Lee ritenour songs top songs chart singles discography. After cutting four albums for epic, ritenour moved to the elektradistributed discovery imprint with 1978s the captain s journey, the first of seven albums hed cut for elektra and its offshoots. Nicknamed captain fingers, he along with larry carlton was a soughtafter session guitarist by the mid1970s. Lee ritenour night rhythms alto, bass, acoustic guitar. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Lee decided to go for a specifically more pop sound to try to appeal to the new audience who had been exposed to his music after the extremely smooth ballad that was is it you. Lee ritenour biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Lee ritenour, nicknamed captain fingers because of his dexterity on the guitar, plays with grammy awardwinning pianist dave grusin, who composed much of the soundtrack for the graduate, at. Check lee s latest news, recordings, upcoming tour dates and more. Captain fingers is the third studio album by guitarist lee ritenour, released in 1977 by epic records. Lee ritenours 6 string thoery is an ambitious and in many ways gracious project allowing the spotlight to fall on other guitarists ritenour has admired. Studio album 20 compilation 1 live 1 grammywinner and leading contemporary jazzman lee ritenour has celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his musical career with a release of a very intriguing and ambitious album 6 string theory. Lee ritenour is credited as jazz guitarist, is it you hit single, awarded with a lifetime achievement award in 2010.
This is a great tune from the album of the same name. Ritenour s solo career began with the album first course 1976, a good example of the jazzfunk sound of the 1970s, followed by captain fingers, the captain s journey 1978, and feel the night 1979 in 1979, he was brought in to beef up one of pink floyds the wall heaviest rock numbers, run like hell. In 1976, ritenour stepped into the spotlight with his first solo album, first course, a polished jazzpop effort released by epic records. The best of lee ritenour by lee ritenour buy and download. I never saw lee, but this album, along with many others, was considered jazzfusion in its hey day. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Check out captain fingers by lee ritenour on amazon music. Gentle thoughts 1977 captain fingers 1977 sugar loaf express 1977 professional ratings. My account view order history and download songs lee ritenour growing up in l. Lee ritenour is one of those virtuosic guitarists and session musicians that has really made a buzz amongst the musician world. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Lee mack ritenour is an american jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer. The title track captain fingers is an amazing uptempo track and lee strings together some fabulous chords, fantastically backed up by fabulous bass and drums. Lee ritenour captain fingers sheet music pdf notes, chords. I ended up calling the album captain fingers, so the name stuck forever. Raised in california, ritenour was 16 when his sophisticated playing first brought him to wider attention and he was hired on his first.
Captain fingers dolphin dreams fly by night margarita isnt she lovely space glide sun song. Lee ritenour rhythm sessions 2012 hdtracks flac 2496. Print and download night rhythms sheet music in pdf. Lee ritenour, guitars, with assisting instrumentalists and vocalist. For his latest release, rhythm sessions, the legendary guitarist enlists a starstudded cast of veterans and promising newcomers including chick corea, dave grusin, george duke, stanley clarke, marcus miller and winners from. Lee ritenour captain fingers sheet music notes and chords arranged for guitar tab. Lee mack ritenour is an american jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and. Lee ritenour overtime 2005lee ritenour a twist of rit 2015lee ritenour. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The very best of lee ritenour, an album by lee ritenour on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. He developed a great knowledge of guitar techniques having watched and or worked with many of his guitar heroes.
Lee ritenour captain fingers free download as pdf file. The best of lee ritenour by lee ritenour on amazon music. Fusion lee ritenour captain fingers 1977, vinyl discogs. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of the best of lee ritenour 2003 by lee ritenour at mp3caprice. In the main an instrumental album, with one track being a vocal, a cover of stevie wonders isnt she lovely, which, i feel kind of lets the album down a bit, as an all instrumental album. Lee ritenour is it you countdown captain fingers elektra usa e47124. Check lees latest news, recordings, upcoming tour dates and more. Discover all lee ritenours music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Someones just outside, knocking at my door a stranger, somebody unknown someones in my dreams, cant get it off my mind, yeah im tired of being alone someones trying to. Lee ritenour tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including rio funk, dreamwalkin along with me, river man, a little dolphin dream, rio funk part 3. He was an acclaimed fusionist, bringing together funk, pop, rock, blues, brazilian, classical, and jazz music. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle.
