Overtime is really two CDs in one.
On the instrumentals, particularly "Bass City" and "Blue in Green," guitarist Lee Ritenour sounds a lot like Wes Montgomery and he leads his group (which features either Ernie Watts or Eric Marienthal on tenor) through some relatively straight-ahead numbers filled with soulful and creative playing.
However the five vocals numbers are much more in the R&B/smooth vein and are largely throwaways despite the occasional presence of Ivan Lins.
Clearly Ritenour was going for variety on this project but will probably only satisfy his greatest fans.
The jazz listeners will be turned off by the vocals and the pop/smooth fans will probably only tolerate some of the more adventurous originals.
Ritenour sounds fine in both settings but probably should have recorded twice as much music and split this CD into two.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boss CityWes Montgomery | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | Blue in GreenMiles Davis | Lee Ritenour | Play | 09:16 | 21 MB | 46 MB |
| 3 | Ocean Ave.Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | She Walks This EarthChico César, Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Brenda Russell | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Sugarloaf ExpressLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | PossibilitiesKenya Hathaway | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Papa Was a Rollin' StoneBarrett Strong | Lee Ritenour | Play | 06:54 | 15 MB | 45 MB |
| 8 | Morning GloryBill Champlin, Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Captain FingersLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 07:25 | 17 MB | 49 MB |
| 10 | P.A.L.S.Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Night RhythmsLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 12 | Lil' Bumpin'Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 13 | Is It You | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 74 mins | 169 MB | |||||
| 74 mins | 435 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Acuña | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 2 | Sharleen Bazeghi | Production Coordination |
| 3 | Chris Botti | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Trumpet |
| 4 | Tim Carmen | Programming, Vocal Arrangement |
| 5 | Dave Carpenter | Bass (Acoustic), Double Bass, Main Personnel |
| 6 | Chico César | Composer |
| 7 | Bill Champlin | Composer |
| 8 | Melvin Davis | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 9 | Miles Davis | Composer |
| 10 | Eric Ferguson | Audio Engineer |
| 11 | Barnaby Finch | Keyboards, Main Personnel |
| 12 | Steve Forman | Main Personnel, Percussion |
| 13 | Dave Grusin | Arranger, Fender Rhodes, Guest Artist, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 14 | Grady Harrell | Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 15 | Kenya Hathaway | Composer, Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 16 | Anthony Jackson | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 17 | Ivan Lins | Composer, Fender Rhodes, Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Vocals |
| 18 | Eric Marienthal | Flute, Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 19 | Vitor Martins | Composer |
| 20 | Harvey Mason, Sr. | Drums, Guest Artist, Main Personnel |
| 21 | Wes Montgomery | Composer |
| 22 | Don Murray | Audio Engineer |
| 23 | Lee Ritenour | Arranger, Audio Production, Composer, Digital Editing, Guitar, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 24 | Patrice Rushen | Fender Rhodes, Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 25 | Brenda Russell | Composer |
| 26 | Jochem van der Saag | Main Personnel, Programming |
| 27 | Doug Sax | Mastering |
| 28 | Oscar Seaton | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 29 | Barrett Strong | Composer |
| 30 | Eric Tagg | Composer |
| 31 | Ernie Watts | Main Personnel, Sax (Tenor) |
| 32 | Mark Wexler | Management |
| 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). |