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Lee Ritenour

Profession : Musician

Birth : November 1, 1952

I always recommend to any player to always compose their own music. It's one of the best things you can do to find a road to your own style.

Lee Ritenour

I've done a lot of albums and I kinda know when I'm onto something that was inspirational for me to record and create, and this was one of those projects where I really enjoyed making the album.

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Arranging is the way I put my stamp on my music as much as my guitar playing.

Lee Ritenour

Even though there are some great keyboard players on the album, there are a number of songs with no keyboard on them and the backing is all guitar oriented. This is first time I've ever done this actually.

Lee Ritenour

I had redesigned my entire amplifier system for this tour because airlines are very strict now.

Lee Ritenour

I used a baritone guitar with a very unusual tuning that became the body of the composition, while the classical guitar is on top of it with the main rhythm part.

Lee Ritenour

If you play the very subtle jazz tunes with acoustic pianos, acoustic bass and it's a dead standard, you are going to play very differently. It depends on the music.

Lee Ritenour

Well, Smoke n' Mirrors has very much a world music flavor and it doesn't park itself in one country. It borrows heavily from the Brazilian angle, which is dear to my heart, and I recorded several albums with that flavor.

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I always love making albums. I'm passionate about it and it's something that's healthy for the soul and spirit.

Lee Ritenour

In 2010, I had been playing guitar for 50 years.

Lee Ritenour

Zamajobe is great. She's a terrific singer from South Africa.

Lee Ritenour