Portrait is the sixteenth studio album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1987 through GRP Records. The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard magazine Contemporary Jazz chart.
| Portrait | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA) Starlight Sound (Burbank, CA) CMS Digital (Pasadena, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 45:00 | |||
| Language | English, Portuguese | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Lee Ritenour | |||
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Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Asa" | Djavan | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Turn the Heat Up" | Kelly McNulty, Ritenour, Eric Tagg | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Windmill" | Ritenour, Harvey Mason | 4:20 |
| 4. | "White Water" | Russell Ferrante | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Portrait" | Ritenour, Harvey Mason | 4:28 |
| 6. | "G-Rit" | Ritenour, Kenny G | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Shades in the Shade" | Ritenour, Tim Landers | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Children's Games" | Antônio Carlos Jobim | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Runaway" | Ritenour | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Route 17" | Richard Bauerle, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip | 4:35 |
Personnel edit
- Lee Ritenour – lead guitar (1), electric guitar (2-7), acoustic guitar (3-5, 7, 9), SynthAxe (3, 7, 9), acoustic guitar synthesizer (4, 8, 9)
- Barnaby Finch – MIDI piano (1), keyboards (7)
- Larry Williams – synthesizers (1, 2, 8), tenor saxophone (1, 5), synthesizer programming (2, 3, 5, 9), synth horns (5)
- David Boruff – synthesizer programming (1, 7)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2, 5, 6)
- Russell Ferrante – keyboards (4, 8-10)
- Djavan – rhythm guitar (1), vocals (1)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (2), rhythm guitar (3, 5, 6)
- Tim Landers – bass (1, 7)
- Nathan East – bass (2, 3, 5, 6)
- Jimmy Haslip – bass (4, 8-10)
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1-3, 7)
- Will Kennedy – drums (4, 8-10)
- Harvey Mason – drums (5, 6), percussion (5, 6)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1-3, 7)
- Alex Acuña – percussion (4, 10)
- Kenny G – tenor saxophone (6)
- Mark Russo – alto saxophone (9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 5), horn and synthesizer arrangements (1, 5)
- Phil Perry – vocals (2), vocal fills (6)
- Eric Tagg – vocals (2)
- Kevyn Lettau – backing vocals (3)
Production edit
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Lee Ritenour – producer, arrangements, additional recording
- Don Murray – co-producer, recording, mixing, liner notes
- Terry Bowen – recording assistant
- Jimmy Preziosi – recording assistant
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Andy Baltimore – creative direction, album design
- David Gibb – album design
- Dave Kunze – album design
- Ivan Salgado – album design
- Dan Serrano – album design
- Glen Wexler – front and back cover photography
- Janet Van Ham – inner sleeve photography
Charts edit
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Jazz Albums[1] | 7 |
References edit
- ^ "Lee Ritenour US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.