Lee Ritenour: Friendship [96/24 Stereo LP Rip, Direct to Disc]

About the Recording

This is a JVC Japanese Direct-to-Disc LP. One of my all time favorite audiophile discs because this is real music worth listening to! The song “Woody Creek” is wonderful and reason enough to own this excellent album. The guitar of Lee Ritenour and the saxophone of Ernie Watts double up during a substantial portion of this song and the effect is just amazing.

Special kudos should go to Ernie Watts on sax, who blows some mean lines. But everybody is good on this album, especially the leader, Lee Ritenour. I saw these guys live and they put on a great show.

By the way, looking in the dead wax I see this record was cut by none other than Stan Ricker of Mobile Fidelity fame himself!

Track Listing:

1. Sea Dance
2. Crystal Morning
3. Samurai Night Fever
4. Life Is the Song We Sing
5. Woody Creek
6. It's a Natural Thing


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