Lee Ritenour - 1976 - First Course

Type: Studio Album
Genre: Smooth Jazz / Crossover Jazz
Original Release: 1976 Epic [EK 46114]
Audio CD Release: 1990 Sony Music Distribution [46114]
Audio CD Release: 1990 Epic [EK-46114]
Total Playtime: 00:41:20

01. [06:16] Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
02. [04:48] Sweet Syncopation
03. [04:10] Theme from Three Days of the Condor
04. [04:19] Fatback
05. [01:54] Memories Past
06. [04:23] Caterpillar
07. [06:14] Canticle for the Universe
08. [05:34] Wild Rice
09. [03:52] Ohla Maria (Amparo)

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Featuring:
- Lee Ritenour - Synthesizer, Guitar, Composer, Vocals, Guitar (Classical)
- Dave Green - Synthesizer
- Dave Grusin - Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Piano (Electric), Clavinet
- Ian Underwood - Synthesizer, Programming
- Larry Nash, Michael Omartian, Jerry Peters, Patrice Rushen - Keyboards, Clavinet
- Bill Dickinson, Louis Johnson, Chuck Rainey - Bass
- Jerome Richardson - Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
- Tom Scott - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor), Lyricon
- Ernie Watts - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor) 
- Frank Rosolino - Trombone
- Chuck Findley - Trumpet
- Ed Greene - Drums
- Harvey Mason, Sr. - Percussion, Drums
- Jerry Steinholtz - Percussion, Conga

Credits:
- Robert Capers - Composer
- Ron Coro - Art Direction, Design
- Sam Emerson - Photography
- Mick Haggerty, Tom Steele - Design

Recorded Oct 3, 1975 - Oct 15, 1975 at 'The Sound Labs' 
Produced by Skip Drinkwater for Zembu Productions, Inc.

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- Review by Richard S. Ginell - allmusic.com
In the first flush of a blossoming career as a first-call studio guitarist, Ritenour set out to become a solo artist as well in this artifact of the early L.A. jazz/funk sound. He rounded up some of his pals from the Baked Potato club in Studio City — including the archetypical funk drummer Harvey Mason, keyboardists Dave Grusin and Patrice Rushen and horn stalwarts like Tom Scott, Chuck Findley and Frank Rosolino. At this early stage, Ritenour's own identity is still quite diffuse; he knows how to establish a fine rhythm groove but his tone is generic in a mostly rock-oriented vein. The arrangements are tightly set, very much of their funky time in the wake of the Headhunters and L.A. Express, yet these tracks convey a vicarious energy that lift them above the journeyman level. There is also a very pretty interlude for classical guitar, "Memories Past," and a sweet rendition of Jobim's little known "Ohla Maria" set in velvet, reminders that Lee's versatility dates back to his earliest professional days.