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Lee Ritenour

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  • Genre: Jazz / Latin / R&B

    Location LOS ANGELES, California, Un

    Profile Views: 222975

    Last Login: 11/21/2011

    Member Since 7/14/2006

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmxlZXJpdGVub3VyLmNvbQ==

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  • Bio

    Lee Ritenour Biography .. .. Lee Ritenour, acoustic/electric guitar, grew up in Los Angeles in the 1960's. This Grammy Award- winning guitarist received a rich cross section of exposure to jazz, rock and Brazilian music. Beginning with his first session at 16 with the Mamas and Papas, and accompanying Lena Horne and Tony Bennett at 18, his forty year eclectic and storied career is highlighted by a Grammy Award win for his 1986 album collaboration with Dave Grusin, Harlequin; 17 Grammy nominations; numerous 1 spots in guitar polls, and the prestigious "Alumnus of the Year" award from USC. He has recorded more than 40 albums, with 35 chart songs, notably the Top 15 hit "Is It You," which has become a contemporary jazz radio classic. In the '90s, Ritenour was a founding member of Fourplay, the most successful band in contemporary jazz, with keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason. The first Fourplay album in 1991 spent an unprecedented 33 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart. Adding to this legacy are his CD Smoke 'n' Mirrors released in 2006; the recently completed Grammy nominated recording Amparo, (a follow-up, with Dave Grusin, to their highly-successful 2001 Grammy Award-nominated contemporary classical crossover CD) and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band's latest CD Act Your Age (nominated for 3 Grammys), for which Lee was the producer. It's been a long road since the 70's, when Ritenour's legendary Tuesday night appearances at the famed Baked Potato with a band including Dave Grusin, Patrice Rushen, Harvey Mason and Ernie Watts, became part of the musical landscape for five years. Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, George Benson, Al Jarreau, Joe Sample, and even Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell could be seen in the audiences that would pack the house till the wee hours of the morning. As a young guitarist, Ritenour's diverse music became the foundation of more than 3,000 sessions, spanning genres from rock to blues to Jazz, with a broad spectrum of artists such as Pink Floyd (The Wall), Steely Dan (Aja), Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, B.B. King, Frank Sinatra, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand. Not to be forgotten is the dazzling array of talent appearing on his solo albums and collaborations, notably -- Phil Collins, Brazilian greats Ivan Lins, Caetano Veloso, Djavan and Jao Bosco, George Benson, Chaka Kahn, Herbie Hancock, Michael McDonald and opera great Renee Fleming. Lee is currently producing a Superstar Guitar Collaboration album entitled "Six String Theory," which is scheduled for release on Concord Records in the summer of 2010. The record will feature Ritenour legendary guitar icons BB King, George Benson, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Pat Martino, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Cray, Keb Mo, Vince Gill, Guthrie Govan, Robben Ford, Andy McKee, and Joe Robinson. In conjunction with the album, the project also includes an online guitar competition sponsored by Yamaha Corporation, Concord Records, Berklee College of Music, Monster, Cable, D'Addario Strings and the Broad Stage. A website named www.sixstringtheory.com was developed for contestants to submit their videos in the following six categories: Rock, Blues, Jazz/Fusion, Country, Acoustic, or Classical/Flamenco. The online entries will be judged and the top six finalists from each category will be invited to compete in a live performance to determine the Grand Prize winner on March 22, 2010 at The Broad Stage in Los Angeles where Lee will also be hosting a guitar clinic that same afternoon. The Grand Prize winner will be featured as a special guest on the Six String Theory album and will also receive a four-year, fully paid tuition to the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Yamaha Corporation is awarding three guitar endorsements plus six high-end guitars to the top winners, one in each of the six categories and the top winners will also be awarded a host of prizes by the participating sponsors.

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    .. ..Besides these releases, Lee's guitar work, as well as his role as producer, can also be heard on many other artist's releases. For a complete listing of these works ..click here... .. ....LEE RITENOUR: DISCOGRAPHY.... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....

