Lee Mack "Captain Fingers" Ritenour is a guitarist, recording artist, composer and producer. He began his career at the age of 16 and has appeared on over 3000 sessions, recorded over 40 albums, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. He is probably best known for the hit "Is It You" in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a pioneer in the
smooth jazzSmooth jazz is a sub-genre of jazz which is influenced stylistically by R&B, funk and pop.Beginning in the early 1970s, it was an evolution into jazz with a modern, electronic sensibility...
and
jazz-funkJazz-funk is a sub-genre of jazz music characterized by a strong back beat , electrified sounds, and often, the presence of the first electronic analog synthesizers...
genres of music.
Biography
Ritenour was born January 11 1952 in
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,
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. He played his first session when he was 16 with
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and given the moniker, "Captain Fingers", because of his manual dexterity on the guitar. Ritenour was a sought-after
session guitarSession musicians are instrumental performers or vocalists who are available for hire for live performances or recording sessions, as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical ensemble or who have acquired fame in their own right as bandleaders...
ist by the mid-1970s, and won
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Magazine's Best Studio Guitarist twice in the 1970's. He is noted for playing his red
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and his
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guitars.
One of his most notable influences is the pioneering jazz guitarist
Wes MontgomeryJohn Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist. He is generally considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino, George Benson, and Pat Metheny.-...
among others like
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,
Kenny BurrellKenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians.-Biography:...
and
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. His prolific career includes a
Grammy AwardThe Grammy Awards —or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry...
for the collaborative work
Harlequin (1985), and 17 other Grammy nominations. Ritenour also holds the distinction of having two of the promotional videos for his songs "Is It You" and "Mr. Briefcase" being played during
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's first day. Ritenour has been at the top of many guitar polls throughout the world.
Throughout his career, Ritenour has experimented with different styles of music. A true fusionist, he has often incorporated elements of funk, pop, rock, blues, Brazilian and most recently with
Amparo (2008), classical music with
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. In the early 1980s, Ritenour was given his own
IbanezIbanez is a guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki and based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in the United States and Europe.-History:...
signature model guitar, the LR-10. The LR-10 was produced from 1981 to 1987. It can be heard exclusively on his album
Rit. Currently, Ritenour plays the
GibsonThe Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. Gibson also owns and makes guitars under such brands as Epiphone, Kramer, Valley Arts, Tobias, Steinberger, and Kalamazoo. In addition to guitars, the company makes pianos through its...
s that he first played in the 1970s (the ES-335 and
L5The Gibson L-5 guitar was first produced in 1922 by Gibson Guitar Corporation, then of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA under the direction of master luthier Lloyd Loar, and has been in production ever since. It was considered the premier rhythm guitar in the big band era...
), and now also plays his signature Lee Ritenour Model archtop guitar made by
GibsonThe Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. Gibson also owns and makes guitars under such brands as Epiphone, Kramer, Valley Arts, Tobias, Steinberger, and Kalamazoo. In addition to guitars, the company makes pianos through its...
.
Style
Ritenour's solo career began in 1975 with the recording of his album
First Course. Released in 1976, the album gave a strong representation of the mid-1970s L.A. Jazz/Funk sound. Critics did, however, complain that his first album was "lightweight." So Lee countered this with his strongly fusion-based follow up,
Captain FingersCaptain Fingers is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 on Epic Records.-Track listing:-Musicians:*Lee Ritenour – Electric guitar, Classical guitar, 360 systems polyphonic guitar synthesizer...
. This was followed by two more fusion efforts—
The Captain's Journey (1978) and
Feel The Night (1979). On these albums, Ritenour primarily used something of a rich, yet rock-oriented distorted guitar sound, coming from his
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guitar. In other instances on these albums, clean sounds were heard coming from his
Gibson L5The Gibson L-5 guitar was first produced in 1922 by Gibson Guitar Corporation, then of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA under the direction of master luthier Lloyd Loar, and has been in production ever since. It was considered the premier rhythm guitar in the big band era...
and classical acoustic guitars (he played his classical acoustic guitars almost exclusively on his album
Rio in 1979). In the 1970s, Ritenour would often use effects like wah-wah, phasers, chorus, and flangers on his electric instruments. Also, during the late 1970s, Ritenour can be heard using the 360 Systems guitar synthesizer (he is pictured sitting in front of it on the back cover of his
Captain Fingers album). He can be heard using the synthesizer on the track
Captain Fingers (from the album with the same title), and can also be heard playing solo with the synthesizer on the song "What Do You Want?" from "The Captain's Journey."
In 1979, Ritenour "was brought in to beef up one of [
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's ]
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s heaviest rock numbers, 'Run Like Hell'." He also played "uncredited rhythm guitar" on "One Of My Turns".
