Festival (Lee Ritenour album)

Festival is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1988 by GRP Records. The album is a collaboration between musicians from New York City, Los Angeles, and Brazil. Festival reached No. 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

1. "Night Rhythms" (Ritenour) – 4:32
2. "Latin Lovers" (Aldir Blanc, Joao Bosco) – 6:17
3. "Humana" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 4:39
4. "Rio Sol" (Tim Landers) – 5:24
5. "Waiting for You" (Ritenour) – 2:23
6. "Odile, Odila" (Joao Bosco, Martinho da Vila) – 4:58
7. "Linda – Voce E Linda" (Caetano Veloso) – 5:28
8. "New York/Brazil" (Ritenour) – 4:22
9. "The Inner Look" (Bob James) – 5:17

Personnel

Musicians and vocalists

• Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9), acoustic guitar synthesizer (3, 5, 6, 8)
• Robbie Kondor – synthesizer programming
• Dave Grusin – keyboards (1, 2, 6, 7)
• Bob James – keyboards (3, 4, 8, 9), keyboard solos (9)
• Joao Bosco – acoustic guitar (2, 6), lead vocals (2, 6)
• Marcus Miller – bass (1, 4, 6, 9), bass solo (4)
• Anthony Jackson – 6-string bass (2), bass (3, 7, 8)
• Omar Hakim – drums (1–4, 6–9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6), bells (7), bongos (7, 8)
• Carlinhos Brown – pandeiro (1), djembe (2, 6), cabasa (7), percussion (8, 9)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1, 4), alto saxophone (3)
• Randy Kerber – horns and strings (2, 7)
• Larry Williams – saxophones (3, 4, 8), flute (3, 4, 8), strings (3, 4, 8)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (3, 4, 8), flugelhorn (3, 4, 8), strings (3, 4, 8)
• Gracinha Leporace – backing vocals (2, 6)
• Caetano Veloso – lead vocals (7)

Music arrangements

• Lee Ritenour – rhythm arrangements
• Johnny Mandel – horn and string arrangements (2, 7)
• Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements (3, 4, 8)
• Dave Grusin – arrangements (6)

Production

• Dave Grusin – executive producer
• Larry Rosen – executive producer
• Lee Ritenour – producer, liner notes
• Don Murray – producer, engineer, digital recording, digital mixing
• Kevin Dixon – second engineer
• Peter Doell – second engineer
• Arnold Madlener – second engineer
• Gary Solomon – assistant engineer
• Larry Walsh – digital editing
• Wally Traugott – digital mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Zero Nylin – production assistant
• Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator
• Antonio Peticov – front cover artwork
• Andy Baltimore – creative direction, graphic design
• David Gibb – graphic design
• Dave Kunze – graphic design
• Ivan Salgano – graphic design
• Dan Serrano – graphic design
• Chris Cuffaro – black and white photography, back cover photography
• Judy Schiller – black and white photography
• Shankman/De Blasio – management

Charts

References

External links

• Lee Ritenour - Festival at Discogs
• Lee Ritenour's Official Site