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The Lee Ritenour Gibson L5 Signature archtop guitarRitenour's solo career began with the album First Course (1976), a good example of the jazz-funk sound of the 1970s, followed by, The Captain's Journey (1978), and Feel the Night (1979).In 1979, he 'was brought in to beef up one of Pink Floyd's ' heaviest rock numbers, '. He played 'uncredited rhythm guitar' on '.As the 1980s began, Ritenour began to add stronger elements of pop to his music, beginning with Rit (1981). ' with vocals by reached No. 15 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 27 on the Soul chart. The track peaked at number fifteen on chart. He continued with the pop-oriented music for Rit/2 (1982) and Banded Together (1984), while releasing a instrumental album in 1983 called On the Line.
He also provided rhythm guitar on 's album Funkin' for Jamaica. He recorded Harlequin (1985) with and vocals. His next album, was nominated for a. The album's title track was also Grammy nominated in the category of. (GRP, 1987) included guest performances by, and.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, pianist, bassist, and drummer. During the same year, he composed the theme song for the Canadian TV series.1990–present In 1991 Ritenour and keyboardist formed the group. He left the group in 1998 and was replaced.
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.Ritenour has been a judge for the Independent Music Awards. Awards Grammy Awards The are awarded annually by the.
Ritenour has received one award out of sixteen nominations. YearCategoryNominated workResult1978'The Captain's Journey'Nominated1981RITNominated1985'Early A.M. Lee Ritenour. January 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2014. ^. Allmusic.com.
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If travel is a broadening experience for the average Joe, it must be positively a revelation for the restless artist. Such is the case for Lee Ritenour, a musician who abandoned the comfort zone of cranking out innocuous jams for the far more risky territory of fusing world beat with contemporary jazz.In 2005, the guitarist performed in a series of concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The trip left such an impression upon him that for Smoke n' Mirrors he invited a host of musicians from South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil, Columbia, Peru and India. He added a host of prominent seasoned pros to the eclectic mix, including Dave Grusin, John Patitucci, Patrice Rushen and Richard Bona.
In search of different sounds, Ritenour also added nine percussionists and played twelve different guitars on the album.' The concept for the album came from a lot of different sources, all of which coalesced with my trip to South Africa,' Ritenour says. The result is a lively blending of what Ritenour dubs 'world flavor,' and it should be well-received by listeners who demand more from music than reheated riffs and vapid reworkings of familiar tunes.That extra 'flavor' is what takes the reinterpreting of Patrice Rushen's 'Forget Me Nots' and Bill Withers' 'Lovely Day' a notch above the humdrum. Both of these songs are staples of classic R&B radio, but not with a South African vocalist (Zamajobe) providing the lead vocals. Rushen herself provides the backing vocals to 'Forget Me Nots,' also adding a shimmering electric piano and organ solo.The problem for someone like Lee Ritenour is that unless listeners have kept up, they may be operating on an outdated presumption of the type of music he makes. A song like 'Capetown' or 'Waters Edge' is far removed Ritenour's days as a founding member of Fourplayand while the sound may remain familiar, Ritenour is obviously still growing and evolving as a musician.Is he still channeling his inner Wes Montgomery?
Lee Ritenour Smoke N Mirrors
Sure, as he aptly illustrates on Freddie Hubbard's 'Povo,' but so what? At this point in his career, Ritenour knows precisely what he can and can't get away with. In any case, Smoke n' Mirrors is a vigorous performance by an artist who's still pushing himself and his listeners to try something bold and new, instead of tried and true.