Friendship (Lee Ritenour album) explained

Friendship
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lee Ritenour
Cover:	Lee_Ritenour_Friendship.jpg
Released:	December 13, 1978
Studio:	Filmays/Heider Studio (Hollywood, California)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:58
Label:	Jasrac
Producer:	Toshi Endo
Prev Title:	Sugar Loaf Express
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	The Captain's Journey
Next Year:	1978

Friendship is a studio album by Lee Ritenour released in 1978. This album was his third out of fourth to be recorded direct to a master disc, with each side of the LP one continuous performance.

Track listing

1. "Sea Dance" (Don Grusin) - 6:12
2. "Crystal Morning" (Lee Ritenour) - 6:46
3. "Samurai Night Fever" (Dave Grusin) - 6:59
4. "Life is the Song We Sing" (Ernie Watts) - 6:17
5. "Woody Creek" (Dave Grusin) - 5:55
6. "It's a Natural Thing" (Watts) - 6:21

Musicians

• Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
• Dave Grusin – acoustic piano, electric piano
• Don Grusin – electric piano
• Abraham Laboriel – electric bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Steve Forman – percussion
• Ernie Watts – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone

Production

• Toshi Endo – producer
• Phil Schier – recording
• Stan Ricker – mastering