Released 1976 Release date 1976 | Length 41:15 | |
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Recorded October 3, 1975 - October 15, 1975 at The Sound Labs, Hollywood, California Genres Jazz, Smooth jazz, Crossover jazz Similar Earth Run, The Captain's Journey, Gentle Thoughts, Sugar Loaf Express, Wes Bound |
Lee ritenour little bit of this a little bit of that
First Course is the first studio album released by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. The album was released in 1976 on LP by the label Epic Records. It was re-released on CD by Columbia Records in 1990.
Contents
Reception
The album was made at the time that Ritenour was still a session musician, perhaps considered the best of the time in Los Angeles, California next to Larry Carlton. He drafted friends and peers from Dante's and the Baked Potato club in Studio City, Los Angeles, California to record this "artifact of the early L.A. jazz/funk sound" Ritenour was worried about creating the album, as he has stated "I was still thinking as a "studio musician", and I was very worried about having my own identity on the guitar, because up until that time my job as a studio musician had been to be a "chameleon" ... it wasn’t until several years later that I felt more comfortable with who I was stylistically."
Financially, there were issues with the album, since the "sound perplexed studio executives" who were mainly looking for the next Bitches Brew or Return to Forever. This was melodic rhythm and blues-based jazz that didn't find a home until new wave-type radio stations became mainstream over a decade later.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Lee Ritenour; except where indicated
- "Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That" — 6:16
- "Sweet Syncopation" — 4:47
- "Theme from Three Days of the Condor" (Dave Grusin) — 4:08
- "Fatback" — 4:18
- "Memories Past" — 1:51
- "Caterpillar" (Dave Grusin) — 4:21
- "Canticle for the Universe" (Jerry Peters) — 6:12
- "Wild Rice" — 5:32
- "Ohla Maria (Amparo)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) — 3:50
Personnel
Songs
1A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That6:19
2Sweet Syncopation4:49
3Theme From Three Days Of The Condor4:10