Rio (Lee Ritenour album)

Rio
File:Lee Ritenour Rio.jpg
Studio album by Lee Ritenour
Released	1979
Studio	Sigla Studio, Santa Barbara Sound, A&R Studio, Davlen Studio
Genre	Jazz, jazz fusion
Length	40:05
Label	GRP, Elektra/Musician, JVC
Producer	Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour chronology
Friendship (1978) Rio (1979) Feel the Night (1979)
1982 Elektra/Musician cover
File:Elektra musician rio cover.jpg

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Rio is an album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour recorded in New York City, Santa Barbara, and Rio de Janeiro, originally titled Lee Ritenour In Rio. It was released in 1979 in Japan on JVC Records, then in 1982 in the U.S. on Elektra/Musician Records, then on GRP in 1985 with a different album cover and track sequence.

Track listing

All titles composed by Lee Ritenour except where noted

1. "Rio Funk" – 5:10
2. "San Juan Sunset" (Eumir Deodato) – 5:37
3. "Rainbow" (Don Grusin) – 5:48
4. "A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That" – 5:09
5. "Simplicidad" – 4:58
6. "Ipanema Sol" – 5:28
7. "It Happens Every Day" (Joe Sample) – 5:43

Personnel

• Lee Ritenour – guitar
• Ernie Watts – soprano saxophone, flute (tracks 6 & 7)
• Dave Grusin – keyboards (1, 2, 4)
• Don Grusin – keyboards (3, 5, 6, 7)
• Jeff Mironov – rhythm guitar (1, 2, 4)
• Oscar Castro-Neves – rhythm guitar (3, 5)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (6, 7)
• Luizão Maia – bass (3, 5)
• Marcus Miller – bass (1, 2, 4)
• Alex Acuña – drums (6, 7)
• Paulinho Braga – drums (3, 5)
• Buddy Williams – drums (1, 2, 4)
• Chico Batera – percussion (3, 5)
• Jose Da Silva – percussion (3, 5)
• Armando Marçal – percussion (3, 5)
• Steve Forman – percussion (6, 7)
• Roberto Pinheiro – percussion (3, 5)
• Rubens Bassini – percussion (1, 2, 4)

1985 release listing

1. "Rainbow"
2. "San Juan Sunset"
3. "Rio Funk"
4. "It Happens Everyday"
5. "Ipanema Sol"
6. "Simplicidad"
7. "A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That"

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1982	Billboard Jazz Albums	11
1982	Billboard Pop Albums	163