This Is Love (Lee Ritenour album)
This Is Love is a studio album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1998 on GRP Records.[1] The album reached No. 4 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 at Sunset Sound Studios-Hollywood, CA and Starlight Studios-Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:39 | |||
| Label | GRP Records | |||
| Producer | Lee Ritenour, Don Murray | |||
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Overview
Artists such as Lisa Fischer and Phil Perry appeared upon the album.[1]
Covers
Ritenour covered Alfie's Theme by Sonny Rollins and Baltimore by Randy Newman upon the album.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
AllMusic noted that Ritenour "has grown as a mature jazz artist on this album".[4]
Track listing
- This Is Love (written by: Lee Ritenour) - 4:48
- Mr. Papa (Lee Ritenour) - 4:41
- Can You Feel It? (Lee Ritenour) - 5:21
- Dream Away (Lee Ritenour) - 4:29
- Alfie's Theme (Sonny Rollins) - 6:01
- And You Know That...I Love You (Lee Ritenour) - 5:10
- Baltimore (Randy Newman) - 6:53
- Ooh-Yeah (Lee Ritenour) - 3:50
- Street Runner (Sony Rollins) - 7:36
- Dreamwalk (Lee Ritenour) - 5:25
- Pavane (Gabriel Faure) - 4:45
Personnel
- Lee Ritenour – guitar
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Jerry Hey – trumpet
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Bill Evans – saxophone
- Ernie Watts – saxophone
- Larry Williams – saxophone, keyboards
- Bob James – keyboards
- Alan Pasqua – keyboards
- Ronnie Foster – Hammond B3 organ
- Frank Becker – synthesizers
- James Genus – bass
- Melvin Davis – bass
- Sonny Emory – drums
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Ralph Morrison – violin
- Lisa Fischer – vocals
- Phil Perry – vocals
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums[2] | 4 |
References
- Lee Ritenour: This Is Love. GRP Records. 1998.
- "Lee Ritenour: This Is Love (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "This Is Love by Lee Ritenour". secondhandsongs.com.
- "Lee Ritenour: This Is Love". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
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