''Color Rit'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1989 by

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. The album reached No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' magazine Contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Lee Ritenour – rhythm arrangements, acoustic guitar, electric guitars (4, 6, 8) *

Larry Williams Larry Williams (born Lawrence Eugene Williams, a.k.a. Lawrence Edward Williams; May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams ...

– keyboards (1, 4, 5, 7, 8),

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(2), saxophones (4), synthesizers (9) * David Witham – keyboards (1, 3), keyboard solo (1), MIDI piano (2-4, 9), synthesizers (5, 7, 8), acoustic piano (6) *

Russell Ferrante Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion band founded in 1977 in Los Angeles, California. History In 1977, guitarist Robben Ford, for his first solo album, recruited keyboardist Russell Ferrante, electric bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Ri ...

– keyboards (2), synthesizers (3, 6) *

Oscar Castro-Neves Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 - September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova. Biography He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his br ...

– acoustic rhythm guitar (2) * Jimmy Johnson – bass (1-9) * Anthony Jackson – contrabass guitar (10) *

Carlos Vega Carlos Vega (December 7, 1956 – April 7, 1998) was a Cuban-born Los Angeles-based session drummer best known for his performances with James Taylor. As a part of the L.A. studio scene from the late 1970s through the 1990s, Vega contributed to ...

– drums (1-9) * Bob Wilson – drums (10) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-9) * Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1), alto saxophone (7) *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'', '' Rock with You'' ...

– horn and string arrangements, trumpet (2, 4) * Jota Moraes – rhythm arrangements (2) *

Johnny Mandel John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Benn ...

– string arrangements (8) *

Gonzaguinha Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento, Jr. (September 22, 1945 – April 29, 1991), better known as Gonzaguinha (), in Portuguese Little Gonzaga, was a noted Brazilian singer and composer. He was born in Rio de Janeiro and he was the son of Luiz Gonzaga ('G ...

– lead vocals (2) *

Gracinha Leporace Gracinha Leporace (born Maria da Graça Leporace; 20 January 1950) is a Brazilian singer who works extensively with her husband Sérgio Mendes and his band. Leporace was born in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro. She has a sister, Marianna Leporace, who ...

– backing vocals (2, 3) *

Kate Markowitz Catherine Judith "Kate" Markowitz (Born 28 April 1956) is an American singer-songwriter known as a backup singer who has recorded and performed with a number of singers, most notably James Taylor but also Willy DeVille, Shawn Colvin, Mylène Farm ...

– backing vocals (2, 3) *

Phil Perry Philip Eugene Perry (born January 12, 1952) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group, The Montclairs, from 1971 to 1975. He was also known for performing the opening song to Disney’s sitcom, '' Goof ...

– lead vocals (3, 6, 9), backing vocals (3, 9)

Production

Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...

– executive producer * Larry Rosen – executive producer * Lee Ritenour – producer * Don Murray – co-producer, engineer, mixing, recording * Kevin Dixon – mix assistant * Andrew Madlener – mix assistant * Tom Banghart – additional mix assistant * Terry Bower – additional mix assistant * Zero Nylin – additional mix assistant * Bob Salcedo – additional mix assistant * Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) * CMS Digital (Pasadena, California) – digital editing location * Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator * Andy Baltimore – creative direction, graphic design * Lee Corey – graphic design * David Gibb – graphic design * Andy Ruggirello – graphic design * Dan Serrano – graphic design * Vincente Kutka – front cover art * Susan Silton – title design * Chris Cuffaro – back cover photography, black and white photography Track information and credits adapted from ''

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'', then verified from the album's liner notes.

Charts

References

External links

Lee Ritenour - Color Rit at DiscogsLee Ritenour's Official Site
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