Festival is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1988 by GRP Records. The album is a collaboration between musicians from New York City, Los Angeles, and Brazil. Festival reached No. 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing "Night Rhythms" (Ritenour) – 4:32 "Latin Lovers" (Aldir Blanc, Joao Bosco) – 6:17 "Humana" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 4:39 "Rio Sol" (Tim Landers) – 5:24 "Waiting for You" (Ritenour) – 2:23 "Odile, Odila" (Joao Bosco, Martinho da Vila) – 4:58 "Linda – Voce E Linda" (Caetano Veloso) – 5:28 "New York/Brazil" (Ritenour) – 4:22 "The Inner Look" (Bob James) – 5:17
Personnel
Musicians and vocalists Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9), acoustic guitar synthesizer (3, 5, 6, 8) Robbie Kondor – synthesizer programming Dave Grusin – keyboards (1, 2, 6, 7) Bob James – keyboards (3, 4, 8, 9), keyboard solos (9) Joao Bosco – acoustic guitar (2, 6), lead vocals (2, 6) Marcus Miller – bass (1, 4, 6, 9), bass solo (4) Anthony Jackson – 6-string bass (2), bass (3, 7, 8) Omar Hakim – drums (1–4, 6–9) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6), bells (7), bongos (7, 8) Carlinhos Brown – pandeiro (1), djembe (2, 6), cabasa (7), percussion (8, 9) Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1, 4), alto saxophone (3) Randy Kerber – horns and strings (2, 7) Larry Williams – saxophones (3, 4, 8), flute (3, 4, 8), strings (3, 4, 8) Jerry Hey – trumpet (3, 4, 8), flugelhorn (3, 4, 8), strings (3, 4, 8) Gracinha Leporace – backing vocals (2, 6) Caetano Veloso – lead vocals (7)
Music arrangements Lee Ritenour – rhythm arrangements Johnny Mandel – horn and string arrangements (2, 7) Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements (3, 4, 8) Dave Grusin – arrangements (6)
Production Dave Grusin – executive producer Larry Rosen – executive producer Lee Ritenour – producer, liner notes Don Murray – producer, engineer, digital recording, digital mixing Kevin Dixon – second engineer Peter Doell – second engineer Arnold Madlener – second engineer Gary Solomon – assistant engineer Larry Walsh – digital editing Wally Traugott – digital mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) Zero Nylin – production assistant Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator Antonio Peticov – front cover artwork Andy Baltimore – creative direction, graphic design David Gibb – graphic design Dave Kunze – graphic design Ivan Salgano – graphic design Dan Serrano – graphic design Chris Cuffaro – black and white photography, back cover photography Judy Schiller – black and white photography Shankman/De Blasio – management
Charts Chart (1988) Peakposition Billboard Jazz Albums 3
References
External links Lee Ritenour - Festival at Discogs Lee Ritenour's Official Site