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The Captain's Journey
''The Captain's Journey'' is the sixth studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1978 by Elektra Records. Track listing Personnel * Lee Ritenour – guitar, guitar synthesizer, rhythm arrangement (except track 2) * Dave Grusin – synthesizer (tracks 1, 3), Minimoog (tracks 1, 3, 5), Rhodes piano (tracks 2, 7), electric grand piano (tracks 5, 6), piano (tracks 3, 4, 7), percussion (tracks 6, 7), rhythm arrangement (track 2), strings arrangement, flute arrangement * Ernie Watts – tenor and soprano saxophone * Ray Beckstein – flute (track 7) * Eddie Daniels – flute (track 7) * Dave Valentin – flute (track 7) * David Foster – Rhodes piano (track 4), piano (track 2), rhythm arrangement (track 2) * Don Grusin – piano (track 5) * Patrice Rushen – Rhodes piano (track 1), electric grand piano (track 1) * Ian Underwood – synthesizer (track 1) * Jay Graydon – guitar (tracks 2, 4) * Mitch Holder – guitar (tracks 3, 6) * Anthony Jackson – bass guitar (track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ritenour
Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started playing guitar and four years later decided on a career in music. When he was 16 he played on his first recording session with the Mamas & the Papas. He developed a love for jazz and was influenced by guitarist Wes Montgomery. At the age of 17 he worked with Lena Horne and Tony Bennett. He studied classical guitar at the University of Southern California. 1976–1988 Ritenour's solo career began with the album ''First Course'' (1976), a good example of the jazz-funk 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 Floyd's ''The Wall''s heaviest rock numbers, "Run Like Hell". He played "uncredited rhythm guitar" on "One of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
