Lee Ritenour

Artist:  Lee Ritenour
Birth Name:  Lee Mack Ritenour
Born:  January 11, 1952.  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz, Funk, Crossover Jazz, Jazz Pop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Producer
Instrument:  Guitar

Lee Ritenour is an American Jazz Guitarist from Los Angeles, California.  At 16, he played on his first recording session, with The Mamas & Papas, and was given the nickname "Captain Fingers".  His music style, incorporating Funk, Pop, Rock, Blues, Brazilian, Classical Music with Jazz.  In 1970s, winning Guitar Player Magazine's Best Studio Guitarist Award Twice!.

Title:  A Twist Of Rit  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz, Funk, Crossover Jazz, Jazz Pop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Label:  Concord Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Wild Rice  (5:33)
 2.  Fatback  (5:52)
 3.  Ooh Yeah  (5:01)
 4.  W.O.R.K.N' It  (7:51)
 5.  A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That  (5:37)
 6.  Pearl  (4:50)
 7.  Twist Of Rit  (5:38)
 8.  Countdown  (4:51)
 9.  Soaring  (8:11)
10. Sweet Syncopation  (5:28)
11. Bullet Train  (6:36)
12. Waltz For Carmen  (4:58)

Personnel:

Lee Ritenour:  Guitar on All Tracks, Synth Guitar on Track 7
Michael Thompson:  Rhythm Guitar on Tracks:   1-3, 5, 8, 10, Acoustic Guitar on Track 9, Solo on fade Track 2
Patrice Rushen:  Fender Rhodes Electric Piano on Tracks:  1, 10
John Beasley:  Clavinet on Tracks:  1, 10, Synthesizer on Tracks: 1,  7 Wurlitzer, Electric Piano on Track 2, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano on Tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9, 11
Melvin Lee Davis:  Electric Bass on Tracks:  1-3, 5, 7-11
Ron Bruner Jr.:  Drums on Tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9-11
Paulinho Da Costa:  Percussion on Tracks:  1, 5, 9-11
Ernie Watts:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 2, 5, 7, 9-11
Rashawn Ross:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1, 2, 5, 10, Flugelhorn on Tracks:  3, 7
Wendell Kelly:  Trombone on Tracks:  1, 2, 5, 7, 10
Tom Luer: Tenor Saxophone on Track 1
Adam Schroeder:  Baritone Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 5, 10
Dave Grusin:  Hammond B3 Organ on Track 2, Minimoog on Track 3, Acoustic Piano on Tracks: 5, 7, 11, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano on Track 8, Synth Vibes on Track 9, Synthesizer on Track 11
Chris Coleman:  Drums on Tracks: 2, 7, 8
Bob Sheppard:  Baritone Saxophone on Track 2, Flute on Tracks: 3, 7
Makoto Ozone:  Hammond B3 Organ on Track 4, Acoustic Piano on Track 6
Tom Kennedy:  Acoustic Bass on Tracks: 4, 6
Dave Weckl:  Drums on Tracks:  4, 6, Hand Drums on Track 6
Tony Pusztai:  Classical Guitar on Track 12

A Twist Of Rit is an album by Lee Ritenour, was released on August 21, 2015 by Concord Records, featuring Dave Grusin, Ernie Watts, Dave Weckl, Tony Pusztai (Grand Prize Winner Of  Lee Ritenour's 2014 Six String Theory Competition) and many more!.