Rio (Lee Ritenour album)

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Rio
Lee Ritenour Rio.jpg
Studio album by
Lee Ritenour
Released1979
Studio
  • Sigla Studio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • Santa Barbara Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California)
  • Davlen Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
  • A&R Recording (New York City, New York)
Genre Jazz, jazz fusion
Length40:05
Label GRP, Elektra/Musician, JVC
Producer Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour chronology
Friendship
(1978)		Rio
(1979)		 Feel the Night
(1979)
1982 Elektra/Musician cover
Elektra musician rio cover.jpg

Rio is an album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, recorded in New York City, Santa Barbara, and Rio de Janeiro, originally titled Lee Ritenour in Rio. It was released in 1979 in Japan on JVC Records, then in 1982 in the U.S. on Elektra/Musician Records, then on GRP in 1985 with a different album cover and track sequence. [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Boston Globe wrote: "The sound is glorious. Each instrument is perfectly defined; the drums are crisp; the bells are like crystal." [5]

Track listing

All titles composed by Lee Ritenour except where noted

  1. "Rio Funk" – 5:10
  2. "San Juan Sunset" (Eumir Deodato) – 5:37
  3. "Rainbow" (Don Grusin) – 5:48
  4. "A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That" – 5:09
  5. "Simplicidad" – 4:58
  6. "Ipanema Sol" – 5:28
  7. "It Happens Every Day" (Joe Sample) – 5:43

Personnel

Production

1985 release listing

  1. "Rainbow"
  2. "San Juan Sunset"
  3. "Rio Funk"
  4. "It Happens Everyday"
  5. "Ipanema Sol"
  6. "Simplicidad"
  7. "A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That"

GRP Reissue Credits

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1982Billboard Jazz Albums11
1982Billboard Pop Albums163

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References

  1. ↑ Jazzlists: Elektra Musician LP discography, accessed March 20, 2018
  2. ↑ Both Sides Now: Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 8: Consolidated 60000 Series (1982- ), accessed March 20, 2018
  3. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "Rio - Lee Ritenour : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 590, 591.
  5. ↑ Gagen, Tom (1 Feb 1981). "Digital Recording Enhances Quality". Hobbies. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
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