1989 Lee Ritenour – Color Rit

Color Rit is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1989 by GRP Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard magazine Contemporary Jazz chart.

Tracks

1  Bahia Funk (Lee Ritenour) 04:52
2  É (Gonzaguinha) 04:41
3  All The Same Tonight (Eric Tagg; Ivan Lins; Vitor Martins) 04:37
4  Mister Reggae (Lee Ritenour) 04:05
5  I Can’t Let Go (Chris Jasper; The Isley Brothers) 04:16
6  Color Rit (Lee Ritenour) 04:56
7  The Kiss (Lee Ritenour) 04:00
8  Malibu (Lee Ritenour; Phil Perry) 04:47
9  Tropical Storm (Lee Ritenour) 04:01
10  Etude (Lee Ritenour) 03:05

Musicians

1 Bahia Funk

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDavid Witham
KeyboardsLarry Williams
SaxErnie Watts
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


2 É

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarOscar Castro Neves
KeyboardsRussell Ferrante
PianoDavid Witham
FluteLarry Williams
TrumpetJerry Hey
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsGracinha Leporace
Background VocalsKate Markowitz
VocalsGonzaguinha


3 All The Same Tonight

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDavid Witham
PianoDavid Witham
SynthesizerRussell Ferrante
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsGracinha Leporace
Background VocalsKate Markowitz
VocalsPhil Perry


4 Mister Reggae

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsLarry Williams
PianoDavid Witham
SaxLarry Williams
TrumpetJerry Hey
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


5 I Can’t Let Go

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsLarry Williams
SynthesizerDavid Witham
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsPhil Perry


6 Color Rit

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
PianoDavid Witham
SynthesizerRussell Ferrante
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


7 The Kiss

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsLarry Williams
SynthesizerDavid Witham
SaxErnie Watts
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


8 Malibu

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsLarry Williams
SynthesizerDavid Witham
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsPhil Perry


9 Tropical Storm

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
PianoDavid Witham
SynthesizerLarry Williams
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


10 Etude

BassAnthony Jackson
DrumsBob Wilson
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour

Liner Notes

Producer – Lee Ritenour
Co-producer – Don Murray
Producer (Executive) – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Jerry Hey
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Lee Ritenour
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Jota Moraes (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Johnny Mandel (Track 8)
Coordinator – Suzanne Sherman
Engineer – Don Murray
Mixed By – Don Murray
Mixed By (Assistant) – Arnold Madlener, Kevin Dixon
Mixed By (Additional Assistant) – Bob Salcedo, Terry Bower, Tom Banghart, Zero Nylin

Cover – Vincente Kutka
Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
Design – Susan Silton
Graphic Design – Andy Ruggirello, Dan Serrano, David Gibb, Lee Corey, Andy Baltimore
Photography – Chris Cuffaro

Edited At CMS Digital
Mastered At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Smoketree Ranch
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Starlight Studio
Phonographic Copyright GRP Records Inc
Copyright GRP Records Inc