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LEE RITENOUR   

Smoke'n'Mirrors

RELEASED
2006
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
jazz, pop, instrumental
TRACKS
01, Smoke'n'Mirrors  (5:03)
02, Capetown  (4:41)
03, Southwest Passage  (6:06)
04, Waters Edge  (3:49)
05, Blue Days (Dias Azuis)  (5:06)
06, Spellbinder  (5:51)
07, Memeza  (2:15)
08, Povo  (6:41)
09, Lovely Day  (5:57)
10, Township  (5:19)
11, Forget Me Nots  (4:44)
12, Stone Cool  (4:38)
13, Motherland  (4:24)
14, 4 1/2 Storms  (5:26)
DURATION
70:37
MUSICIANS
LEE RITENOUR -lead guitars (11), guitars (1,6,8,10,13,14),
      acoustic guitars (1÷5,7,9,10,14), baritone guitars (2,13),
      rhythm guitars (11), synth bass (1), bass (9), keyboards
      (1), programming (1,6,9,11,13)
DANIEL JOBIM -lead vocals (5), backing vocals (5), bass
JOYCE -lead vocals (5)
ZAMAJOBE -lead vocals (9,11), vocals (7), backing vocals
      (9,11)
ERIK PILANI PALIANI -guitars (7), acoustic guitars (7,11),
      rhythm guitars (9,11), backing vocals (9,11)
DAVE GRUSIN -piano (3,5,9)
PATRICE RUSHEN -piano (7), Fender Rhodes (11,12), organ
      (11), backing vocals (11)
ERIC FERGUSON -programming percussion (2)
DANILO CAYMMI -flute (5)
STEVE TAVALIOGNE -saxophone (10), flute (10)
MELVIN DAVIS -bass (1,7,9,11,13)
RICHARD BONA -bass (1-fills,2,4,10,14), handclaps (1),
      shaker (4), vocal scat (14)
JOHN PATITUCCI -bass (3,5)
BRIAN BROMBERG -bass (6)
ABRAHAM LABORIEL -bass (12)
VINNIE COLAIUTA -drums (1÷4,6,9,14), handclaps (1)
WESLEY RITENOUR -drums (7)
OSCAR SEATON -drums (8,11,13)
ALEX ACUÑA -bongos (1,2), congas (2,14), percussion
      (3,4,6), drums (5,12), handclaps (1)
PAULINHO DA COSTA -percussion (3,5)
TLALE MAKHENE -percussion (7)
MEA NOITE -percussion (12)
SHEILA E. -Korg wave drum (1,14), percussion (8,11,13),
      handclaps (1), sound effects
ALBERTO LOPEZ -wood percussion (7)
SATNAM RAMGOTRA -tablas (6,10)
BRYAN TAYLOR -handclaps (1)
TITA LIMA -backing vocal effects (9)
PRODUCED BY
LEE RITENOUR
MARK WEXLER executive producer
ANDI HOWARD executive producer
LEE RITENOUR executive producer
REVIEW
Album "Smoke'n'Mirrors" je opět stylový, radostný, multikulturní zážitek - worldmusic ovlivněná široká hudební paleta včetně funky džemů, soulem inspirovaných vokálních, rytmických pasáží a samozřejmé přímočaré jazzové improvizace. Dokonale řemeslný počin v tradici posledních alb.