Lee Ritenour – A Twist Of Rit (2015) [HDTracks FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

A Twist of Rit is Lee Ritenour’s new 2015 Concord Records release. A star-studded band performs a number of new compositions combining with fresh, “twisted” versions of some of his earliest funky, fusion material from the 70s and early 80s. Combining some of the hottest rhythm players out there, including Ron Bruner Jr., Chris Coleman, Dave Weckl, Melvin Davis, Paulinho Da Costa, Michael Thompson, John Beasley, Patrice Rushen, and Dave Grusin with a five piece Horn Section and Ernie Watts on tenor sax, A Twist of Rit will make for one of his most special releases to date.

It features Lee’s soaring guitar lines with 12 of his compositions ranging from the funky fusion and sophisticated jazz that Lee has become so well known for. All of the sessions were captured by his long time Grammy award-winning engineer Don Murray and the tracks were recorded with everyone performing together, old-school, but with the state-of-the-art recording techniques of 2015. Also included in this record, will be the debut of guitarist, Tony Pusztai, from Hungary, who was the grand prize winner in Lee Ritenour’s 2014 “Six String Theory Competition” He was selected from over 500 entries and 72 participating countries.

Recorded at Sunset Sound and United Recording Studio.

Tracklist:
1. Wild Rice 05:32
2. Fatback 05:52
3. Ooh Yeah 05:01
4. W.O.R.K.n’ IT (Weckl, Ozone, Ritenour, Kennedy) 07:51
5. A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That 05:37
6. Pearl 04:50
7. Twist Of Rit 05:38
8. Countdown 04:51
9. Soaring 08:11
10. Sweet Syncopation 05:28
11. Bullet Train 06:36
12. Waltz For Carmen 05:00

Personnel:
Lee Ritenour – Gibson L5, Les Paul guitars
Michael Thompson – rhythm guitar
David T. Walker, Wah Wah Watson – guitar
John Beasley – piano, synthesizers, clavinet, wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
Dave Grusin – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, mini moog, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, synth, vibes
Patrice Rushen – Fender Rhodes electric piano, clavinet
Makoto Ozone – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
Melvin Lee Davis – electric bass
Tom Kennedy – acoustic bass
Dave Weckl – drums, hand drums
Christopher Coleman, Ron Bruner Jr. – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
Bob Sheppard – flute, baritone saxophone
Rashawn Ross – flugelhorn, trumpet
Wendell Kelly – trombone
Tom Luer – tenor saxophone
Adam Schroeder – baritone saxophone
Tony Pusztai – classical guitar