1979 Lee Ritenour – Rio

Rio is an album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour recorded in New York City, Santa Barbara, and Rio de Janeiro. It was released in 1982 in the U.S. on Elektra/Musician Records, then on GRP in 1985 with a different album cover and track sequence.

Tracks

1  Rainbow (Don Grusin) 05:55
2  San Juan Sunset (Eumir Deodato) 05:35
3  Rio Funk (Lee Ritenour) 05:09
4  It Happens Everyday (Joe Sample) 05:41
5  Ipanema Sol (Lee Ritenour) 05:27
6  Simplicidãd (Lee Ritenour) 04:56
7  A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That (Lee Ritenour) 05:10

Musicians

1 Rainbow

BassLuizão Maia
DrumsPaulinho Braga
GuitarOscar Castro Neves
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDon Grusin
PercussionChico Batera
PercussionJose Da Silva
PercussionRoberto Pinheiro
PercussionArmando Marcal


2 San Juan Sunset

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsBuddy Williams
GuitarJeff Mironov
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDave Grusin
PercussionRubens Bassini


3 Rio Funk

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsBuddy Williams
GuitarJeff Mironov
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDave Grusin
PercussionRubens Bassini


4 It Happens Everyday

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsAlex Acuna
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDon Grusin
FluteErnie Watts
SaxErnie Watts
PercussionSteve Forman


5 Ipanema Sol

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsAlex Acuna
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDon Grusin
FluteErnie Watts
SaxErnie Watts
PercussionSteve Forman


6 Simplicidãd

BassLuizao Braga
DrumsPaulinho Braga
GuitarOscar Castro Neves
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDon Grusin
PercussionChico Batera
PercussionJose Da Silva
PercussionRoberto Pinheiro
PercussionArmando Marcal


7 A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsBuddy Williams
GuitarJeff Mironov
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDave Grusin
PercussionRubens Bassini

Liner Notes

Producer – Toshi Endo
Co-Producer – Lee Ritenour
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Lee Ritenour
Arranged By (Strings) – Dave Grusin
Engineer – Don Murray, Larry Rosen

Design – Reikichi Nakayama
Photography – Chu Kawahito

Mastered At JVC Cutting Center
Recorded At Estúdios da SIGLA
Recorded At Santa Barbara Sound Design
Recorded At A&R Studios
Recorded At Davlen Sound Studios
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