Portrait (Lee Ritenour album) explained
| Portrait |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Lee Ritenour |
| Cover: | Lee_Ritenour_Portrait_1987a_Album.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Recorded: | 1987 |
| Studio: | Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA)
Starlight Sound (Burbank, CA)
CMS Digital (Pasadena, California) |
| Genre: | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz |
| Length: | 45:00 |
| Language: | English, Portuguese |
| Label: | GRP |
| Producer: | Lee Ritenour |
| Prev Title: | Earth Run |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Festival |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Portrait is the sixteenth studio album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1987 through GRP Records. The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard magazine Contemporary Jazz chart.
Personnel
- Lee Ritenour – lead guitar (1), electric guitar (2-7), acoustic guitar (3-5, 7, 9), SynthAxe (3, 7, 9), acoustic guitar synthesizer (4, 8, 9)
- Barnaby Finch – MIDI piano (1), keyboards (7)
- Larry Williams – synthesizers (1, 2, 8), tenor saxophone (1, 5), synthesizer programming (2, 3, 5, 9), synth horns (5)
- David Boruff – synthesizer programming (1, 7)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2, 5, 6)
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards (4, 8-10)
- Djavan – rhythm guitar (1), vocals (1)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (2), rhythm guitar (3, 5, 6)
- Tim Landers – bass (1, 7)
- Nathan East – bass (2, 3, 5, 6)
- Jimmy Haslip – bass (4, 8-10)
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1-3, 7)
- Will Kennedy – drums (4, 8-10)
- Harvey Mason – drums (5, 6), percussion (5, 6)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-3, 7)
- Alex Acuña – percussion (4, 10)
- Kenny G – tenor saxophone (6)
- Mark Russo – alto saxophone (9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 5), horn and synthesizer arrangements (1, 5)
- Phil Perry – vocals (2), vocal fills (6)
- Eric Tagg – vocals (2)
- Kevyn Lettau – backing vocals (3)
Production
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Lee Ritenour – producer, arrangements, additional recording
- Don Murray – co-producer, recording, mixing, liner notes
- Terry Bowen – recording assistant
- Jimmy Preziosi – recording assistant
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Andy Baltimore – creative direction, album design
- David Gibb – album design
- Dave Kunze – album design
- Ivan Salgado – album design
- Dan Serrano – album design
- Glen Wexler – front and back cover photography
- Janet Van Ham – inner sleeve photography
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=lee-ritenour-mn0000228444/awards|pure_url=yes}} Lee Ritenour US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2013-03-09.
