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Musician

Lee Ritenour

Born: January 11, 1952

For Lee Ritenour, there aren’t many ‘firsts’ left to achieve. During his dazzling five-decade career, the fabled LA guitarist has taken his music to the outer limits, alighting on every genre and occupying every position in the rock ‘n’ roll firmament. He’s been an enfant terrible of ’70s fusion, a crossover star of the ’80s pop chart, an honorary exponent of Brazilian jazz, and the fingers behind ’90s supergroup, Fourplay. Ritenour’s accolades include: 45 albums, Grammy award winner, plus 16 Grammy nominations, Alumnus of the year at USC, Los Angeles’ Jazz Society Honoree (2019), plus thousands of sessions with legends such as Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, B.B. King, Tony Bennett, among others.

Video

Stolen Moments

Featuring the music of Lee Ritenour
Duration: 7:20
September 13, 2026

Can any song put you in a melancholy mood better than “Stolen Moments,” composed by Oliver Nelson with its major release in 1961? Well, there’s a case to be made for another version of the song to be considered the smokiest and most swinging -- it’s the all-star group featuring Lee Ritenour (guitar), Ernie Watts (tenor sax), Alan Broadbent (piano), plus Harvey Mason (drums) and Brian Bromberg (bass). This 1990 live version is a master class on how to play with elastic time and how to build a solo from the ground up. In particular, Broadbent opens with a melange of extended harmonies; Ritenour follows with his best impression of Wes Montgomery’s octave double-stops, and finally Watts provides the coup de grace with a burning, emotional solo. By the way, the New York Voices version on Youtube is really good, too. What’s your favorite "Stolen Moments?"

Article: Radio & Podcasts

RIP Bassist Anthony Jackson. Honoring His Contributions to Pop, R&B, and Jazz

by David W. Daniels
October 28, 2025

Remembering Anthony Jackson with an opening montage of familiar pop and R&B songs where he contributed bass, then going into his fusion work with Lee Ritenour, Hiromi, and more. New music from Phil Bancroft, Adam Blackstone, and more. Music from jazz musicians with birthdays this week including Dianne Reeves, Sonny Criss, Steve Lukather, and more. Continuing ...

Article: Album Review

Heather McKay: Life Got in the Way

by Jack Bowers
October 15, 2025

Guitarist Heather McKay, who has performed with artists in a variety of styes from Latin jazz to rock, rhythm and blues to Afro- Caribbean, even Persian music and beyond in a career that has spanned more than twenty-five years and counting, provides a rationale for writing every song (save one) on her debut recording, Life Got ...

Article: In Pictures

February at SFJAZZ

by Ronald Davis
February 16, 2025

A collection of photos from various shows featuring Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Jason Moran, Marcus Shelby & more at SFJAZZ in San Francisco in February 2025. Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Jason Moran, Marcus Shelby, Ken Okada , Ben Torres, Murray Low, Tony Peebles, Patrick Wolff, Melecio Magdaluyo, Joel Behrman, Erik Andrews, Mike Olmos, Chris Clark, Richard ...

Article: In Pictures

SFJAZZ In January

by Ronald Davis
February 8, 2025

Album

Brasil

By Lee Ritenour

Label: Candid Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Cravo E Canela (Cloves And Cinnamon); For the Palms; Catavento; Vitoriosa; Meu Samba Torto; Stone Flower; Boca De Siri (Keep A Secret); Lil Rock Way; Canto Invierno (Winter Song).

Article: Live Review

Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin at Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong

by Rob Garratt
November 15, 2024

Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin featuring Ivan Lins Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium Hong Kong November 12, 2024 Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin's musical relationship might date back some five decades--the pair may be, in the former's words, “best buddies"--but it was still startling to see how relaxed the pair ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Michal Urbaniek, Jan Hammer, Lee Ritenour, Eddie Henderson and Adam holzman

by Len Davis
September 15, 2024

From the '70s Michal Urbaniak, Jan Hammer, Lee Ritenour, Eddie Henderson and The Tony Williams Lifetime. Trumpeter Mark Isham, Adam Holzman, drummer Rene Engel and Scott Henderson. Playlist Michal Urbaniak “Kuyaviak Goes Funky" from Fusion 3 (Columbia) 00:00 Jan Hammer “Bambu Forest" from Oh Yeah/em> (Nemperor) 08:26 Mark Isham “Right Off" from Miles Remembered: ...

Article: Album Review

Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin: Brasil

by Edward Blanco
August 18, 2024

Friends and musical partners since the '70s, guitarist Lee Ritenour and pianist Dave Grusin continue their collaboration on Brasil, thanks to Ritenour's Brazilian wife Carmen, who was influential in recommending the project, and to the many outstanding Brazilian players who grace the album. Though the repertoire contains two Ritenour originals and one from Grusin, the producers ...