Collaborations

Dean has recorded with : Billy Armstrong (Violin), Ted Baker, Tom Barney, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Walter Becker, Ben Benay, Richard Bennett, Louis Biancanello, Charlie Bisharat, Michael Boddicker, Robbie Buchanan, Cynthia Calhoun, Larry Carlton, Lenny Castro, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Pete Christlieb, Rhys Clark, Ron Clark, Jon Clarke, Vinnie Colaiuta, Gary Coleman, Larry Corbett, Laura Creamer, Mark Creamer, David Crosby, Denny Dias, Delta Dickerson, Craig Doerge, Everett Drake, Donald Fagen, Wilton Felder, Victor Feldman, Venetta Fields, Sammy Figueroa, Chuck Findley, Robert Findley, Frank Floyd, David Foster, Jim Gordon, Emory Gordy, Ed Greene, Willie Greene, Paul Griffin, Portia Griffin, Don Grolnick, Fred Heilbrun, Jim Hodder, Jim Horn, James Newton Howard, James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Dick "Slyde" Hyde, Mark Isham, Michael Jackson, Wayne Jackson, Paul Jackson, Jr. (Guitarist), Billy Joel, Louis Johnson, Plas Johnson, Suzie Katayama, Jackie Kelso, Jim Keltner, Steve Khan, Clydie King, John Klemmer, Larry Knechtel, Stephen Kujala, Russ Kunkel, Carolyn Leonhart, Vander "Starz" Lockett, Rebecca Louis, Andrew Love, Arno Lucas, Steve Lukather, Brian Mann, Eddie Martinez, Sherlie Matthews, Paul McCartney, Hugh McCracken, Lew McCreary, Michael McDonald, Sid McGinnis, Marcus Miller, Ollie Mitchell, Tommy Morgan, Rob Mounsey, Wayne Murry, Graham Nash, Novi Novog, Michael Omartian, David Paich, Pino Palladino, Bill Perkins, Greg Phillinganes, Jeff Porcaro, Bernard Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Francine Reed, Jerome Richardson, Lee Ritenour, John Robinson, David Lee Roth, Zack Sanders, Timothy B. Schmit, Dave Shank, Anita Sherman, Valerie Simpson, Lee Sklar, Leslie Smith, Myrna Smith, Greg Smith (Keyboardist), Patty Smyth, Susan Steward, Stephen Stills, Benmont Tench, Kathleen Turner, Ron Tutt, Don Was, Ernie Watts, Willie Weeks, Eric Weissberg, Kirk Whalum, Ken Wild, David Williams, Jessica Williams, Bill Wolfer, Paul Young, and Reggie Young.