Lee Ritenour Songography

GRP's generally well-chosen 1991 Collection covers an entire decade of Lee Ritenour releases from Elektra and GRP. As such, those years seem to form a late-'70s plateau descending into a commercial valley by the early part of the '80s and ...

Recorded between 1984 & 2001. Includes liner notes by Chuck Berg. Smooth jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour gets the "best-of" treatment on this GRP compilation. While longtime fans will most likely already have these tracks, curious listeners may find it a nice ...

The Best of Lee Ritenour selects eight highlights from the records the guitarist made for Epic in the '80s. It's a nice sampler, featuring such songs as "Sun Song," "Little Bit of This Land and a Little Bit of That, ...

Overtime is really two CDs in one. On the instrumentals, particularly "Bass City" and "Blue in Green," guitarist Lee Ritenour sounds a lot like Wes Montgomery and he leads his group (which features either Ernie Watts or Eric Marienthal on ...

GRP's generally well-chosen 1991 Collection covers an entire decade of Lee Ritenour releases from Elektra and GRP. As such, those years seem to form a late-'70s plateau descending into a commercial valley by the early part of the '80s and ...

All tracks have been digitally remastered. Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California; Starlight Studios, Malibu, California and Enterprise Studios, Burbank, California in September and October 1992. Includes liner notes by Don Heckman. Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios, ...

A great player shows how easily he can handle trite pop. ~ Ron Wynn

All tracks have been digitally remastered. Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California; Starlight Studios, Malibu, California and Enterprise Studios, Burbank, California in September and October 1992. Includes liner notes by Don Heckman. Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios, ...

GRP's generally well-chosen 1991 Collection covers an entire decade of Lee Ritenour releases from Elektra and GRP. As such, those years seem to form a late-'70s plateau descending into a commercial valley by the early part of the '80s and ...

Guitarist Lee Ritenour has long been associated with Brazilian styles (especially after playing with Sergio Mendes's Brasil '77 in the '70s), and 2005's WORLD OF BRAZIL continues that association to excellent effect. Ritenour's smooth, soulful style lends itself perfectly to ...

GRP's generally well-chosen 1991 Collection covers an entire decade of Lee Ritenour releases from Elektra and GRP. As such, those years seem to form a late-'70s plateau descending into a commercial valley by the early part of the '80s and ...

Overtime is really two CDs in one. On the instrumentals, particularly "Bass City" and "Blue in Green," guitarist Lee Ritenour sounds a lot like Wes Montgomery and he leads his group (which features either Ernie Watts or Eric Marienthal on ...

A great player shows how easily he can handle trite pop. ~ Ron Wynn

Lee Ritenour goes techno/pop/rock on an album originally released on the pop Elektra label. Here Captain Fingers extends his reach to play keyboards and programmed electronic drums on a few tracks, along with very competent rock guitar. Two songs from ...

A great player shows how easily he can handle trite pop. ~ Ron Wynn

All tracks have been digitally remastered. Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California; Starlight Studios, Malibu, California and Enterprise Studios, Burbank, California in September and October 1992. Includes liner notes by Don Heckman. Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios, ...

The Best of Lee Ritenour selects eight highlights from the records the guitarist made for Epic in the '80s. It's a nice sampler, featuring such songs as "Sun Song," "Little Bit of This Land and a Little Bit of That, ...

The Best of Lee Ritenour selects eight highlights from the records the guitarist made for Epic in the '80s. It's a nice sampler, featuring such songs as "Sun Song," "Little Bit of This Land and a Little Bit of That, ...

Guitarist Lee Ritenour has long been associated with Brazilian styles (especially after playing with Sergio Mendes's Brasil '77 in the '70s), and 2005's WORLD OF BRAZIL continues that association to excellent effect. Ritenour's smooth, soulful style lends itself perfectly to ...

Track Listing: Captain's Journey Pt. 2: The Calm/Pt. 2: The Storm; Morning Glory; Sugar Loaf Express; Matchmakers; What Do You Want?; That's Enough for Me; Etude;

Overtime is really two CDs in one. On the instrumentals, particularly "Bass City" and "Blue in Green," guitarist Lee Ritenour sounds a lot like Wes Montgomery and he leads his group (which features either Ernie Watts or Eric Marienthal on ...

The Best of Lee Ritenour selects eight highlights from the records the guitarist made for Epic in the '80s. It's a nice sampler, featuring such songs as "Sun Song," "Little Bit of This Land and a Little Bit of That, ...

Guitarist Lee Ritenour has long been associated with Brazilian styles (especially after playing with Sergio Mendes's Brasil '77 in the '70s), and 2005's WORLD OF BRAZIL continues that association to excellent effect. Ritenour's smooth, soulful style lends itself perfectly to ...

ALIVE IN L.A. was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance. Jazz being the most spontaneous and improvisational of all musical forms, it's often best appreciated in a live setting, where artistry can take over for commercial ...

Track Listing: Captain's Journey Pt. 2: The Calm/Pt. 2: The Storm; Morning Glory; Sugar Loaf Express; Matchmakers; What Do You Want?; That's Enough for Me; Etude;