2002 Lee Ritenour – Rit’s House

Rit’s House is an album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 2002, and recorded for the GRP label. AllMusic praised Rit’s House as “among his more memorable and substantial efforts”. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard jazz albums chart.

Tracks

1  Module 105 (Lee Ritenour) 5:23
2  “13” (Gary McFarland) 5:01
3  Mizrab (Gabor Szabo) 5:26
4  78th and 3rd (Lee Ritenour) 5:38
5  Rit’s House (Lee Ritenour) 5:05
6  A Little Dolphin Dreamin’ (Lee Ritenour) 5:14
7  Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Sting) 4:02
8  Condor (Dave Grusin) 5:14
9  Olinda (Lee Ritenour) 5:11
10  Night Owl (Lee Ritenour, Mitch Holder) 6:24
11  Party Time (Lee Morgan) 4:19
12  Just Listen (Lee Ritenour) 6:00
13  Country Blues (Lee Ritenour) 6:36 (Bonus Track on Japanese Edition)

Musicians

1 Module 105

Bass Marcus Miller 
Drums Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Rhodes  George Duke
Synthesizer Randy Kerber
Loops  Jochem van der Saag
Sound design  Jochem van der Saag
Flute Dan Higgins 
Flugelhorn Jerry Hey 
Strings Randy Kerber
Percussion  Paulinho Da Costa 


2 “13”

Acoustic Bass Dave Carpenter
Drums William Kennedy 
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Rhodes  John Beasley
Flute Dan Higgins 
Sax Dan Higgins 
Trombone  Bill Reichenbach 
Trumpet Jerry Hey 
Trumpet Gary Grant
Percussion  Paulinho Da Costa 


3 Mizrab

Bass Marcus Miller 
Drums Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Rhodes  George Duke
Sound design  Jochem van der Saag
Percussion  Jochem van der Saag


4 78th and 3rd

Drums Byron Landham
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Organ  Joey DeFrancesco
Sax Dan Higgins 
Trombone  Bill Reichenbach 
Trumpet Jerry Hey 
Trumpet Gary Grant


5 Rit’s House

Bass Melvin Davis 
Drums Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Organ Mark Stephens 
Rhodes  John Beasley
Sax Dan Higgins 
Trombone  Bill Reichenbach 
Trumpet Jerry Hey 
Trumpet Gary Grant
Percussion  Paulinho Da Costa 


6 A Little Dolphin Dreamin’

Bass Melvin Davis 
Drums William Kennedy 
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Organ John Beasley
Synthesizers Randy Kerber
Sax Ernie Watts 
Percussion  Paulinho Da Costa 


7 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

Acoustic Bass Dave Carpenter
Drums Will Kennedy 
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Keyboards Jochem van der Saag
Rhodes  John Beasley
Samples Jochem van der Saag
Sound design  Jochem van der Saag
Percussion  Paulinho Da Costa 
Vocals Michael McDonald


8 Condor

Bass Melvin Davis 
Drums Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Rhodes  John Beasley
Synthesizers Jochem van der Saag
Sound design  Jochem van der Saag
Sax Ernie Watts 
Percussion  Paulinho Da Costa 


9 Olinda

Bass Melvin Davis 
Drums Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar Mitch Holder 
Organ John Beasley
Synthesizer Randy Kerber
Flute Dan Higgins 
Percussion  Paulinho Da Costa 


10 Night Owl

Acoustic Bass Dave Carpenter
Drums Peter Erskine 
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Piano Alan Pasqua 
Sax Ernie Watts 
Trumpet Jerry Hey 


11 Party Time

Acoustic Bass Dave Carpenter
Drums Peter Erskine 
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Piano Alan Pasqua 
Sax Ernie Watts 
Trumpet Jerry Hey 


12 Just Listen

Acoustic Bass Dave Carpenter
Drums Peter Erskine 
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Piano Alan Pasqua 


13 Country Blues (Bonus Track Jap. Edition)

Drums Byron Landham
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Organ  Joey DeFrancesco
Sax Dan Higgins 
Trombone  Bill Reichenbach 
Trumpet Jerry Hey 
Trumpet Gary Grant

Liner Notes

Producer – Lee Ritenour
Arranged By – Lee Ritenour
Arranged By –  Lee Ritenour, Jochem van der Saag (Tracks 7, 8)
Arranged By – Lee Ritenour, Mitch Holder (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 2, 5, 13)
Arranged By (Synthesizer ) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 6, 9)
Engineer (Additional, Pro Tools) – Eric Ferguson
Engineer (Assistant) – Kevin Dean, Chris Reynolds
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixing By – Don Murray
Recorded By – Don Murray

Art Direction – Hollis King
Design – Gravillis Inc.
Photography – Beth Herzhaft

Mastering At The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Starlight Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Starlight Studios, LA, CA
Phonographic Copyright The Verve Music Group
Copyright The Verve Music Group