This Is Love (Lee Ritenour album) explained
| This Is Love |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Lee Ritenour |
| Cover: | This_Is_Love_Ritenour_1998_album.png |
| Released: | 1998 |
| Recorded: | 1997–1998 |
| Studio: | - Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA)
- Starlight Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
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| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 49:39 |
| Label: | GRP Records |
| Producer: | Lee Ritenour, Don Murray |
| Prev Title: | A Twist of Jobim |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Two Worlds |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
This Is Love is a studio album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1998 on GRP Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[1]
Overview
Artists such as Lisa Fischer and Phil Perry appear upon the album.
Covers
Ritenour covers "Alfie's Theme" by Sonny Rollins and "Baltimore" by Randy Newman on the album.[2]
Critical reception
AllMusic noted that Ritenour "has grown as a mature jazz artist on this album".
Personnel
- Lee Ritenour – arrangements, synthesizers (1-4, 6-8), guitars (1-9, 11), bass (1, 7, 8), drum programming (1-4, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (4), acoustic guitars (10)
- Bob James – Fender Rhodes (3)
- Ronnie Foster – Hammond B3 organ (5, 9), organ bass (5)
- Alan Pasqua – Fender Rhodes (6), acoustic piano (9-11)
- Melvin Lee Davis – bass (2-4, 11), bass pops (8)
- James Genus – electric bass (6), acoustic bass (9, 10)
- Sonny Emory – drums (2-10)
- Dave Weckl – drums (11)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 4, 6, 7, 11), timbales (7)
- Larry Williams – saxophones (1, 9), keyboards (2, 4, 6, 9), synthesizers (3, 8), flute (3, 8), alto saxophone (5)
- Bill Evans – tenor saxophone (5, 9), soprano saxophone (6)
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (11)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1-3, 5, 8, 9)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (1-3, 5, 8, 9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1-3, 5, 8, 9), horn arrangements (1, 5, 9), flugelhorn (2), additional horn arrangements (3, 8), additional synthesizer arrangements (3, 6, 8)
- Ralph Morrison – violin (7, 10, 11)
- Frank Becker – additional string sounds (7), synthesizers (10, 11), arrangements (10), programming (11)
- Phil Perry – vocals (4), BGV arrangements (4)
- Lisa Fischer – vocals (7)
Production
- Michael Fagien – executive producer
- Mark Wexler – executive producer
- Lee Ritenour – executive producer, producer, additional engineer
- Don Murray – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
- Bryan Aee – additional engineer
- Doug Bohem – assistant engineer
- Kevin Dean – assistant engineer
- Tom Nellan – assistant engineer
- Paul Read – assistant engineer
- Robert Vosgien – digital editing at CMS Mastering (Pasadena, CA)
- Paul May – additional technical assistance
- David McEowan – mastering assistant
- Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) – mastering location
- Phil Shackleton – computer technical support, music transcription, music copyist
- Sari Zee – production coordinator
- Patricia Lie – art direction, design
- Catherine Ledner – photography
- Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator
Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Lee Ritenour: This Is Love (Contemporary Jazz Albums). Billboard. billboard.com.
- Web site: This Is Love by Lee Ritenour. secondhandsongs.com.
- This is Love . Lee Ritenour . liner notes . . 314 557 290-2.
