Ritenour's second acoustic album, like his first, has an overall Brazilian theme but this time, he recorded his ensemble of New York, L.A.
and Brazilian musicians in one locale, New York City.
This is a superior record to Rio, though, because there is a deeper Brazilian feeling to the arrangements, and Lee's own playing is even more refined and meaningful.
"Waiting For You," a solo track on an acoustic guitar synthesizer, is especially attractive.
The core crew consists of a collection of pro's pros -- Ernie Watts on alto and tenor, Dave Grusin or Bob James on keyboards, Marcus Miller or Anthony Jackson on bass, Omar Hakim on drums, Paulinho Da Costa and Carlinhos Brown on percussion -- who lay down smooth yet gently grooving backdrops for Rit to ride.
Joao Bosco and Gracinha Leporace contribute fascinating Portuguese vocals to the album's two most appealing and thoroughly Brazilian-flavored tracks, "Latin Lovers" and "Odile, Odila" -- and Caetano Veloso brings a softer-focused vocal style to "Linda.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night RhythmsLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Latin LoversAldir Blanc, João Bosco | Lee Ritenour | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | HumanaIvan Lins, Vitor Martins | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Rio SolTim Landers, Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Waiting for YouLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| 6 | Odilê, OdiláJoão Bosco, Martinho da Vila | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | New York/BrazilLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | The Inner LookBob James | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Linda | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 231 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Baltimore | Creative Director, Design, Graphic Design |
| 2 | Aldir Blanc | Composer |
| 3 | João Bosco | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals |
| 4 | Carlinhos Brown | Cabasa, Djembe, Pandeiro, Percussion |
| 5 | Chris Cuffaro | Photography |
| 6 | Paulinho Da Costa | Bells, Bongos, Percussion |
| 7 | Martinho da Vila | Composer |
| 8 | Kevin Dixon | Mixing, Second Engineer |
| 9 | Peter Doell | Mixing, Second Engineer |
| 10 | David Gibb | Design, Graphic Design |
| 11 | Dave Grusin | Arranger, Executive Producer, Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 12 | Omar Hakim | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 13 | Jerry Hey | Arranger, Horn, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Strings |
| 14 | Anthony Jackson | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 15 | Bob James | Composer, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Soloist |
| 16 | Randy Kerber | Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements |
| 17 | Robbie Kondor | Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming |
| 18 | Dave Kunze | Design, Graphic Design |
| 19 | Tim Landers | Composer |
| 20 | Gracinha Leporace | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Ivan Lins | Composer |
| 22 | Arnold Madlener | Engineer, Second Engineer |
| 23 | Johnny Mandel | Arranger, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements |
| 24 | Vitor Martins | Composer |
| 25 | Marcus Miller | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 26 | Don Murray | Digital Mixing, Engineer, Producer |
| 27 | Zero Nylin | Production Assistant |
| 28 | Antonio Peticov | Cover Art, Cover Design |
| 29 | Lee Ritenour | Arranger, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Synthesizer), Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements, Synthesizer |
| 30 | Larry Rosen | Executive Producer |
| 31 | Ivan Salgado | Graphic Design |
| 32 | Dan Serrano | Design, Graphic Design |
| 33 | Suzanne Sherman | Production Coordination |
| 34 | Gary Solomon | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 35 | Wally Traugott | Digital Mastering, Mastering |
| 36 | Caetano Veloso | Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 37 | Larry Walsh | Digital Editing, Editing |
| 38 | Ernie Watts | Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) |
| 39 | Larry Williams | Horn, Strings |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |