Lee Ritenour - Captain Fingers on the 6-String

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Nearly 50 years of music - without giving boredom a chance!

With Lee Ritenour, I introduce you to a guitarist who has experimented with just about every musical style in his long career.
Born on 11 January 1952 in Los Angeles, it took him exactly 16 years to get his first job in a music studio, where he recorded one of the albums by the Mamas & Papas. Since that collaboration, he has also been known by his nickname Captain Fingers, which was awarded to him because of his masterful guitar playing.


Mit Lee Ritenour stelle ich euch einen Gitarristen vor, der in seiner langen Karriere mit so ziemlich allen musikalischen Stilrichtungen experimentierte.
Am 11. Januar 1952 in Los Angeles geboren, dauerte es exakt 16 Jahre, bis zu seinem ersten Engagement in einem Musikstudio, wo er mit den Mamas & Papas eines derer Alben einspielte. Seit jener Zusammenarbeit, begleitet ihn auch sein Beiname Captain Fingers, der ihm wegen seines virtuosen Gitarrenspiels angeheftet wurde.

Ritenour's first attempts to go his own musical way began in 1976 with the album First Course, followed by Captain Fingers (1970) and The Captain’s Journey (1978) - which all belong in the jazz funk genre. In 1979, Pink Floyd asked him into the studio to record The Wall.
A year later, he made the switch to classic jazz by teaming up with keyboardist Dave Grusin to record and produce the album Harlequin for GRP Records.


Ritenours erste Versuche, musikalisch eigene Wege zu gehen, begannen 1976 mit dem Album First Course, gefolgt von Captain Fingers (1970) und The Captain’s Journey (1978) - alle dem Jazz-Funk zuzuordnen. 1979 baten ihn Pink Floyd ins Studio, um The Wall einzuspielen.
Ein Jahr später vollzog er dann den Wandel zum klassischen Jazz, indem er sich mit dem Keyboarder Dave Grusin zusammentat und bei GRP-Records das Album Harlequin einspielte und produzierte.

While the subsequent albums Festival and Color Rit can be described as excursions into smooth jazz marked by Brazilian influences, Stolen Moments finally marked a return to the jazz stage. Ernie Watts (sax), Alan Broadbent (piano), John Patitucci (acoustic guitar) and Harvey Mason (drums) were responsible for this.


Während die dann folgenden Alben Festival und Color Rit als Ausflüge in den von brasilianischen Einflüssen gekennzeichneten Smooth-Jazz bezeichnet werden dürfen, ging es mit **Stolen Moments **endlich wieder zurück auf die Jazz-Bühne. Mit dafür verantwortlich Ernie Watts (Sax), Alan Broadbent (Piano), John Patitucci (akustik Gitarre) und Harvey Mason (drums).

It was around 1990 that Lee Ritenour set off into a completely different dimension of jazz. Nathan East, Bob James, Chuk Loeb, Harvey Mason, Larry Carlton and Rittenour joined up and Fourplay was born! The albums Wes Bound and Between The Sheets are an essential part of jazz history.


Es war in der Zeit um 1990, als Lee Ritenour in eine komplett andere Dimension des Jazz aufbrach. Es fanden sich Nathan East, Bob James, Chuk Loeb, Harvey Mason, Larry Carlton und Rittenour - Fourplay war geboren! Die Alben Wes Bound und Between The Sheets sind aus der Jazz-Historie nicht wegzudenken.

In an astonishing career that has now covered five decades and spawned over 40 solo albums, Ritenour has developed a keen understanding of how to create the right balance between a frontman and his rhythm section, but also between seasoned hands and enthusiastic up-and-coming musicians. On his new album Rhythm Sessions, he has surrounded himself with a cadre of high-profile veterans and promising newcomers - and they all make it clear, what a vital role the rhythm section plays in every conceivable musical context.


In seiner erstaunlichen Karriere, die mittlerweile fünf Dekaden umspannt und über 40 Soloalben hervorgebracht hat, entwickelte Ritenour ein scharfes Verständnis dafür, wie man die richtige Balance zwischen einem Frontmann und seiner Rhythmusgruppe herstellt, aber auch zwischen erfahrenen Hasen und enthusiastischen Nachwuchsmusikern. Auf seinem neuen Album Rhythm Sessions hat er sich mit einem Kader aus hochprofilierten Veteranen und vielversprechenden Newcomern umgeben – und sie alle machen deutlich, was für eine vitale Rolle die Rhythmusgruppe in allen nur erdenklichen musikalischen Kontexten spielt.

Stand up and finally stand for what you feel is right. A fitting conclusion to all the different information that has been pouring down on us lately.


Stehe auf und stehe endlich für das, was du für richtig empfindest. Ein passendes Schlusswort für die unterschiedlichsten Informationen, die in letzter Zeit auf uns herniederprasseln.

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Great post!
I particularly like "Night Rhythms": Lee Ritenour (guitar), Ernie Watts (tenor sax), Dave Grusin (keyboards), Marcus Miller (electric bass), Omar Hakim (drums) and Carlinhos Brown (percussion). From the album Festival (1988).


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