Color Rit

by Lee Ritenour

Overview

Color Rit begins right where Festival left off, with Brazilian-flavored electric jazz and Rit handling the acoustic guitar, but soon veers closer to a more generic L.A.-based series of sounds and textures. Ritenour adds electric guitar to several tracks, although the acoustic instrument dominates the album. Ernie Watts is back on a couple of cuts, but the bulk of the backup is provided by the likes of keyboardists Dave Witham, Larry Williams and Russ Ferrante, bassist Jimmy Johnson, percussionist Paulinho Da Costa and drummer Carlos Vega. "All the Same Tonight," "Malibu" and "I Can't Let Go," with vocals by Phil Perry, thankfully don't sound quite as commercial as previous attempts on earlier Ritenour albums. Yet this CD represents a slight dip for Ritenour at a stage in his career when his albums were gradually becoming classier and more musical. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	09/12/1989
Label:	Grp
UPC:	0011105959421
Rank:	68609

Tracks

1. Bahia Funk
2. ¿¿
3. All the Same Tonight
4. Mister Reggae
5. I Can't Let Go
6. Color Rit
7. The Kiss
8. Malibu
9. Tropical Storm
10. Etude

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lee Ritenour   Primary Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Oscar Castro-Neves   Guest Artist,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Phil Perry   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Guest Artist,Percussion
Carlos Vega   Guest Artist,Drums
Larry Williams   Guest Artist,Flute,Keyboards,Saxophone
Jimmy Johnson   Guest Artist,Bass
Ernie Watts   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Bob Wilson   Drums
David Witham   Piano,Keyboards,MIDI Piano,Synthesizer
Gracinha Leporace   Vocals
Russell Ferrante   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Kate Markowitz   Vocals
Anthony Jackson   Contrabass Guitar
Gonzaguinha   Vocals

Technical Credits

Arnold Madlener   Digital Mixing Assistant
O'Kelly Isley   Arranger,Composer
Dave Grusin   Executive Producer
Chris Jasper   Composer
Benny Carter   Composer
Bob Salcedo   Mixing Assistant
Ivan Lins   Composer
Larry Rosen   Executive Producer
Johnny Mandel   String Arrangements
Ernie Isley   Composer
Vitor Martins   Composer
Lee Ritenour   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Wally Traugott   Mastering
Luis Gonzaga Jr   Composer
Jerry Hey   Horn Arrangements
Ronald Isley   Composer
Kevin Dixon   Digital Mixing Assistant
Phil Perry   Composer
Rudolph Isley   Composer
Marvin Isley   Composer
Don Murray   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Eric Tagg   Composer
Gonzaguinha   Composer
Jota Moraes   Rhythm Arrangements
Tom Banghart   Mixing Assistant
Terry Bower   Assistant Engineer
Zero Nylin   Mixing Assistant