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Magical, multi-faceted global journey.
True to its intriguing and provocative title, Lee Ritenour's latest CD "Smoke 'N' Mirrors" takes listeners on a magical, multi-faceted global journey unlike any other in the legendary guitarist's three decade, nearly 40 album career. <
>Inspired by his very first trip to South Africa in 2005, where he performed five hugely successful concerts at festivals in Johannesburg and Capetown, with "Smoke 'N' Mirrors", Lee takes an expansive, polyrhythmic approach, working with musicians from South Africa, Cameroon-West Africa, Brazil, Columbia, Peru and India. <
>Also joining him on this recording is an exciting mix of old friends who happen to be some of America's top jazz performers. Among those featured are pianists Dave Grusin and Patrice Rushen, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, along with bassists John Patitiucci, Brian Bromberg, Abraham Laboriel and Richard Bona. <
>There are eight percussionists on the record including Sheila E., Alex Acuna and Paulinho Da Costa and on tablas is Satnam Ramgotra from India. Ever the innovator,Lee Ritenour employs a total of 12 guitars, his most ever, to achieve what can only be described as sonic perfection. These include the Gibson Lee Ritenour Model and a wide variety of baritone, steel and high string guitars. <
>"Smoke 'N' Mirrors" also marks the American recording debut of South African singing sensation Zamajobe on three songs as well as the composing and recording debut of Ritenour's thirteen- year-old son Wesley, a highly talented drummer. Wes adds brushes to Zamajobe's original song, the exotic call and response anthem "Memeza," and also composed the graceful melody of the soulful and atmospheric "Stone Cool". <
>Highlights on this extraordinary project are : Rit's take on Bill Withers' "Lovely Day" and on Patrice Rushen's "Forget Me Nots" (which also features Rushen on vocals,Fender Rhodes and organ), "Memeza" featuring Zamajobe; the romantic "Blue Days" with singer-songwriter Daniel Jobim, grandson of Brazilian legend Antonio Carlos Jobim, whom Ritenour hadn't seen to in years, the hypnotic title track, a revisit of Grusin's Brazilian flavored 1989 song "Southwest Passage"; the spirited, guitar-driven songs "Capetown" and the "Township", "Water's Edge", which displays Ritenour's genius for masterful fingerstyling; "Spellbinder", featuring Bromberg's grooving bass and Indian born tabla master Satnam Ramgotra; and the electric rock-flavored "Motherland". <
>I love this album.It's a MUST have CD. <
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Lee in 2006
I've been listening to Lee Ritenour since the early 80's and love most everything he has done. This CD brings back some memories of older days which frankly I prefer and the sound quality is amazing. Several of the songs are dashboard banging upbeat tunes that are very unique, uplifting and infectous. Highly recomend. My only question to Lee is when are you going to tour again??

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Smoke`n`mirrors
Well, pretty good album, but for a long time Rit fan there are a better ones! The last song on the album reminds me of an old GRP sound, but for me there is always a question of (modern) production... For instance, I am very pleased to hear Fender Rhodes keyboard on a few songs, but this modern drum production sounds so shallow and therefore the whole song sound (the songs are great) is shallow too! Anyway, a solid 4!