Best of Lee Ritenour [Original recording remastered]

Lee Ritenour | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00009VU2X
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,973 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Smooth funk, soft sambas, slinky reggaes-this amazing West Coast guitarist lays his melodic solos over all of them with equal aplomb. This new collection of Lee's best solo tracks includes Sun Song; Captain Fingers; Fly by Night; Caterpillar; Wild Rice; Isn't She Lovely; Dolphin Dreams; Canticle for the Universe , and more of his coolest cool fusion!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is early fusion Rit, March 4, 2005

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21and12 "21and12" (Vestavia Hills, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Lee Ritenour (Audio CD)

Don't be confused by the bad reviews. This CD is a compilation of songs from Rit's first two albums - First Course and Captain Fingers. It's rockier and more electric than his later "smooth jazz" outings. In fact, my only complaint is that "Space Glide" was not included. Space Glide is the first song I ever heard by Rit back in 1980 - it changed my musical direction forever.

I read one review of this on a music website in which the reviewer stated that Ritenour must even be credited as one of the forefathers of acid jazz.

This is an awesome CD - but, yes, smooth jazz purists, beware.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars rev11, September 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of Lee Ritenour (Audio CD)

Excellent guitarrist. Allways one of my favorites.
His virtuosity is completely performed in this album.
I recommend it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing -- buy "The Very Best of ..." instead, April 12, 2004

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sir_isaac_newton (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Lee Ritenour (Audio CD)

I accidently bought this instead of the stupidly similarly named "The Very Best of Lee Ritenour". The latter is quite excellent, the former though is incredibly dull by comparison. Make sure you buy the right one.