24/03/2021

Lee Ritenour "The Captain's Journey" (1978) -Westcoast Rock / Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-

  

 Label : Elektra / Asylum Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - The Captain's Journey (Lee Ritenour)
                  Part I: The Calm
                  Part II: The Storm
02 - Morning Glory (Lee Ritenour & Bill Champlin)
03 - Sugarloaf Express (Lee Ritenour)

Side Two

01 - Matchmakers (Lee Ritenour)
02 - What Do You Want? (Don Grusin)
03 - That's Enough For Me (Dave Grusin)
04 - Etude (Dave Grusin)


Produced by Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin
Rhythm Arrangements by Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin
Strings & Flutes Arranged & Conducted by Dave Grusin
Recorded by :
Tommy Vicari & Don Murray at Sound Labs (L.A.)
Peter Chaiken at Conway Recording (L.A.)
Larry Rosen at Electric Lady Studios (N. Y.) 
Howard Steele at Studio 55 (L.A.)
Assistant Engineers
Linda Tyler (Sounds Labs)
Dennis Dighter & Chris Gordon (Conway Recording) 
Neil Dorfsman (Electric Lady Studios)
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (L.A.)


Side One

01 - The Captain's Journey

      Part I: The Calm

Lee Ritenour : Gibson ES335 Electric Guitar, Guild Acoustic 12 String-Guitar, 360 Systems Polyphonic Guitar Synthesizer
Patrice Rushen : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano
Dave Grusin : Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Steve Forman : Percussion
Dave Nadien : Strings (Concertmaster)

     Part II: The Storm 

Lee Ritenour : Gibson ES335 Electric Guitar, Guild Acoustic 12 String-Guitar, 360 Systems Polyphonic Guitar Synthesizer
Ian Underwood : Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer
Dave Grusin : Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer, Mini Moog
Ed Walsh : Synthesizer programming
Steve Gadd : Drums
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Alex Acuña & Steve Forman : Percussion
Dave Nadien : Strings (Concertmaster)

02 - Morning Glory

Lee Ritenour : Gibson ES335 Electric Guitar
David Foster : Acoustic Piano (And Rhythm Arrangement)
Dave Grusin : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Jay Graydon : Rhythm Guitar
Dave Nadien : Strings (Concertmaster)
Bill Champlin : Lead vocal (And Vocal Arrangement)
Carmen Twillie & Venette Gloud : Background vocals

03 - Sugarloaf Express

Lee Ritenour : Gibson L-5 Electric Guitar, Guild Acoustic 12-String Guitar
Dave Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer, Mini Moog
Ed Walsh : Synthesizer Programming
Alex Acuña : Drums & Percussion
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Steve Forman & Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Mitch Holder : Rhythm Guitar

Side Two

01 - Matchmakers

Lee Ritenour : Gibson ES335 Electric Guitar
Dave Grusin : Acoustic Piano
David Foster : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Sue Evans & Steve Thornton : Percussion
Jay Graydon : Rhythm Guitar
Ernie Watts : Tenor Sax Solo
Dave Nadien : Strings (Concertmaster)

02 - What Do You Want?

Lee Ritenour : 360 Systems Polyphonic Guitar Synthesizer (Intro Solo & Melody), Gibson ES335 Electric Guitar
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano
Dave Grusin : Yamaha Electric Grand Piano, Mini Moog
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Paulinho Da Costa & Sue Evans : Percussion
Ernie Watts : Soprano Sax

03 - That's Enough For Me

Lee Ritenour : Gibson L-5 Electric Guitar
Dave Grusin : Yamaha Electric Grand Piano, Percussion
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Paulinho Da Costa & Sue Evans : Percussion
Mitch Holder : Rhythm Guitar
Dave Nadien : Strings (Concertmaster)
Patti Austin & Tom Bahler : Vocals

04 - Etude

Lee Ritenour : Ramirez Classical Guitar, Yamaha Classical Guitar & Guild Acoustic 12-String Guitar
Dave Grusin : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano, Percussion
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Sue Evans & Larry Rosen : Percussion
Dave Nadien : Strings (Concertmaster)
Dave Valentin Flute
Eddy Daniels Flute
Ray Beckstein : Flute