As the 1980s began, Ritenour began to add stronger elements of pop to his music, beginning with Rit
in 1981. For this, he kept with his distorted sound, now using his IbanezIbanez is a guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki and based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in the United States and Europe.-History:...
LR-10 signature model guitar. He continued with the pop-oriented music for two albums after Rit
(Rit/2
in 1982 and Banded Together
in 1984), while releasing a slick, yet more fusion-styled, Direct-DiskDirect to disk recording refers to methods by which digital audio and video are recorded to portable storage media such as hard drives and DVDs.Direct to disk can involve permanent or semi-permanent non-volatile recording media...
instrumental album in 1983 called On The Line
. He also provided rhythm guitar on Tom BrowneFor the former BBC Radio 1 chart presenter, see Tom Browne .Tom Browne is a jazz trumpeter who rose to prominence first through his early work with Sonny Fortune, and for his 1980 single "Funkin' For Jamaica".Browne originally played piano, having taken lessons from the age of 11...
's hit, Funkin' for Jamaica
.
In 1985, he recorded his first album for GRPGRP Records is an American jazz record company that was founded in New York by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1982.-History:Previously, the duo had formed Grusin/Rosen Productions as a freelance production team in 1976, making records for labels such as RCA, Blue Note and CTI with artists like Jon...
with Dave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
, entitled Harlequin
. It featured Lee primarily on his classical acoustic guitar and also featured Brazilian singer/songwriter Ivan LinsIvan Guimarães Lins is a Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most notable and respected...
. Up to this point, this album along with Rio
arguably gave the strongest representation of Lee's Brazilian influences.
The following year, 1986, Ritenour released the album Earth Run, which featured him using the then-newly designed
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guitar. He used nine different guitars on the album, most notably the
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, his Valley Arts guitar, and his
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acoustic. The album also featured long-time collaborator
Phil PerryPhil Perry is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group The Montclairs from 1971 to 1975. In 1972, the group recorded under the Paula label with minor soul ballads that included "Dreaming's Out Of Season", "Prelude to a Heartbreak", and "Begging's Hard To Do"...
for the first time, on the track "If I'm Dreaming, Don't Wake Me" — a song also featuring
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and
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. He also produced songs and played guitar on
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's LP Hot on the Trail
during that same year.
Ritenour continued in a direction strongly featuring other artists in 1987, with Portrait
. The album itself has something of a strong smooth-jazz sound, and Ritenour can be heard here playing with The Yellowjackets, DjavanDjavan is a Brazilian singer/songwriter, Djavan combines traditional Brazilian rhythms with popular music drawn from the Americas, Europe and Africa. He can arguably be categorized in any of the following musical genres: Música Popular Brasileira , samba, or Latin dance...
, and Kenny GKenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is a Grammy winning American saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenny's main instrument is the soprano saxophone, but he also on occasion plays alto and tenor saxophone and flute. He...
.
In 1988, his smooth jazz-influenced Brazilian music came to the forefront with Festival
— another album strongly featuring his work on nylon-string acoustic guitars. The following album, Color Rit
, continued with a similar mood. He did however, change direction completely again with his straight-ahead jazz album Stolen Moments
. Sounding similar to Wes MontgomeryJohn Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist. He is generally considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino, George Benson, and Pat Metheny.-...
, Ritenour played alongside long-time collaborator, saxophonist Ernie WattsErnest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist...
, pianist Alan BroadbentAlan Broadbent, MNZM , is a jazz pianist, arranger and composer best known for his work with artists such as Woody Herman, Diane Schuur, Chet Baker, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan, Charlie Haden, Warne Marsh, Bud Shank, and many others...
, bassist John PatitucciJohn Patitucci is an American Grammy winning jazz double bass and electric bass player, specializing in post-bop, jazz fusion and Brazilian jazz.-Early years:...
(playing only acoustic) and drummer Harvey MasonHarvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer. He has worked with many jazz and fusion artists such as Bob James, The Brecker Brothers, Lee Ritenour, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and almost all the Mizell Brothers productions with Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond, Bobbi Humphrey and Gary Bartz...
. Continuing in a Wes MontgomeryJohn Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist. He is generally considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino, George Benson, and Pat Metheny.-...
mood, Ritenour paid tribute to the man himself in 1992, with his album Wes Bound
. The album featured a number of covers of Montgomery compositions, as well as some seemingly tributary pieces from Ritenour himself.
Also seen in this decade was a 1994 collaboration album with guitarist Larry CarltonLawrence Eugene Carlton is an American jazz fusion, pop, and rock guitarist and a singer, from Torrance, California. He has divided his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands...
called Larry & Lee
.
