Captain Fingers

Lee Ritenour | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000258F
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,684 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lee Ritenour Is Captain Fingers!, May 31, 2005

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BJ (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Fingers (Audio CD)

Captain Fingers - Lee Ritenour's second studio album, and what a fantastic album it is! After his first album "First Course", critics complained, saying that his music was too lightweight. This album was his response. Here you will find some of the greatest jazz musicians of the fusion era working in an incredibly tight studio setting led by Captain Fingers himself, Lee Ritenour! From the opening riff of the title track, you know that you're going to be in for a full-on, in-your-face jazz/rock/funk fusion experience.

On one hand, you have the powerful jazz/rock/funk classics like Fly By Night, Margarita, Space Glide and the title track, and then there are a couple of tracks that demonstrate a sense of strong emotional power and Lee's ability to play in more of a ballad-environment (Dolphin Dreams and Sun Song). His version of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" with Bill Champlin on vocals is also great.

The various musicians who work with him on the tracks do nothing but compliment his playing (For example, Ernie Watts' solo on "Fly By Night", Harvey Mason's drumming on the title track and Dave Grusin's beautiful string arrangement and keyboard work on "Sun Song").

I urge anyone who is a fan of the music of George Duke, Tom Scott, Herbie Hancock (Headhunters & Gentle Thoughts periods), Return To Forever or Steely Dan to give this album a try. From beginning to end, this album is amazing (As the final track "Sun Song" is fading out, you'll be left wishing for more, at which stage you move to his next album "The Captain's Journey"!).

Ignore anything negative you've heard/read about this album, and give it a try - you'll be hooked!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the beginning..., March 27, 2005

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

This review is from: Captain Fingers (Audio CD)

This is the album that changed my musical direction. You see, I was already into the performers listed below, Stevie Wonder, EW&F, and many other hard rock groups, etc. - but without realizing it I was bored and wanted BOTH of these styles in one. Boom, someone plays Space Glide for me and I received my first introduction into the fusion/jazz rock scene. This same thing happened to many other listerners as well as guitarists. A historic album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is some of the best guitar work you will ever hear, December 18, 1998

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[e-mail] (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Fingers (Audio CD)

I have been listening to this recording for more than 15 years, it is an all-time favorite