Portrait

by Lee Ritenour

Overview

Portrait is predominantly a series of encounters between Ritenour and several guest interlopers, presumably to provide a well-rounded stylistic composite. The more heartening result is the acceleration of Ritenour's growth into a tastier, more musical guitarist, whether in the lead or sharing the spotlight. "Asa" is excellent, a fine Djavan tune with the composer's vocals adding immeasurably and possibly inspiring some tasty electric work from Lee -- and there is a sweetly-played Brazilian-styled tune, "Windmill," where Rit's playing almost resembles that of Chet Atkins in its smooth deceptive simplicity. "G-Rit" has Kenny G exchanging riffs with the far more inventive Ritenour, but you can tell that Kenny is definitely stoking Lee's engine. There are three tracks with a restrained quorum from Yellowjackets; "White Water" is not bad, has a nice flow, while Jobim's "Children's Games" receives a lovely performance and "Runaway" closes the LP on an attractive note (the CD has an additional cut). One of Rit's better records of the '80s. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Grp / Universal
UPC:	0011105955324
Rank:	112745

Tracks

1. Asa
2. Turn the Heat Up
3. Windmill
4. White Water
5. Portrait
6. G-Rit
7. Shades in the Shade
8. Children's Games
9. Runaway
10. Route 17

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lee Ritenour   Primary Artist,Synthaxe,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Synthesizer)
Yellowjackets   Guest Artist
Kenny G   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Djavan   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Greg Phillinganes   Keyboards
Russell Ferrante   Keyboards
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Jerry Hey   Trumpet
Nathan East   Bass
Phil Perry   Vocals
Jimmy Haslip   Bass
Harvey Mason, Sr.   Drums,Percussion
William Kennedy   Drums
Vinnie Colaiuta   Drums
Kevyn Lettau   Vocals (Background)
Eric Tagg   Vocals
Tim Landers   Bass
Alex Acuna   Percussion
Marc Russo   Sax (Alto)
Larry Williams   Sax (Tenor),Synthesizer
Barnaby Finch   Keyboards,MIDI Piano
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion

Technical Credits

Djavan   Composer
Russell Ferrante   Composer
Lee Ritenour   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Jerry Hey   Arranger
Richard George Bauerle   Composer
Jimmy Haslip   Composer
Harvey Mason, Sr.   Composer
Dave Grusin   Executive Producer
Kenny Gorelick   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Don Murray   Engineer,Producer
Eric Tagg   Composer
Gene Lees   Composer
Jay Beckenstein   Composer
Tim Landers   Composer
Kelly McNulty   Composer
Dave Boroff   Programming
Andy Baltimore   Design,Creative Director
Djavan Caetano Viana   Composer
Glenn Wexler   Photography
Ivan Salgado   Design
David Gibb   Design
Dan Serrano   Design
Dave Kunze   Design
Terry Bower   Assistant Engineer
Larry Williams   Programming
Larry Rosen   Executive Producer
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick   Composer