Portrait (Lee Ritenour album)

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.

Track listing

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

Charts

References

External links

• Portrait album at Discogs
• Lee Ritenour's Official Site