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

  

 Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 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