Lee Ritenour "Rio" (1979) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Elektra Musician

 Side One

01 - Rio Funk (Lee Ritenour)

02 - San Juan Sunset (Eumir Deodato) 

03 - Rainbow (Don Grusin) 

Side Two

01 - A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That (Lee Ritenour)

02 - Simplicidãd (Lee Ritenour)

03 - Ipanema Sol (Lee Ritenour)

04 - It Happens Every Day (Joe Sample)

Lee Ritenour Acoustic Guitar on All Songs

This album features Lee Ritenour playing acoustic guitar and was recorded with three different bands in Brazil, New York and California

Rhythm Arrangements by Lee Ritenour

"San Juan Sunset" Arranged by Lee Ritenour & Don Grusin

String Arrangements by Dave Grusin

Horn Arrangements by Jerry Hey

Mixed & Recorded by Don Murray & Larry Rosen

Recorded at :

Sigla Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Santa Barbara Sound, California
A&R Studio, New York City

Davlen Studio, California

Dawnbreaker Studio, California

Sound Stream Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah

"Rainbow" & "Simplicidãd" Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with :

Paulinho Braga : Drums

Luizao Maia : Bass

Oscar Neves : Rhythm Guitar

Don Grusin : Keyboards

Chico Batera, Jose Da Silva, Roberto Pinheiro, Armando Marcal : Percussion

"It Happens Every Day" & "Ipanema Sol" Recorded in Santa Barbara, California, with :

Don Grusin : Keyboards

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Alex Acuña : Drums

Steve Forman : Percussion

Ernie Watts : Soprano Sax & Flute

"San Juan Sunset", "Rio Funk" & "A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That" Recorded in New York City with :

Dave Grusin : Keyboards

Marcus Miller : Bass

Buddy Williams : Drums

Jeff Mirnov : Rhythm Guitar

Rubens Bassini : Percussion