1979 studio album by Lee Ritenour
Rio Lee Ritenour , recorded in New York City, Santa Barbara, and Rio de Janeiro, originally titledLee Ritenour in Rio . It was released in 1979 in Japan onJVC Records, then in 1982 in the U.S. onElektra/Musician Records, then onGRP in 1985 with a different album cover and track sequence.[ 1] [ 2]
The Boston Globe [ 5]
All titles composed by Lee Ritenour except where noted
"Rio Funk" – 5:10 "San Juan Sunset" (Eumir Deodato ) – 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 ) – 5:43 Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar, rhythm arrangements, arrangements (2) Dave Grusin – keyboards (1, 2, 4), string arrangementsDon Grusin – arrangements (2), keyboards (3, 5-7)Jeff Mironov – rhythm guitar (1, 2, 4) Oscar Castro-Neves – rhythm guitar (3, 5)Marcus Miller – bass (1, 2, 4)Luizão Maia – bass (3, 5)Abraham Laboriel – bass (6, 7)Buddy Williams – drums (1, 2, 4)Paulinho Braga – drums (3, 5) Alex Acuña – drums (6, 7)Rubens Bassini – percussion (1, 2, 4)Chico Batera – percussion (3, 5) Jose Da Silva – percussion (3, 5) Armando Marçal – percussion (3, 5)Roberto Pinheiro – percussion (3, 5) Steve Forman – percussion (6, 7) Ernie Watts – soprano saxophone (6, 7),flute (6, 7)Jerry Hey – horn arrangementsLee Ritenour – producer Toshi Endo – co-producer Don Murray – recording, mixing Larry Rosen – recording, mixingRon Coro – art direction Denise Minobe – art direction Aaron Rapoport – front cover photographyL. Villoya – back cover photography 1985 release listing [ edit ] "Rainbow" "San Juan Sunset" "Rio Funk" "It Happens Everyday" "Ipanema Sol" "Simplicidad" "A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That" GRP Reissue Credits [ edit ] Peter Lopez – production coordinator Andy Baltimore – creative director Reilcichi Nakayama – art design Chu Kawahito – photography The Mastering Lab andA&M Studios (Hollywood, California) – mastering locations Year Chart Position 1982 Billboard Jazz Albums11 1982 Billboard Pop Albums163
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