A Twist of Rit

~ Release by Lee Ritenour (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

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Tracklist

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1Wild Rice
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
co-producer:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
baritone saxophone:
Adam Schroeder (baritone saxophonist)
clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
drums (drum set):
Ron Bruner Jr.
electric bass guitar [elecric bass]:
Melvin Lee Davis
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano]:
Patrice Rushen
solo tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
tenor saxophone:
Tom Luer
trombone:
Wendell Kelly
trumpet:
Rashawn Ross
horn [original horn] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
arranger:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist) and Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
mixed at:
Starlight Studio in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Wild Rice
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
5:32
2Fatback
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
co-producer:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
baritone saxophone:
Bob Sheppard (US jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Chris Coleman (American jazz drummer)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Melvin Lee Davis
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
guitar [rhythm guitar] and solo guitar [on fade]:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3 organ] and solo Hammond organ [Hammond B3 organ]:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
trombone:
Wendell Kelly
trumpet:
Rashawn Ross
Wurlitzer electric piano:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
horn [original horn] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
arranger:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist) and Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
mixed at:
Starlight Studio in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Fatback
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
5:52
3Ooh Yeah
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
co-producer:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
drums (drum set):
Ron Bruner Jr.
flugelhorn:
Rashawn Ross
flute:
Bob Sheppard (US jazz musician)
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
Minimoog:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano]:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
arranger:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist) and Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
mixed at:
Starlight Studio in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Ooh Yeah
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
5:01
4W.O.R.K.n’ It (Weckl, Ozone, Ritenour, Kennedy)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tom Kennedy (US double-bass and electric bass player)
drums (drum set):
Dave Weckl
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
Hammond organ [Hammond B3 organ]:
Makoto Ozone
arranger:
Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
recording of:
W.O.R.K.n’ It (Weckl, Ozone, Ritenour, Kennedy)
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
7:51
5A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
co-producer:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
baritone saxophone:
Adam Schroeder (baritone saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Ron Bruner Jr.
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Melvin Lee Davis
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano]:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
trombone:
Wendell Kelly
trumpet:
Rashawn Ross
horn [original horn] arranger:
Michael Omartian
arranger:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist) and Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
mixed at:
Starlight Studio in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
5:37
6Pearl
producer:
Lee Ritenour
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Tom Kennedy (US double-bass and electric bass player)
drums (drum set) and percussion [hand drums]:
Dave Weckl
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
piano [acoustic piano]:
Makoto Ozone
arranger:
Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
recording of:
Pearl
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
4:50
7Twist of Rit
programming and producer:
Lee Ritenour
drums (drum set):
Chris Coleman (American jazz drummer)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Melvin Lee Davis
flugelhorn:
Rashawn Ross
guitar:
Lee Ritenour, Wah Wah Watson and David T. Walker
guitar synthesizer [synth guitar]:
Lee Ritenour
instruments:
Bob Sheppard (US jazz musician)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
trombone:
Wendell Kelly
horn [horns] arranger:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
arranger:
Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
recording of:
Twist of Rit
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
5:38
8Countdown
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
co-producer:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
clavinet:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
drums (drum set):
Chris Coleman (American jazz drummer)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Melvin Lee Davis
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano]:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist) and Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
arranger:
Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
mixed at:
Starlight Studio in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Countdown
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
4:51
9Soaring
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
co-producer:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
acoustic guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Ron Bruner Jr.
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Melvin Lee Davis
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano]:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
synthesizer [synth vibes]:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
arranger:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist) and Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
mixed at:
Starlight Studio in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Soaring
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
8:11
10Sweet Syncopation
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
co-producer:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
baritone saxophone:
Adam Schroeder (baritone saxophonist)
clavinet:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
drums (drum set):
Ron Bruner Jr.
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Melvin Lee Davis
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano]:
Patrice Rushen
tenor saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
trombone:
Wendell Kelly
trumpet:
Rashawn Ross
horn [original horn] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
arranger:
Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
mixed at:
Starlight Studio in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Sweet Syncopation
composer:
Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Rit of Habeas
5:28
11Bullet Train
recording engineer and mixer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
co-producer:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
producer:
Lee Ritenour
drums (drum set):
Ron Bruner Jr.
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Melvin Lee Davis
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano [acoustic piano] and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano]:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist)
saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
arranger:
John Beasley (American jazz pianist) and Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
mixed at:
Starlight Studio in Malibu, California, United States
recording of:
Bullet Train
composer:
Lee Ritenour and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
publisher:
Rit of Habeas and Urban Renewal Music
6:36
12Waltz for Carmen
producer:
Lee Ritenour
classical guitar:
Tony Pusztai
guitar:
Lee Ritenour
arranger:
Lee Ritenour
arranged for and produced for:
Captain Fingers Productions
recording of:
Waltz for Carmen
composer:
Mitch Holder (guitarist) and Lee Ritenour
publisher:
Good Holdings Music and Rit of Habeas
5:00

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Release

photography:Todd Kapelt (task: photography & videography)
Toshi Sakurai (task: photography & videography)
Ashley Stagg (task: photography & videography)
booking:Paul Goldman (agent)
Monterey International
miscellaneous support:Heidi Meyer (task: production manager)
engineer:Scott Moore (engineer) (task: 2nd engineer at United Recording Studio)
Morgan Stratton (task: 2nd engineer at Sunset Sound)
executive producer:Mark Wexler
mastering:Paul Blakemore
design:Andrew Pham (task: package design)
Melodie Pisciotti (task: cover design)
distributed by:Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2015)
recorded at:Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
United Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mastered at:CMG Mastering in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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