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Rit's House by Lee Ritenour

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Creatively, Lee Ritenour has had his ups and downs over the years. Many of the guitarist's commercial pop-jazz efforts have wasted his skills as an improviser; when Ritenour is catering to NAC/smooth jazz radio, improvisation is the usually the first thing to go. But when Ritenour does have a chance to stretch out, he can be an appealing improviser. Although quite accessible, Rit's House is among his more memorable and substantial efforts. This 2002 release has a soul-jazz/post-bop outlook that often recalls the late '60s and early '70s; for the most part, it is the sort of album that guitarist Grant Green would have been comfortable recording during that era. But Ritenour's guitar playing owes a lot more to Wes Montgomery, who is obviously his primary influence on Gabor Szabo's "Mizrab," as well as original tunes like "78th & 3rd" (which features organist Joey DeFrancesco) and the dusky "Olinda." One of the CD's best tracks has nothing to do with jazz: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic." Featuring former Doobie Brothers vocalist Michael McDonald, this interesting remake of the Police's 1981 hit is not only a departure from the rest of the album -- it is also a big departure from the original version. While the Police's version was up-tempo pop/rock, Ritenour and McDonald transform "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" into an adult contemporary/quiet storm ballad. That track is the CD's only vocal offering; the rest of Rit's House is instrumental. Arguably, 1992's Wes Bound is still Ritenour's best studio album -- certainly from a jazz perspective. But this CD is also respectable, and those who enjoyed hearing the guitarist stretching out on that mostly straightahead disc will also find a lot to enjoy about Rit's House.

© Alex Henderson /TiVo

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1
Module 105
00:04:31

Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn - Randy Kerber, Synthesizer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Sampler - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MARCUS MILLER, BassGuitar - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vinnie Colaiuta, DrumKit - George Duke, Keyboard - Daniel Higgins, Flute

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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13
00:05:00

Jerry Hey, Trumpet, RecordingArranger - John Beasley, Keyboard - Dave Carpenter, DoubleBass - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Gary Grant, Trumpet - GARY MCFARLAND, ComposerLyricist - Bill Reichenbach, Trombone - Daniel Higgins, Saxophone - Will Kennedy, DrumKit

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Mizrab
00:05:26

Jochem Van Der Saag, Percussion - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist - MARCUS MILLER, BassGuitar - Vinnie Colaiuta, DrumKit - George Duke, Keyboard - Gabor Szabo, Composer

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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78th And 3rd
00:05:38

Jerry Hey, Trumpet - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gary Grant, Trumpet - Bill Reichenbach, Trombone - Daniel Higgins, Saxophone - Byron Landham, DrumKit - Joey De Francesco, HammondOrgan

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Rit's House
00:05:04

Jerry Hey, Trumpet, RecordingArranger - Melvin Davis, BassGuitar - John Beasley, Keyboard - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vinnie Colaiuta, DrumKit - Mark Stephens, HammondOrgan - Gary Grant, Trumpet - Bill Reichenbach, Trombone - Daniel Higgins, Saxophone

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
A Little Dolphin Dreamin'
00:05:14

Jerry Hey, RecordingArranger - Melvin Davis, BassGuitar - John Beasley, Piano - Ernie Watts, Saxophone - Randy Kerber, Synthesizer - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Will Kennedy, DrumKit

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
00:04:01

John Beasley, Keyboard - Dave Carpenter, DoubleBass - MICHAEL MCDONALD, Vocalist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Sampler, RecordingArranger - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, RecordingArranger - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Sting, ComposerLyricist - Will Kennedy, DrumKit

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
Condor
00:05:14

Melvin Davis, BassGuitar - John Beasley, Keyboard - Ernie Watts, Saxophone - Jochem Van Der Saag, Synthesizer, RecordingArranger - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, RecordingArranger - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vinnie Colaiuta, DrumKit - Dave Grusin, Composer

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
O'Linda
00:05:10

Jerry Hey, RecordingArranger - Melvin Davis, BassGuitar - John Beasley, HammondOrgan - Randy Kerber, Synthesizer - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vinnie Colaiuta, DrumKit - Daniel Higgins, Flute - Mitch Holder, AcousticGuitar

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
Night Owl
00:06:23

Alan Pasqua, HammondOrgan - Dave Carpenter, DoubleBass - Ernie Watts, Saxophone - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, RecordingArranger - Peter Erskine, DrumKit - Mitch Holder, ComposerLyricist, RecordingArranger

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

11
Party Time
00:04:19

Alan Pasqua, Piano - Jerry Hey, Trumpet - Dave Carpenter, DoubleBass - Ernie Watts, Saxophone - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist - Lee Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Peter Erskine, DrumKit

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

12
Just Listen
00:06:00

Alan Pasqua, Piano - Dave Carpenter, DoubleBass - LEE RITENOUR, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Peter Erskine, DrumKit

℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Album Review: Rit's House - Lee Ritenour

Creatively, Lee Ritenour has had his ups and downs over the years. Many of the guitarist's commercial pop-jazz efforts have wasted his skills as an improviser; when Ritenour is catering to NAC/smooth jazz radio, improvisation is the usually the first thing to go. But when Ritenour does have a chance to stretch out, he can be an appealing improviser. Although quite accessible, Rit's House is among his more memorable and substantial efforts. This 2002 release has a soul-jazz/post-bop outlook that often recalls the late '60s and early '70s; for the most part, it is the sort of album that guitarist Grant Green would have been comfortable recording during that era. But Ritenour's guitar playing owes a lot more to Wes Montgomery, who is obviously his primary influence on Gabor Szabo's "Mizrab," as well as original tunes like "78th & 3rd" (which features organist Joey DeFrancesco) and the dusky "Olinda." One of the CD's best tracks has nothing to do with jazz: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic." Featuring former Doobie Brothers vocalist Michael McDonald, this interesting remake of the Police's 1981 hit is not only a departure from the rest of the album -- it is also a big departure from the original version. While the Police's version was up-tempo pop/rock, Ritenour and McDonald transform "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" into an adult contemporary/quiet storm ballad. That track is the CD's only vocal offering; the rest of Rit's House is instrumental. Arguably, 1992's Wes Bound is still Ritenour's best studio album -- certainly from a jazz perspective. But this CD is also respectable, and those who enjoyed hearing the guitarist stretching out on that mostly straightahead disc will also find a lot to enjoy about Rit's House.

© Alex Henderson /TiVo

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© 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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