Festival (Lee Ritenour album)

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Festival
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Studio album by
Lee Ritenour
Released1988
RecordedMay 16–20, 1988
Studio The Power Station (New York City)
Starlight Studios (Malibu, CA)
Genre Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length43:20
LanguageEnglish, Portuguese
Label GRP
Producer Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour chronology
Portrait
(1987)		Festival
(1988)		 Color Rit
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Festival is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1988 by GRP Records. The album is a collaboration between musicians from New York City, Los Angeles, and Brazil. Festival reached No. 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Night Rhythms" (Ritenour) – 4:32
  2. "Latin Lovers" (Aldir Blanc, Joao Bosco) – 6:17
  3. "Humana" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 4:39
  4. "Rio Sol" (Tim Landers) – 5:24
  5. "Waiting for You" (Ritenour) – 2:23
  6. "Odile, Odila" (Joao Bosco, Martinho da Vila) – 4:58
  7. "Linda – Voce E Linda" (Caetano Veloso) – 5:28
  8. "New York/Brazil" (Ritenour) – 4:22
  9. "The Inner Look" (Bob James) – 5:17

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums [2] 3

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References

  1. ↑ "Festival - Lee Ritenour | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  2. ↑ "Lee Ritenour US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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