''Rit's House'' is an album by American guitarist

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released in 2002, and recorded for the GRP label. AllMusic praised ''Rit's House'' as "among his more memorable and substantial efforts".Henderson,
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Track listing

#Module 105 (

) - 5:23 #"13" ( Gary McFarland) - 5:01 #Mizrab ( Gabor Szabo) - 5:26 #78th and 3rd (Lee Ritenour) - 5:38 #Rit's House (Lee Ritenour) - 5:05 #A Little Dolphin Dreamin' (Lee Ritenour) - 5:14 #Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (

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) - 4:02 #Condor ( Dave Grusin) - 5:14 #Olinda (Lee Ritenour) - 5:11 #Night Owl (Lee Ritenour / Mitch Holder) - 6:24 #Party Time ( Lee Morgan) - 4:19 #Just Listen (Lee Ritenour) - 6:00

Personnel

– guitars, arrangements *

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(1, 3) * Randy Kerber – synthesizers (1, 6, 9), strings (1) * Jochem van der Saag – sound design (1, 3, 7, 8), loops (1), percussion (3), keyboards (7), samples (7), arrangements (7, 8), synthesizers (8) * John Beasley – Fender Rhodes (2, 5, 7, 8),

Hammond B3 organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs ...

(6, 9), acoustic piano (6) * Joey DeFrancesco – Hammond B3 organ (4) * Mark Stephens – Hammond B3 organ (5) * Alan Pasqua – Hammond B3 organ (10), acoustic piano (11, 12) * Mitch Holder – acoustic guitar (9), arrangements (10) *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

– bass (1, 3) * Dave Carpenter – acoustic bass (2, 7, 10, 11, 12) * Melvin Lee Davis – bass (5, 6, 8, 9) * Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1, 3, 5, 8, 9) * Will Kennedy – drums (2, 6, 7) * Byron Landham – drums (4) * Peter Erskine – drums (10, 11, 12) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 5-9) * Dan Higgins –

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(1), tenor saxophone (2, 4, 5),

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s (9) *

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– tenor saxophone (6, 8, 10, 11) * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 4, 5) * Jerry Hey –

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(1), trumpet (2, 4, 5, 11), horn arrangements (2, 5), synthesizer arrangements (6, 9) * Gary Grant – trumpet (2, 4, 5) * Michael McDonald – lead and backing vocals (7)

Production

* Lee Ritenour – producer * Don Murray – recording, mixing * Eric Ferguson – additional engineer, Pro Tools engineer * Kevin Dean – assistant engineer * Chris Reynolds – assistant engineer * Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) * Sharlene Bazeghi – production coordinator * Kelly Pratt – release coordinator * Robert Silverberg – release coordinator * Hollis King – art direction * Gravillis Inc. – graphic design * Beth Herzhaft – photography * David K – stylist * Mark Wexler – management

Charts

References

External links

Rit's House at DiscogsRit's House at AllMusicLee Ritenour's Official Site
{{Authority control 2002 albums GRP Records albums Lee Ritenour albums