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Rio is an album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour recorded in New York City, Santa Barbara, and Rio de Janeiro. It was released in 1982 in the U.S. on Elektra/Musician Records, then on GRP in 1985 with a different album cover and track sequence.
Recorded by JVC for the Japanese market, first released in the U.S. by Elektra, and now on GRP, Ritenour’s first all-acoustic guitar album was recorded in three far-flung cities with three different bands (how’s that for musical chairs in packs of three?). The New York tracks, which feature Dave Grusin (keyboards) and Marcus Miller on popping bass, have a nice genteel funky flavor not unlike Larry Carlton’s acoustic albums in the next decade. The Rio tracks, with a Brazilian rhythm section and Don Grusin’s keyboards, differ only marginally in feeling, mostly in the use of percussion. Out in Santa Barbara, CA, “Ipanema Sol” sounds even more Brazilian than the Rio tracks, as colored by the flute of Ernie Watts and the percussion battery of Alex Acuna and Steve Forman, while Joe Sample’s “It Happens Everyday” closes the set on a lyrical note. For all of its continent-trotting ways, the record is remarkably unified — thanks in no small part to Ritenour’s intelligent, beautifully felt playing — and makes comfortable listening.
Tracklist
1. “Rio Funk” – 5:10
2. “San Juan Sunset” – 5:37
3. “Rainbow” – 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” – 5:43
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Licensed From – JVC
Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum Records
Distributed By – Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records
Recorded At – Estúdios da SIGLA
Recorded At – Santa Barbara Sound Design
Recorded At – A&R Studios
Recorded At – Davlen Sound Studios
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Producer – Lee Ritenour
Bass – Abraham Laboriel (tracks: 6, 7), Luizão Maia (tracks: 3, 5), Marcus Miller (tracks: 1, 2, 4)
Co-producer – Toshi Endo
Drums – Alex Acuna (tracks: 6, 7), Buddy Williams (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Paulinho Braga (tracks: 3, 5)
Engineer – Don Murray, Larry Rosen
Keyboards – Dave Grusin (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Don Grusin (tracks: 3, 5 to 7)
Percussion – Armando Marcal (tracks: 3, 5), Chico Batera (tracks: 3, 5), Jose Da Silva (tracks: 3, 5), Roberto Pinheiro (tracks: 3, 5), Rubens Bassini (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Steve Forman (tracks: 6, 7)
Rhythm Guitar – Jeff Mironov (tracks: 1, 2, 4), Oscar Neves (tracks: 3, 5)
Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Ernie Watts (tracks: 6, 7)
Notes
Released: 1979
Recorded at: Studio Sigla Studio, Santa Barbara Sound, A&R Studio, Davlen Studio
Mastered at: The Mastering Lab and A&M Studio, Hollywood, CA.
Genre: Jazz, jazz fusion
Length: 40:05
Label – GRP, Elektra/Musician
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