In 1991 Lee Ritenour, together with keyboard player Bob JamesBob James may refer to:*Bob James , jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer of music*Bob James , former baseball player for the Expos, Tigers, and White Sox...
, formed the Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz group FourplayFourplay is a smooth jazz group in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James , Lee Ritenour , Nathan East , and Harvey Mason...
. Lee left the hugely successful group in 1998 to continue with his own solo works. He was replaced by Larry CarltonLawrence Eugene Carlton is an American jazz fusion, pop, and rock guitarist and a singer, from Torrance, California. He has divided his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands...
.
2002 saw the release of his album, Rit's House
.
In February 2004, Ritenour completed a project looking back on his career involving musicians he has worked with throughout his career called Overtime
. Overtime was recorded live in a studio in front of a small audience. It was released in early 2005, and is currently available as a singular audio CD, double-DVD set or singular HD DVD. Some of the musicians featured include
Dave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
,
Patrice RushenPatrice Louise Rushen is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and pianist.-Biography:...
,
Harvey MasonHarvey William Mason is an American jazz drummer. He has worked with many jazz and fusion artists such as Bob James, The Brecker Brothers, Lee Ritenour, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and almost all the Mizell Brothers productions with Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond, Bobbi Humphrey and Gary Bartz...
,
Alex AcunaAlejandro Neciosup Acuña aka Alex Acuña is a Peruvian Afro-Cuban jazz drummer and percussionist.Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands from the age of ten, and moved to Lima as a teenager. At the age of eighteen he joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1967 he moved to Puerto Rico...
,
Chris BottiChristopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti [BOH-tee] is an American trumpeter and composer. Botti has been nominated for two Grammy Awards...
,
Anthony JacksonAnthony Jackson, is a Grammy-nominated American electric bass guitar player based in New York City. -Biography:Anthony Jackson has been a distinctive voice on the electric bass ever since he entered the scene in New York City....
, Melvin Lee Davis, and
Ernie WattsErnest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist...
, amongst many others.
His latest album, entitled Smoke n' Mirrors was released in late August 2006. His son Wesley is a drummer, and makes his debut appearance on the album at the age of 13. This album contains Ritenour's version of
Bill WithersWilliam Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985...
' 1978 hit "
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".
Ritenour joined the 9th annual
Independent Music AwardsThe Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists & releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.
He was also a judge for the 8th Independent Music Awards.
Discography
| Date |
Title |
Label |
| 1976 |
First Course First Course is the first studio album released by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. The album was released in 1976 on LP by the label Epic Records. It was re-released on CD by Sony Records in 1990....
|
Epic #EK 46114 |
| 1977 |
Lee Ritenour and His Gentle Thoughts -Track listing:#"Captain Caribe"#"Getaway"#"Chanson"#"Meiso"#"Captain Fingers"#"Feel Like Makin' Love"#"Gentle Thoughts"-Musicians:*Steve Forman*Dave Grusin*Anthony Jackson*Harvey Mason*Patrice Rushen*Ernie Watts...
|
JVC #VDJ-1001 |
| 1977 |
Captain Fingers Captain Fingers is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 on Epic Records.-Track listing:-Musicians:*Lee Ritenour – Electric guitar, Classical guitar, 360 systems polyphonic guitar synthesizer...
|
Epic #PE 34426 |
| 1977 |
Sugar Loaf Express Sugar Loaf Express is a direct to disc studio album by Lee Ritenour released in 1977.-Track listing:#"Sugar Loaf Express"#"Morning Glory"#"That's the Way Of The World"#"Slippin' in the Back Door"#"Tomorrow"#"Lady Soul"-Musicians:*Eric Gale...
|
JVC #JIMI-2008-2 |
| 1978 |
Friendship -Track listing:#"Sea Dance"#"Crystal Morning"#"Samurai Night Fever"#"Life is the Song We Sing"#"Woody Creek"#"It's a Natural Thing"-Musicians:*Steve Forman*Steve Gadd*Dave Grusin*Don Grusin*Abraham Laboriel*Ernie Watts...
