Collection (Lee Ritenour album)
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | various locations 1979-1991 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:54 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
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| Lee Ritenour chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Collection is an album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. Collection contains a retrospective of Ritenour's 1979-1991 work. The album reached #7 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Lee Ritenour, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Early A.M. Attitude" | Harlequin with Dave Grusin (1985) | 4:59 | |
| 2. | "Rio Funk" | Rio (1979) | 5:08 | |
| 3. | "Night Rhythms" | Festival (1988) | 4:32 | |
| 4. | "White Water" | Portrait (1987) | 5:02 | |
| 5. | "San Ysidro" | Djavan Caetano Viana | Harlequin | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Asa" | Portrait | 5:22 | |
| 7. | "Dolphin Dreams" | On the Line (1983) | 5:09 | |
| 8. | "Is It You?" |
| Rit (1981) | 4:25 |
| 9. | "24th Street Blues" | Stolen Moments (1990) | 5:24 | |
| 10. | "Latin Lovers" |
| Festival | 6:17 |
| 11. | "The Sauce" | Greg Mathieson | Earth Run (1986) | 4:23 |
| 12. | "Malibu" |
| Color Rit (1989) | 4:47 |
| 13. | "Waltz for Carmen" |
| Stolen Moments | 6:23 |
| Total length: | 66:54 | |||
Personnel
[edit]- Lee Ritenour – guitars (1, 5, 7), arrangements (1, 5, 7, 11), acoustic guitar (2-4, 10, 12), rhythm arrangements (2, 3, 8, 10, 12), electric guitar (4, 9, 11, 13), acoustic guitar synthesizer (4), lead guitar (6), horn and string arrangements (8), electric classical guitar (11)
- Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (1, 5), keyboards (1-3, 5, 10), arrangements (1, 5), string arrangements (2)
- Randy Goodrum – MIDI piano programming (1, 5)
- Marcus Ryle – additional synthesizer programming (1, 5)
- Robbie Kondor – synthesizer programming (3, 10)
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards (4)
- Barnaby Finch – MIDI piano (6)
- David Boruff – synthesizer programming (6)
- Greg Mathieson – keyboards (7, 11), synth bass (11), arrangements (11)
- David Foster – keyboards (8)
- Richard Tee – keyboards (8)
- Alan Broadbent – acoustic piano (9, 13)
- Casey Young – synthesizer programming (11)
- David Witham – MIDI piano (12)
- Jeff Mironov – rhythm guitar (2)
- Djavan – rhythm guitar (6), vocals (6)
- Joao Bosco – acoustic guitar (10), lead vocals (10)
- Mitch Holder – acoustic guitar (13)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (1, 5, 12)
- Marcus Miller – bass (2, 3)
- Jimmy Haslip – bass (4)
- Tim Landers – bass (6)
- Nathan East – electric bass (7), synth bass (7)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (8)
- John Pattitucci – acoustic bass (9, 13)
- Anthony Jackson – 6-string bass (10)
- Carlos Vega – drums (1, 5, 11, 12)
- Don Grusin – electronic drum programming (1, 5)
- Harvey Mason – electronic drum programming (1, 5), drums (7, 9, 13), Linn LM-1 programming (8), percussion (8); rhythm, horn and string arrangements (8)
- Buddy Williams – drums (2)
- Omar Hakim – drums (3, 10)
- Will Kennedy – drums (4)
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (6)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 10-12)
- Rubens Bassini – percussion (2)
- Carlinhos Brown – pandeiro (3), djembe (10)
- Alex Acuña – percussion (4), drums (8)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (7)
- Larry Williams – horns (2), synthesizers (6, 12), tenor saxophone (6), synthesizer programming (11)
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (3, 9, 13), synthesizer sax (7)
- Gary Grant – horns (2)
- Jerry Hey – horns (2), horn arrangements (2, 6, 8), trumpet (6, 8), synthesizer arrangements (6), string arrangements (8)
- Randy Kerber – horns and strings (10)
- Johnny Mandel – horn and string arrangements (10)
- Bill Champlin – vocals (8)
- Eric Tagg – vocals (8)
- Gracinha Leporace – backing vocals (10)
- Phil Perry – lead vocals (12)
Production
[edit]- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Dave Grusin – executive producer, producer (1, 5)
- Lee Ritenour – producer
- Toshi Endo – co-producer (2, 7)
- Don Murray – co-producer (3, 4, 6, 10, 12)
- David Foster – producer (8)
- Harvey Mason – producer (8)
- Greg Mathieson – producer (11)
- Joseph Doughney – digital editing, post-production
- Michael Landy – digital editing, post-production
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Stering Sound (New York, NY)
- Michelle Lewis – GRP production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director
- David Gibb – design
- Scott Johnson – design
- Sonny Mediana – design
- Andy Ruggirello – design
- Dan Serrano – design
- Susan Stilton – logo design
- Chuck Berg – liner notes
Track information and credits adapted the album's liner notes.[3]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ginell, Richard S.. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Lee Ritenour Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ Collection (liner notes). Lee Ritenour. GRP. 1991. GRD-9645.
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