1987 Lee Ritenour – Portrait

Portrait is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1987 by GRP Records The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard magazine Contemporary Jazz chart.

Tracks

1  Asa (Djavan) 5:21
2  Turn the Heat Up (Lee Ritenour, Eric Tagg, Kelly McNully) 4:00
3  Windmill (Harvey Mason Sr, Lee Ritenour) 4:20
4  White Water (Russell Ferrante) 5:01
5  Portrait (Harvey Mason Sr, Lee Ritenour) 4:29
6  G-Rit (Kenny G, Lee Ritenour) 3:31
7  Shades in the Shade (Lee Ritenour, Tim Landers) 4:30
8  Children’s Games (Antonio Carlos Jobim) 4:22
9  Runaway (Lee Ritenour) 4:43
10  Route 17 (Lee Ritenour, Jimmy Haslip) 4:40

Musicians

1 Asa

BassTim Landers
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarLee Ritenour
GuitarDjavan
PianoBarnaby Finch
SynthesizerLarry Williams
ProgrammingDave Boruff
SaxLarry Williams
TrumpetJerry Hey
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsDjavan

2 Turn the Heat Up

BassNathan East
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarLee Ritenour
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
SynthesizerLarry Williams
ProgrammingLarry Williams
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsEric Tagg
VocalsPhil Perry

3 Windmill

BassNathan East
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarLee Ritenour
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
ProgrammingLarry Williams
VocalsKevyn Lettau

4 White Water

BassJimmy Haslip
DrumsWilliam Kennedy
GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsRussell Ferrante
PercussionAlex Acuña

5 Portrait

BassNathan East
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
SynthesizerLarry Williams
ProgrammingLarry Williams
SaxLarry Williams
TrumpetJerry Hey
PercussionHarvey Mason

6 G-Rit

BassNathan East
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
SaxKenny G
PercussionHarvey Mason
VocalsPhil Perry

7 Shades in the Shade

BassTim Landers
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsBarnaby Finch
ProgrammingDave Boruff
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa

8 Children’s Games

BassJimmy Haslip
DrumsWilliam Kennedy
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsRussell Ferrante
SynthesizerLarry Williams
ProgrammingLarry Williams

9 Runaway

BassJimmy Haslip
DrumsWilliam Kennedy
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsRussell Ferrante
ProgrammingLarry Williams
SaxMarc Russo

10 Route 17

BassJimmy Haslip
DrumsWilliam Kennedy
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsRussell Ferrante
PercussionAlex Acuña

Liner Notes

Producer – Lee Ritenour
Co-producer – Don Murray
Producer (Executive) – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Engineer – Lee Ritenour, Don Murray
Engineer (Assitant) – Terry Bower
Mastered By – Wally Traugott

Art Direction – Andy Baltimore, Dan Serrano, Dave Kunze, David Gibb, Ivan Salgado
Photography – Glen Wexler

Mastered At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Starlight Studio
Mixed At CMS Digital
Overdubbed At Starlight Studio
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Phonographic Copyright GRP Records Inc
Copyright GRP Records Inc