Children’s Games ♫ Lee Ritenour

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Description

From the album “Portrait” 1987
Written-By : Antonio Carlos Jobim
Arranged By, Producer : Lee Ritenour

Credits

Bass – Jimmy Haslip
Drums – William Kennedy
Engineer [Additional] – Lee Ritenour
Keyboards – Russell Ferrante
Executive-Producer – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Programmed By [Guitar Synth] [Synthesizer] – Larry Williams
Synthesizer – Larry Williams
Synthesizer [Acoustic Guitar] – Lee Ritenour

Born 11 January 1952 in Los Angeles (California), Lee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has contributed to over 3000 sessions and has charted over 30 contemporary jazz hits since 1976.

At 16, he played on his first recording session, with the Mamas & the Papas, and was given the nickname Captain Fingers for his dexterity. He was a studio musician in the 1970s, winning Guitar Playermagazine's Best Studio Guitarist award twice.
Throughout his career, Ritenour has experimented with different styles of music, incoprorating funk, pop, rock, blues, Brazilian, and classical music with jazz.

It's hard to believe that 2010 marks 50 years since starting playing the guitar, setting in motion a career that legends are made of. A career that has earned him 19 GRAMMY® nominations, a GRAMMY Award, numerous #1 spots on guitar polls, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian SJ Awards and the prestigious Alumnus of the Year award from USC. He has recorded over 40 albums, with 35 chart songs, and was a founding member of the group Fourplay, considered the most successful band in contemporary jazz.

Not to forget the dazzling array of talent appearing on his solo works and collaborations; from his legendary work with Dave Grusin, to Phil Collins, Brazilian greats Ivan Lins, Caetano Veloso, and Djavan, to opera great Renee Fleming. On his latest endeavor, 6 STRING THEORY, Ritenour celebrates the instrument that has allowed him this blessing, the guitar; —by producing and assembling a star-studded tribute with 20 of the greatest and soon- to- be greatest guitarists of our time. Incorporating all of his history, from jazz and classical to rock and blues, from acoustic to electric, Lee Ritenour's 6 String Theory promises to be one of the greatest guitar recordings ever made!

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