Artist: Lee Ritenour
Genre: Jazz Fusion
Lee Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist whose smooth, melodic style has made him one of the most successful and recorded guitarists in jazz fusion. His work combines jazz sophistication with R&B accessibility, earning him crossover success rarely achieved by jazz instrumentalists. Albums like 'Captain Fingers' and 'Rio' showcased his technical abilities and commercial appeal. Ritenour's session work includes appearances on thousands of recordings across genres. His band Fourplay, co-founded with other fusion stalwarts, achieved significant smooth jazz success. Ritenour's influence on contemporary jazz guitar and the smooth jazz genre established him as one of his generation's most important instrumentalists.
Lee Ritenour vinyl records (11)
LEE RITENOUR Life Is The Song We Sing (1979 US-issue Japanese-pressed promotional 2-track 12 vinyl single - taken from the Lee Ritenour And Friendship album featuring the track Getaway which is from the Gentle Thoughts album. Presented in a custom printed picture sleeve. Both sleeve and vinyl are in stunning condition PRLP-1) Track Listing: 1
£49.00 used
LEE RITENOUR Rio (1982 German 7-track LP that sees Lee playing Acoustic guiatr with three different bands recorded in Brazil New York & California with the assistance of Dave & Don Grusin complete with Elektra Musician inner picture sleeve. The sleeve and vinyl are immaculate. MUSK52350) Track Listing: Rio Funk San Juan Sunset Rainbow A Little Bit Of This And A Little Piece Of That Simplicidad Ipanema Sol It Happens Every Day
£17.00 used
LEE RITENOUR Feel The Night (1979 German 7-track LP including original picture/credits inner picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear with scuffing to the top & bottom whilst the vinyl appears barely played ELK52141) Track Listing: Feel The Night Market Place Wicked Wine French Roast You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Midnight Lady Oh Oh
£12.00 used
LEE RITENOUR Portrait (1987 German 9-track digitally mastered vinyl LP with guest appearances from Jimmy Haslip Harvey Mason Vinnie Colaiuta Dave Grusin & more. The glossy picture sleeve has only light shelfwear to the edges but comes withtheillustrated credits inner while the vinyl appears barely played GRP91042) Track Listing: A1
£12.00 used
LEE RITENOUR Earth Run (1986 German Direct Metal Mastered 8-track vinyl LP picture sleeve and illustrated credits inner. This example is housed in the DMM stickered picture sleeve which displays minimal wear and the vinyl shows little signsof play GRP91021) Track Listing: Soaring Earth Run If Im Dreamin (Dont Wake Me Up) Watercolors The Sauce Butterfly Sanctuary Water From The Moon
£14.00 used
LEE RITENOUR Feel The Night (1979 UK 7-track vinyl LP including Wicked Wine & French Roast. The glossy picture sleeve has light shelfwear to the edges and comes with the album credits inner while the vinyl appears barely played K52141) Track Listing: A1. Feel The Night 5:32 A2. Market Place 5:22 A3
£12.00 used
LEE RITENOUR The Captains Journey (1978 UK butterfly label 7-track LP featuring a collection of smooth jazz to chill a summers afternoon vintage price-stickered glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve is still in its opened shrinkwrap while the vinyl appears barelyplayed K52094) Track Listing: A1. The Captains Journey
£12.00 used
LEE RITENOUR The Captains Journey (1978 German 7-track LP featuring a collection of smooth jazz to chill a summers afternoon picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl appears barely played ELK52094) Track Listing: A1. The Captains Journey. 8:01 a) Part I: The Calm b) Part II: The Storm A2
£12.00 used
LEE RITENOUR Banded Together (1984 German 10-track vinyl LP picture sleeve. The sleeve has a couple of small areas of paper loss due to sticker removal whilst the vinyl appears barely played) Track Listing: Operator (Thief On The Line) Other Love Sunset Drivers Mandela Amaretto Rit Variations II Be Good To Me Im Not Responsible Shadow Dancing Heavenly Bodi
£9.00 used
LEE RITENOUR Festival (1988 US 8-track LP featuring a superb roster of backing musicians from New York LA and Brazil including Dave Grusin Bob James Caetano Veloso Paulinho DaCosta Johnny Mandel and more picture sleeve with album credits insert. The vinyl is in BRAND NEW condition housed in the picture sleeve which remains sealed (with tiny deletion cut) within its custom-stickered original shrinkwrap GRP-A-9570) Track Listing: Night Rhythms Latin Lovers Humana Rio Sol Odile Odila Linda (Voce e Linda) New York/ Brazil The Inner Look
£28.00 new