Captain fingers is the third studio album by guitarist lee ritenour, released in 1977 through epic records. Lee ritenour was born on january 11, 1952 in palos verdes, california, usa. Captain fingers full album captain fingers is the third studio album by guitarist lee ritenour, released in 1977 by epic records. Jul 01, 2003 listen to your favorite songs from the best of lee ritenour by lee ritenour now. Download lee ritenour mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Tracks 1 captain fingers lee riteno tracks 1 captain fingers lee ritenour 7. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution cc. Its all firstrate, and there is very little overt exhibitionism for its own sake. Ive been down and im wondering why these little black clouds keep walking around with me with me it wastes time and id rather be high think ill walk me outside. Learn how to play lee ritenour songs for alto, bass, acoustic guitar, xylophone, drums, piano and ensemble online. Captain fingers is the third studio album by guitarist lee ritenour, released in 1977 by epic records track. Grammywinning guitarist lee ritenour aka captain fingers has a wideranging array of material to revive as evidenced by a twist of rit, based on the wil. Lee ritenour a twist of rit on collectors choice music.
Lee ritenour 19761987 15 albums video transcript vids home. The best of lee ritenour, an album by lee ritenour on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Ritenour says one of his inspirations for doing the cd is his fiftieth anniversary of taking up the guitar. One of the great jazz guitarists and fusion pioneers, lee ritenours dextrous finger work and willingness to adapt to different styles made him a superstar, not only in jazz circles but beyond, and much in demand for session work. Ive been trying to locate the chart and cannot find it anywhere. He played uncredited rhythm guitar on one of my turns. Captain fingers bass alphonso johnson, anthony jackson drums harvey mason electric piano dawilli gonga, patrice rushen guitar synthesizer 360 systems polyphonic lee ritenour rhythm guitar jay graydon synthesizer oberheim polyphonic dave grusin synthesizer oberheim polyphonic, piano acoustic ian underwood. In the arms of lovehoneyget together with andy williams.
Free guitar backing tracks for lee ritenour in mp3 format. Provided to youtube by universal music group captain fingers lee ritenour overtime. Nicknamed captain fingers, he along with larry carlton was a soughtafter session guitarist by the mid70s. Ritenour has contributed to over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 contemporary jazz hits since 1976. Unfortunately, lee ritenour went a little too far on this album, and used most. Lee ritenour samples, covers and remixes whosampled. His technique is flawless and has that fantastic ability to move an audience with the content of the music that he plays, but he can also wow an audience with the caliber of technique that he uses. He is known for his work on tequila sunrise 1988, pink floyd. Ritenour reaches back to the 70s for the title track from his 1977 album captain fingers, turning in some lightningfast fingerwork. The lee ritenour gibson l5 signature archtop guitar ritenour s solo career began with the album first course 1976, a good example of the jazzfunk sound of the 1970s, followed by captain fingers, the captain s journey 1978, and feel the night 1979. He played his first session when he was 16 with the mamas and the papas.
In november 2009, lee ritenour played a fully packed boerderij in zoetermeer netherlands but. Ritenour was a soughtafter session guitarist by the mid1970s, and won guitar player magazines best studio guitarist twice in the 1970s. When he was 16 years old he accompanied jazz singer lena horne, which opened up many doors for lee. He is noted for playing his red gibson es335 and his gibson l5 guitars. Lee ritenour is a chopmeister from way back, penned bill milkowski in down beat, describing the versatile studio musician, producer, arranger, composer, and guitarist. Jazz guitarist klugh has an unorthodox style in that when he sits down he rests the guitar on his right knee instead of the left. Dave grusin lee ritenour harlequin vintage vinyl record, digital master jazz record album vinylcatrecordsus 5 out of 5. Lee ritenour and dave grusin harlequin 87 mb lee ritenour rit 2 1982 eacflac 247 mb lee ritenour a twist of rit 2015 2496 hd flac 1. The best of lee ritenour by lee ritenour on spotify. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. He was nicknamed captain fingers because of his finger dexterity. Lee ritenour samples, covers and remixes on whosampled.
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