(Different from 1979 release) |
Jasrac #VDJ-1003 |
| 1978 |
The Captain's Journey The Captain's Journey is the sixth studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1978 on Elektra Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Lee Ritenour: electric & acoustic guitar* Alex Acuña: percussion, drums* Patti Austin: vocals...
|
Elektra #6E-136 |
| 1979 |
Rio -Track listing:#"Rainbow"#"San Juan Sunset"#"Rio Funk"#"It Happens Everyday"#"Ipanema Sol"#"Simplicidad"#"A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That"-Musicians:*Alex Acuna*Rubens Bassini*Chico Batera*Paulinho Braga*Jose Da Silva*Dave Grusin...
|
GRP Records #GRD-9524 |
| 1979 |
Feel the Night |
Discovery #71010 |
| 1979 |
Friendship (Japan) (Currently reissued with The Captain’s Journey on Wounded Bird Records) |
Jasrac #VACZ-1032 |
| 1980 |
The Best of Lee Ritenour |
Epic #EK 36527 |
| 1981 |
Rit |
Discovery #71013 |
| 1982 |
Rit 2 |
Discovery #71017 |
| 1982 |
Dave Grusin and the N.Y. /L.A. Dream Band, with Dave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
|
GRP Records #A 1001 & GRD 9501, JVC #28022 |
| 1983 |
On The Line (This version differs in some takes to the 1985 GRP Release, and is available reissued with Rio on Wounded Bird Records), with Dave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
|
GRP Records #GRD-9525 |
| 1984 |
Banded Together |
Discovery #71018 |
| 1985 |
Harlequin, with Dave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
|
GRP Records #GRD-9522 |
| 1985 |
GRP Live in Session, with Dave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
|
GRP Records #A-1023 & #GRD 9032 |
| 1986 |
Earth Run Earth Run is a 1986 album by Lee Ritenour released in April of 1986 on GRP Records. The album went to number 10 on the Top Jazz Albums chart.-Track listing:-Charts:-Musicians:*Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion...
|
GRP Records #GRP-D-9538 |
| 1987 |
Portrait |
GRP Records #GRD-9553 |
| 1988 |
Festival |
GRP Records #GRD-9570 |
| 1990 |
Color Rit |
GRP Records #GRD-9594 |
| 1990 |
Stolen Moments |
GRP Records #GRD-9615 |
| 1991 |
Collection |
GRP Records #GRD-9645 |
| 1991 |
Fourplay Fourplay is a smooth jazz group in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James , Lee Ritenour , Nathan East , and Harvey Mason...
, Fourplay |
Warner Bros. #26656-2 |
| 1993 |
Wes Bound |
GRP Records #GRD-9697 |
| 1991 |
Fourplay Fourplay is a smooth jazz group in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James , Lee Ritenour , Nathan East , and Harvey Mason...
, Between The Sheets |
Warner Bros. #45340-2 |
| 1995 |
Larry & Lee, with Larry CarltonLawrence Eugene Carlton is an American jazz fusion, pop, and rock guitarist and a singer, from Torrance, California. He has divided his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands...
|
GRP Records #GRD-9817 |
| 1995 |
Fourplay Fourplay is a smooth jazz group in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James , Lee Ritenour , Nathan East , and Harvey Mason...
, Elixir |
Warner Bros. #WPCR-293 |
| 1997 |
Alive In L.A. |
GRP Records #GRD-9882 |
| 1997 |
A Twist of Jobim |
I.E. Music #314 533 893-2 |
| 1997 |
Fourplay Fourplay is a smooth jazz group in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James , Lee Ritenour , Nathan East , and Harvey Mason...
, Best Of Fourplay |
Warner Bros. #9 46661-2 |
| 1998 |
This Is Love |
i.e. Music #314 557 290-2 |
| 1999 |
Two Worlds (cd) An album devised by the renowned jazz musicians Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin in which they combine in new arrangements with the expert classical musicians including the soprano Renee Fleming, the violinist Gil Shaham and the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber....
, with Dave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
, Renee FlemingRenée Fleming is a Grammy Award winning American soprano specializing in opera and lieder. Fleming has a full lyric soprano voice....
, Gil ShahamGil Shaham is an award-winning violinist of Israeli descent. He was born in Urbana, Illinois, during a short academic visit to the University of Illinois by his parents, both Israeli scientists - the astrophysicist Jacob Shaham and the cytogeneticist Meira Diskin. The family returned to Jerusalem...
and Julian Lloyd WebberJulian Lloyd Webber is one of the world's most renowned solo cellists.-Early life:The British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber...
. |
Decca #012 157 960-2 |
| 2001 |
A Twist Of Marley |
GRP Records #UCCR-1003 |
| 2002 |
Rit's House |
GRP Records #VERF 01197-2 |
| 2003 |
The Very Best Of Lee Ritenour |
GRP Records #314-589-281-2 |
| 2003 |
The Best Of Lee Ritenour |
Sony Music Entertainment Inc #EK 85795 |
| 2003 |
A Twist of Motown |
GRP Records #B0000115-02 |
| 2005 |
Overtime |
Peak Records #PKD-8531-2 |
| 2005 |
World Of Brazil |
GRP Records #B0004926-02 |
| 2006 |
Smoke N Mirrors |
Peak Records #PKD-30018-2 |
| 2008 |
Amparo, with Dave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
|
Decca Records #UCCU-1192 |
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