to jazz (or to any specific idiom) as she nears 40 remains a mystery. ~ Scott Yanow
Source: AMG Biography