Ritenour, Lee - Portrait

NEW VINYL LP ON GRP 2013

Portrait is predominantly a series of encounters between Ritenour and several guest interlopers, presumably to provide a well-rounded stylistic composite. The more heartening result is the acceleration of Ritenour's growth into a tastier, more musical guitarist, whether in the lead or sharing the spotlight. "Asa" is excellent, a fine Djavan tune with the composer's vocals adding immeasurably and possibly inspiring some tasty electric work from Lee -- and there is a sweetly-played Brazilian-styled tune.

Tracklist

Asa     5:21
Turn The Heat Up     4:00
Windmill     4:20
White Water     5:04
Portrait     4:28
G-Rit     3:30
Shades In The Shade     4:32
Children's Games     4:20
Runaway     4:40
Route 17     4:35