2008 Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin – Amparo
Amparo is a classical album by jazz musicians and composers Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin. Musical guests include Joshua Bell, Chris Botti, Renée Fleming, and James Taylor. This is Ritenour and Grusin’s second classical album together, their first one being Two Worlds, which was released in 2000. Both were Grammy nominated, Two Worlds for Best Classical Crossover Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, and the second track on Amparo, “Danzón de Entiqueta,” for Best Instrumental Composition at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.
Tracks
1 Three Latin American Dances: I. Tango En Parque Central (Dave Grusin) 04:40
2 Three Latin American Dances: II. Danzon De Etiqueta (Dave Grusin) 04:50
3 Three Latin American Dances: III. Joropo Peligroso (Dave Grusin) 06:20
4 Pavane, Op.50 (Gabriel Fauré) 05:53
5 English Folk Song Suite: II. My Bonny Boy (Ralph Vaughn Williams) 05:04
6 Since First I Saw Your Face 03:33
7 Olha Maria (Amparo) (Antonio Carlos Jobim) 04:39
8 Ma Mere L’oye (Mother Goose Suite): IV. Beauty And The Beast (Maurice Ravel) 04:49
9 Echos (Lee Ritenour) 05:59
10 Adagio In G Minor (Remo Giazotto) 05:38
11 Duetto: Scherzano Sul Tuo Volto (Georg Handel) 03:57
12 Sicilienne (Gabriel Fauré) 04:08
Musicians
| Piano | Dave Grusin |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Other Musicians
4 Pavane, Op. 50
| Violin | Joshua Bell |
| Vocals | Renée Fleming |
5 My Bonny Boy
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
6 Since First I Saw Your Face
| Flute | Dan Higgins |
| Vocals | James Taylor |
7 Olha Maria (Amparo)
| Violin | Joshua Bell |
9 Échos
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
10 Adagio In G Minor
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
11 Duetto: Scherzano Sul Tuo Volto
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Soprano | Renée Fleming |
Orchestra
Bass – Ed Meares
Cello – Cecilia Tsan, Stephen Erdody, Trevor Handy
Viola – Marlow Fisher, Roland Kato, Shawn Mann, Victoria Miskolcz
Violin – Aimee Kreston, Al Grunfeld, Alyssa Park, Bruce Dukov, Henry Bronnier, Jacqueline Brand, Josefina Vergara, Julie Gigante, Katia Popov, Natalie Leggett, Nina Evtuhov, Richard Altenbach, Roger Wilkie, Sara Parkins, Sara Thornblade, Tamara Hatwan, Tereza Stanislav
Liner Notes
Producer – Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour
Arranged By – Dave Grusin
Arranged By – Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour (Track 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bruce Monical, Charlie Paakkari, Gary Lee, Paul Smith
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Sangwook Nam
Mixed By – Don Murray
Recorded By – Don Murray
Recorded By (Additional) – Eric Ferguson, Frank Filipetti, Lee Ritenour
Design – Gloo Design
Photography – Keith Sirchio, Lance Staedler, Lester Cohen
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Starlight Studios
Recorded At Starlight Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Avatar Studios
Phonographic Copyright Decca Label Group
Copyright Decca Label Group