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  • !SHiLOH!

    *AMHERST* 
    Totally wrecking the shit outta the Lowcountry.
    http://www.facebook.com/63AMHERST
    go like them on FB.

    10 days ago
  • YANN VIET FREE SONGS TR…

     Album "La Javanaise" avalables on
    http://www.myspace.com/yannvietfreesongstrio or downloading on http://yannvietfreesongstrio.zimbalam.com

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    « MAGNIFICIENT COVERS…IT’S A TREAT TO HEAR HIM!! » (laguitare.com) ...WITH A STYLE WHICH REMIND SOME TRIO OF THE TRUMPET-PLAYER CHET BAKER, MARC ELIARD (bass guitar), SYLVAIN GONTARD (trumpet), AND YANN VIET (guitar), GIVE YOU WITH THE ALBUM « LA JAVANAISE » SOME ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF FAMOUS FRENCH SINGERS AND POETS LIKE GAINSBOURG, BARBARA, BRASSENS, FERRE OR AZNAVOUR…WITH ALL THIS, THE TRIO GIVES YOU IT’S VERSION OF SOME GREAT AMERICAN STANDARDS AND PERSONNAL HIGH MELODICS COMPOSITIONS… (INCLUDED: La Bohème, Ma Plus Belle Histoire d’Amour, La Javanaise, Hallelujah, Ne Me Quitte Pas, Over The Rainbow, Avec Le Temps…) 

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    YOUTUBE CHANEL: http://www.youtube.com/user/Eklyss ;

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    18 days ago
  • Marco Rocchi

    thank you for your add. you are great, regards  from italy 

    24 days ago
  • Mr. JOHN

    Thank You for the friendship, Lee !!! You're my favourite  Guitarist !
    Mr. JOHN - Piano, keyboards

    26 days ago
  • Christer Johfur

    Hello Mr. Ritenour and thanks for being my friend at myspace. Your first guitar work i heard  was with Olivia Newton/John. You played the solo on (i think) the first song of that album. I can't recall the name though. It was a slow, very tasty and melodic solo with a certain amount of dist. I can still recall the feeling and the sound. I also heard you and Mr. Carlton play "Room 335" on the internet (youtube). Well, you cats are awesome!

    With best regards from Gothenburg and Sweden
    Christer

    1 month ago
  • Jazz Break

     
    To FOLLOW Jazz Break on TWITTER go to ....
    http://twitter.com/#!/JazzBreak1 ....

    For FB    http://goo.gl/1Vg7b
    Outstanding WALL photos on this site!

    2 months ago
  • John Hughley

    Thanks for the add. 

    4 months ago
  • Raffaele Iovine

     Happy New Year!

    4 months ago
  • Raffaele Iovine

     Thanks for accepting my friend request.
    Thanks for your music, great guitar player, great sound, hello!

    4 months ago
  • Jazz & Blues Florida - …


    Moving on and turning out the lights...
    MySpace Clearance: Florida's online guide to live jazz & blues info is leaving MySpace.
    Hello MySpace Friend!
    Jazz & Blues Florida is bailing out of MySpace and focusing on our own websites now. We thought Facebook was the way to go, but now it looks like that is disintegrating, too.
    If you really want to connect to Florida's jazz & blues scene come check out our main site at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com and if you like what you see, shoot me an email and let me know  you want to sign up for our email list. You can opt for daily, weekly or monthly contact and change your mind at any time.
    If you are musician based or touring here, our listings are free - we just need to know about them. Use the email address below to send us the info.
    I am sure you understand the value of these connections and that nowadays providing that connection is your contribution to what keeps us going, like the money you used to spend on newspapers.  This is a one-time request. We will be deleting your MySpace connection after we send this out so you will not be hearing from us again here. 
    See you on the other side, where the good music is happening! Please excuse us if you are already over there, we had to do this as auto as possible due to the high number of friends we have to process.
    Charlie
    Charlie@JazzBluesFlorida.com 

    4 months ago
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