Between the popular Captain Fingers and his follow-up Rio, crossover guitarist Lee Ritenour recorded a trio of sets for the Japanese JVC label; each of the three have since been reissued on CD.
This date matches Ritenour with his pickup group of the time, which was called "the Gentle Thoughts." The lineup is impressive (including Ernie Watts on tenor, soprano and flute, both Patrice Rushen and Dave Grusin on keyboards, electric bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Harvey Mason and percussionist Steve Forman), but the music is typically lightweight.
Rit's fans will be interested to hear a different version of "Captain Fingers" and the guitarist's interpretation of "Feel Like Makin' Love" and Herbie Hancock's "Gentle Thoughts," but most of the playing is best served by being used as moderately funky background music.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Caribe-Getaway | Lee Ritenour | Play | 09:59 | 22 MB | 67 MB |
| 2 | Chanson | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | MeisoHarvey Mason, Sr. | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Captain FingersLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 5 | Feel Like Makin' LoveEugene McDaniels | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Gentle Thoughts | Lee Ritenour | Play | 08:37 | 19 MB | 52 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 236 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvey Mason, Sr. | Composer |
| 2 | Eugene McDaniels | Composer |
| 3 | Lee Ritenour | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Phil (Boogie) Schier | Engineer |
| 5 | Mah Young | Producer |
| 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). |