Lee Ritenour - 1992 - Wes Bound

Type: Studio Album
Genre: Smooth Jazz / Crossover Jazz
Original Release: 1992 GRP Records
Audio CD Release: 1993 GRP Records [GRD-9697]
Total Playtime: 00:53:25

01. [05:52] Wes Bound
02. [04:46] Boss City
03. [06:05] 4 on 6
04. [04:27] A Liitle Bumpin'
05. [05:09] Waiting in Vain
06. [04:34] Goin' on to Detroit
07. [05:28] A New Day
08. [04:14] Ocean Ave.
09. [04:45] Road Song
10. [04:30] West Coast Blues
...[CD version with bonus tracks = 1999 IMS 597052]
11. [03:16] N.Y. Time

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Featuring:
- Lee Ritenour - Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Rhythm Arrangements, Electronic Percussion
- Alan Broadbent - Piano, String Arrangements, Flute Arrangement
- Bob James - Piano, Keyboards
- John Beasley - Keyboards
- David Witham - Hammond B3 Organ
- Ronnie Foster - Hammond B3 Organ, Guitar
- Melvin Davis, John Patitucci - Bass
- Gary Novak - Drums
- Aaron Smith - Drums, Rhythm Arrangements
- Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums, Percussion, Electronic Percussion
- Cassio Duarte - Percussion
- Maxi Priest - Vocals
- Background Vocals: Kate Markowitz, Phil Perry, Carmen Twillie

Featuring Strings:
- Violins - Murray Adler (Concertmaster), Israel Baker, Robert Brousseau, Bonnie Douglas, Juliann M. French, James Getzoff, Clayton Haslop, Eun Sun Lee, Gordon Marron, Paul Shure, Dorothy Wade, John Wittenberg
- Violas - Carol Makagawa, Steve Gordon, Simon Oswell, Harry Shiranian
- Cellos - Fred Seykora, Ray Kramer, Jodi Burnett, Paula Hochhalter

Featuring Brass & Woogwinds:
- Trumpets & Flugelhorns - Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
- Flutes - Steve Kujala, Gary Herbig, Kim Hutchcroft
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Trombones
- Dan Higgins - Tenor & Alto Saxophones, Flutes, Bass Clarinet

Credits:
- Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Pam Meadows - Executive Producer
- Robert Vosgien - Digital Editing
- Geoff Gillette, Mike Kloster - Engineer
- Joseph Doughney, Adam Zelinka, Michael Landy - Post Production
- John Casado - Photography
- Margo Chase - Design
- Don Heckman - Liner Notes
- Mitch Holder - Arranger
- Doreen Kalcich - Assistant Producer
- Don Murray - Engineer, Mixing
- Michael Pollard - Production Coordination
- Wally Traugott - Mastering

Recorded at Sunset Sound, Starlight Studios, Capitol Studios, Enterprise Studios (Sep 1992 - Oct 1992)
Produced by Lee Ritenour
Альбом памяти Уэса Монтгомери (автор композиций #02, #03, #06, #09, #10)

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Billboard Charts:
- 1993 - R&B Albums #54
- 1993 - Top Contemporary Jazz Albums #1

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- Review by Scott Yanow - allmusic.com
Lee Ritenour, a superior studio guitarist, has recorded very few jazz albums throughout his career, preferring to play melodic pop and light funk. On the rare occasions when he has had an urge to perform jazz, Ritenour has been more than happy to show off the influence of Wes Montgomery; therefore, this tribute is a logical move, even if the results are not all that exciting. Ritenour mostly plays pieces from the later (and more commercial) half of Montgomery's career, along with four of his own originals that are sort of in the tradition. He also hedges his bet a little by throwing in a Bob Marley reggae tune. For jazz listeners who wish to sample some Lee Ritenour, this is one of his better recordings, but why purchase Wes Bound when there are so many more significant Wes Montgomery albums currently in print?