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I have been listing to Lee Ritenour since the begining of his career. And I really enjoy listing to Smoke'n Mirrors. My favorite songs the CD are Lee's cover's of Dave Grusin's Southwest Passage, and of Patrice Rushen's Forget Me Nots. Overall I enjoyed the entire CD.

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2. Lee Ritenour Band feat. Dave Grusin - Jazz San Javier (2011) #leeritenour 1. Stolen Moments 6. Lay It Down 7. Smoke 'n' Mirrors 8. Get Up, Stand Up Lee Ritenour - guitars Dave Grusin - piano, keyboard Melvin Davis - bass Sonny Emory - drums.

Lee Mack Ritenour (born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s.^[1][2][3]

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Biography[edit]

Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952 in Los Angeles, California. At the age of eight he started playing guitar and four years later decided on a career in music. When he was 16 he played on his first recording session with the Mamas & the Papas. He developed a love for jazz and was influenced by guitarist Wes Montgomery. At the age of 17 he worked with Lena Horne and Tony Bennett. He studied classical guitar at the University of Southern California.^[2]

1976–1988[edit]

Ritenour's solo career began with the album First Course (1976), a good example of the jazz-funk sound of the 1970s, followed by Captain Fingers, The Captain's Journey (1978), and Feel the Night (1979).

In 1979, he 'was brought in to beef up one of Pink Floyd's The Wall ' heaviest rock numbers, 'Run Like Hell'.^[4] He played 'uncredited rhythm guitar' on 'One of My Turns'.^[5][6]As the 1980s began, Ritenour began to add stronger elements of pop to his music, beginning with Rit (1981). 'Is It You' with vocals by Eric Tagg reached No. 15 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 27 on the Soul chart.^[7] The track peaked at number fifteen on Hot Adult Contemporary chart.^[8] He continued with the pop-oriented music for Rit/2 (1982) and Banded Together (1984), while releasing a Direct-Disk instrumental album in 1983 called On the Line. He also provided rhythm guitar on Tom Browne's album Funkin' for Jamaica. He recorded Harlequin (1985) with Dave Grusin and vocals by Ivan Lins. Astro player pro apk free download. His next album, Earth Run, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance. The album's title track was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Instrumental Composition.^[3][9]Portrait (GRP, 1987) included guest performances by The Yellowjackets, Djavan, and Kenny G.^[10]

In 1988, his Brazilian influence came to the forefront on Festival, an album featuring his work on nylon-string guitar. He changed direction with his straight-ahead jazz album Stolen Moments which he recorded with saxophonist Ernie Watts, pianist Alan Broadbent, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Harvey Mason. During the same year, he composed the theme song for the Canadian TV series Ramona.

1990–present[edit]

In 1991 Ritenour and keyboardist Bob James formed the group Fourplay. He left the group in 1998 and was replaced by Larry Carlton. He released the career retrospective Overtime in 2005. Smoke n' Mirrors came out the next year with the debut of his thirteen-year-old son, Wesley, on drums.

Celebrating his fifty years as a guitarist in 2010, Ritenour released 6 String Theory, a title that refers to six musical areas covered by the use of guitar.^[11]

Ritenour has been a judge for the Independent Music Awards.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Awards[edit]

Grammy Awards[edit]

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Ritenour has received one award out of sixteen nominations.^[3]

• Album of the Year, Jazziz magazine (2010)
• Best International Instrumentalist, Echo Jazz Award (2011)

Discography[edit]

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Albums[edit]

Charted singles[edit]

With Fourplay[edit]

• 1991 Fourplay
• 1993 Between the Sheets
• 1995 Elixir
• 1997 Best of Fourplay

With L.A. Workshop[edit]

• 1988 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
• 1994 Norwegian Wood, vol. 2

Other credits[edit]

• 1977 'Strawberry Letter 23' from the album Right On Time by Brothers Johnson
• 1987 Joyride - track 6 'Midi Citi' - (En Pointe)
• 1985 American Flyer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with Greg Mathieson - GRP^{[citation needed]}

As sideman[edit]

• Peggy Lee - Let's Love (1974)
• Brass Fever – Brass Fever (1975)
• Oliver Nelson - Skull Session (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
• Brass Fever – Time Is Running Out (1976)
• John Handy - Carnival (ABC/Impulse, 1977)
• Quincy Jones - Roots (A&M, 1977)
• Dizzy Gillespie – Free Ride (1977)
• Alphonse Mouzon – Mind Transplant (Blue Note, 1974)
• Alphonse Mouzon – The Man Incognito (Blue Note, 1975)
• Joe Henderson – Black Miracle (Milestone, 1976)
• Stanley Turrentine – Everybody Come On Out (Fantasy, 1976)
• Lalo Schifrin – Rollercoaster (1977)
• Paulinho da Costa – Agora (Pablo/Concord, 1977)
• Eddie Henderson – Comin' Through (Capitol, 1977)
• David 'Fathead' Newman - Keep the Dream Alive (Prestige, 1978)
• Herb Alpert - Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela (Horizon, 1978)
• Pink Floyd – The Wall (Harvest/EMI, 1979)
• Grover Washington Jr. – The Best Is Yet to Come (Elektra, 1982)
• Karimata – Jezz (1991), on 'Rainy Days and You' only

References[edit]

1. ^'Biography'. Lee Ritenour. January 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
2. ^ ^ab'Lee Ritenour'. Allmusic.com.
3. ^ ^abc'Lee Ritenour'. Grammy.com.
4. ^Blake, Mark (2008). Comfortably Numb. Da Capo Press. pp. 270–. ISBN978-1-56858-383-9. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
5. ^Mabbett, Andy (1995). The Complete Guide to the Music of Pink Floyd. Omnibus Press. pp. 80–. ISBN978-0-7119-4301-8. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
6. ^'Inside the Mind of Pink Floyd: David Gilmour'. Guitar. September 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
7. ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 494.
8. ^Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 205.
9. ^'Earth Run'. AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
10. ^'Lee Ritenour: Portrait'. allmusic.com.
11. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
12. ^'Judges'. Independent Music Awards. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
13. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-28.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
14. ^'11th Annual IMA Judges'. Independent Music Awards. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
15. ^'She & Him, The Black Keys, Mark Hoppus, Aimee Mann and Bettye LaVette Join Judging Panel for the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards'. Top40-charts.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
16. ^Lee Ritenour - Dance Club Songs
17. ^Lee Ritenour - Billboard Hot 100
18. ^Lee Ritenour - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
19. ^Lee Ritenour - Smooth Jazz Songs

External links[edit]

• Lee Ritenour Interview NAMM Oral History Program (2014)