I've stated this before, but you never knew what kind of album Ritenour would be releasing in the '80s: AOR/West Coast pop , Brazi...

For the most part, this album feeds Ritenour's love for Brazilian music and acoustic guitar (see also the earlier Ritenour albums Rio ...

In which two very talented musicians who made their reputations in the jazz, pop, and soundtrack genres tackle some lite classical music a...

Note: this release was originally purchased as an LP, later replaced by a CD. Add this album to the list of albums that I didn't rem...

I picked this CD up from the clearance bin simply because I saw the names Ritenour and Grusin. If I had bothered to check the track listi...

I don't know what's more unbelievable: that I found this CD for $2 on a clearance shelf or that I didn't already have this smo...

You never know what a Ritenour album will bring: is it AOR/West Coast pop ? Brazilian ? Reggae lite ? Smooth jazz ? This 1990 effort is mo...

One of many cases in which the critics and I don't agree. They loved this album when it was released because it wasn't commercial ...

BRAZIL WEEK (FEBRUARY 4-10, 2013) Note: this release was originally purchased as an LP, later replaced by a CD. I bought this album in...

Note: this release was originally given to me as a LP, later replaced by a CD. A summer album for me. This album hit me at just the righ...

This was Ritenour's second album on acoustic guitar, and, as such, it's more or less a sequel to 1979's Rio . This is one of t...

Two well-known session guitarists that have had somewhat successful solo careers as well. Carlton has recorded with Steely Dan, Joni Mitch...

Ritenour may be the most technically adept guitarist on the planet which often makes him fun to listen to. Here, however, the songwriting ...

Wow, that's a lot of hair on the CD cover. Well, it was the late '70s, after all. In the '70s and '80s, Ritenour was a hig...