Portrait is predominantly a series of encounters between Ritenour and several guest interlopers, presumably to provide a well-rounded stylistic composite.
The more heartening result is the acceleration of Ritenour's growth into a tastier, more musical guitarist, whether in the lead or sharing the spotlight.
"Asa" is excellent, a fine Djavan tune with the composer's vocals adding immeasurably and possibly inspiring some tasty electric work from Lee -- and there is a sweetly-played Brazilian-styled tune, "Windmill," where Rit's playing almost resembles that of Chet Atkins in its smooth deceptive simplicity.
"G-Rit" has Kenny G exchanging riffs with the far more inventive Ritenour, but you can tell that Kenny is definitely stoking Lee's engine.
There are three tracks with a restrained quorum from Yellowjackets; "White Water" is not bad, has a nice flow, while Jobim's "Children's Games" receives a lovely performance and "Runaway" closes the LP on an attractive note (the CD has an additional cut).
One of Rit's better records of the '80s.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AsaDjavan | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Turn the Heat UpKelly McNulty, Kelly Waite Mcnulty, Lee Ritenour, Eric Tagg | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | WindmillLee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Sr. | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | White WaterJay Beckenstein, Russell Ferrante | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | PortraitLee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Sr. | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | G-RitKenneth Bruce Gorelick, Kenny Gorelick, Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Shades in the ShadeTim Landers, Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Children's GamesAntônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | RunawayLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Route 17Richard George Bauerle, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 268 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Acuña | Percussion |
| 2 | Andy Baltimore | Creative Director, Design |
| 3 | Richard George Bauerle | Composer |
| 4 | Jay Beckenstein | Composer |
| 5 | Dave Boroff | Programming |
| 6 | Terry Bower | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums |
| 8 | Paulinho Da Costa | Percussion |
| 9 | Djavan | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals |
| 10 | Nathan East | Bass |
| 11 | Russell Ferrante | Composer, Keyboards |
| 12 | Barnaby Finch | Keyboards, MIDI Piano |
| 13 | Kenny G | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 14 | David Gibb | Design |
| 15 | Kenneth Bruce Gorelick | Composer |
| 16 | Kenny Gorelick | Composer |
| 17 | Dave Grusin | Executive Producer |
| 18 | Jimmy Haslip | Bass, Composer |
| 19 | Jerry Hey | Arranger, Trumpet |
| 20 | Paul Jackson, Jr. | Guitar |
| 21 | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Composer |
| 22 | William Kennedy | Drums |
| 23 | Dave Kunze | Design |
| 24 | Tim Landers | Bass, Composer |
| 25 | Gene Lees | Composer |
| 26 | Kevyn Lettau | Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Harvey Mason, Sr. | Composer, Drums, Percussion |
| 28 | Kelly McNulty | Composer |
| 29 | Kelly Waite Mcnulty | Composer |
| 30 | Don Murray | Engineer, Producer |
| 31 | Phil Perry | Vocals |
| 32 | Greg Phillinganes | Keyboards |
| 33 | Lee Ritenour | Composer, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Synthesizer), Primary Artist, Producer, Synthaxe |
| 34 | Larry Rosen | Executive Producer |
| 35 | Marc Russo | Sax (Alto) |
| 36 | Ivan Salgado | Design |
| 37 | Dan Serrano | Design |
| 38 | Eric Tagg | Composer, Vocals |
| 39 | Glenn Wexler | Photography |
| 40 | Larry Williams | Programming, Sax (Tenor), Synthesizer |
| 41 | Yellowjackets | Guest Artist |
| 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). |