''Rio'' is an album by jazz guitarist

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 play ...

recorded in New York City, Santa Barbara, and Rio de Janeiro, originally titled Lee Ritenour In Rio. It was released in 1979 in Japan on

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Records, then in 1982 in the U.S. on Elektra/Musician Records, then on GRP in 1985 with a different album cover and track sequence.Jazzlists: Elektra Musician LP discography
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Track listing

All titles composed by Lee Ritenour except where noted #"Rio Funk" – 5:10 #"San Juan Sunset" (

Eumir Deodato Eumir Deodato de Almeida (; born 22 June 1942) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, ...

) – 5:37 #"Rainbow" ( Don Grusin) – 5:48 #"A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That" – 5:09 #"Simplicidad" – 4:58 #"Ipanema Sol" – 5:28 #"It Happens Every Day" (

Joe Sample Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained ...

) – 5:43

Personnel

* Lee Ritenour – guitar *

Ernie Watts Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa ...

– soprano saxophone, flute (tracks 6 & 7) *

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 ...

– keyboards (1, 2, 4) * Don Grusin – keyboards (3, 5, 6, 7) * Jeff Mironov – rhythm guitar (1, 2, 4) *

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 ...

– rhythm guitar (3, 5) *

Abraham Laboriel Abraham Laboriel López Sr. (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. ''Guitar Player'' magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the f ...

– bass (6, 7) *

Luizão Maia Luiz de Oliveira da Costa Maia (April 3, 1949 – January 28, 2005) is widely acknowledged as the father of the modern Brazilian bass. His unparalleled sense of rhythm and deep subwoofer-like tone stirred the sauce behind the classic recordings of E ...

– bass (3, 5) *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

– bass (1, 2, 4) *

Alex Acuña Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian-American drummer and percussionist. Background Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands such as La Orquesta de los Hermanos Nec ...

– drums (6, 7) * Paulinho Braga – drums (3, 5) * Buddy Williams – drums (1, 2, 4) * Chico Batera – percussion (3, 5) * Jose Da Silva – percussion (3, 5) *

Armando Marçal Armando de Souza Marçal, better known as Marçalzinho (born 17 December 1956) is a Brazilian percussionist. Biography Marçal started in music at 14. As the son of Mestre Marçal (1930-1994) who operated the largest Brazilian samba school GRES ...

– percussion (3, 5) * Steve Forman – percussion (6, 7) * Roberto Pinheiro – percussion (3, 5) *

Rubens Bassini Rubens Bassini (January 26, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro – September 1985) was a percussionist, who played bongos and congas above all. He played together with the band Os Ipanemas: Astor Silva; (trombone), Marinho (bass), Wilson das Neves (drums ...

– percussion (1, 2, 4)

1985 release listing

#"Rainbow" #"San Juan Sunset" #"Rio Funk" #"It Happens Everyday" #"Ipanema Sol" #"Simplicidad" #"A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That"

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control Lee Ritenour albums 1979 albums GRP Records albums Elektra/Musician albums