The album peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. It has sold more than 500,000 copies. Sheryl Lee Ralph sang part of "Endangered Species" during her 2022 Emmy Awards acceptance
The album was produced by Eddie del Barrio and Terri Lyne Carrington. Reeves cowrote more than half the songs on Art & Survival. Due to industry and personal issues, she went into the recording studio knowing that Art & Survival could be her final album.
Tracks
1 Old Souls (Eddie Del Barrio; Dianne Reeves) 5:22
2 Come To The River (Diane Louie; Dianne Reeves) 5:36
3 One More Time (Eddie Del Barrio; Dianne Reeves) 5:39
4 Anthem (David Torkanowsky; Dianne Reeves) 5:28
5 Freedom Dance (Eddie Del Barrio; Dianne Reeves; Jeanne Pisano) 6:56
6 Endangered Species (Dianne Reeves; Jeanne Pisano) 3:24
7 Josa Lee (Eddie Del Barrio; Terri Lyne Carrington; Dianne Reeves) 6:55
8 Body And Soul (Edward Heyman; Frank Eyton; Johnny Green; Robert Sour) 10:09
9 Silent Tears And Roses (Eddie Del Barrio; Jeanne Pisano) 6:50
10 Lament For A Lonely Child (Eddie Del Barrio) 6:49
11 Bird Alone (Abbey Lincoln) 6:46
1 Old Souls
Bass - Jimmy Johnson
Drums - Joey Heredia
Piano - John Beasley
Synthesizer - Eddie Del Barrio
Percussion - Alex Acuna
Percussion - Luis Conte
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Vocals - Dianne Reeves
2 Come To The River
Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Abe Laboriel Jr
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Vocals - Dianne Reeves
3 One More Time
Acoustic Bass - Andrew Simpkins
Drums - Paul Kreibich
Piano - Frank Collett
Violin - Endre Granat
Vocals - Dianne Reeves
4 Anthem
Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Abe Laboriel Jr
Guitar - Charles Johnson
Piano - David Torkanowsky
Percussion - Luis Conte
5 Freedom Dance
Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Abe Laboriel Jr
Guitar - John Pisano
Piano - David Torkanowsky
Synthesizer - Eddie Del Barrio
Sax - Steve Tavaglione
Percussion - Luis Conte
Vocals - Dianne Reeves
6 Endangered Species
Drums - Abe Laboriel Jr
Percussion - Alex Acuna
Percussion - Luis Conte
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
7 Josa Lee
Acoustic Bass - John Patitucci
Piano - John Beasley
Programming - Erik Hanson
Trumpet - Ralf Rickert
8 Body And Soul
Bass - John Patitucci
Drums - Billy Kilson
Guitar - Pino Marone
Piano - Kenny Kirkland
Vocals - Dianne Reeves
9 Silent Tears And Roses
Acoustic Bass - Andrew Simpkins
Drums - Paul Kreibich
Piano - Frank Collett
Violin - Endre Granat
Vocals - Dianne Reeves
10 Lament For A Lonely Child
Bass - John Patitucci
Drums - Billy Kilson
Acoustic Guitar - Pino Marone
Percussion - Luis Conte
Piano - Kenny Kirkland
Vocals - Dianne Reeves
11 Bird Alone
Acoustic Bass - Andrew Simpkins
Drums - Paul Kreibich
Piano - Frank Collett
Violin - Endre Granat
Vocals - Dianne Reeves
Strings - Cello – Dane Little, Mathew Cooker, Stephen Erdody (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Viola – Carole Mukogawa, Dan Neufeld, John Scanlon, Jorge Moraga, Miguel Martinez, Raymond Tischer II, Robert Becker (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Violin – Alan Grundfeld, Alexander Treger, Alexander Horvath, Armen Garabedian, Barbara Porter, Brenton Banks, Dorothy Wade, Irma Neumann, Irving Geller, Murray Adler, Ovsep Ketenojian, Ralph Morrison, Ti Olivia Tusi, Tiffany Yi Hu, Yvette Devereaux (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Producer – Eddie Del Barrio
Co-producer – Terri Lyne Carrington (Track 7)
Producer (Executive) – Tiffany Barsotti
Arranged By – Diane Louie (Track 4)
Arranged By – Terri Lyne Carrington (Track 7)
Arranged By – Eddie del Barrio (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – George del Barrio (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Eddie del Barrio (Tracks 7, 10)
Concertmaster – Endre Granat (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Conductor – George del Barrio (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Conductor – Diane Louie (Track 4)
Contractor – Bill Hughes (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Engineer – Ed Goodreau
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Ed Goodreau (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner (Tracks 2, 4, 7) Mastered At Sterling Sound
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