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Lee Mack Ritenour (/ ˈ r ɪ t n aʊ ər / RIT-now-ər; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Biography
The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums). [1] In 1997, Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement. In 2010, Carlton left Fourplay and was replaced by Chuck Loeb, [2] who died on July 31, 2017. [3]
Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) [1] is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts including Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. One of the most sought after guitarists of his era, Carlton has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorded on hundreds of albums in many genres ...
First Course was made when Ritenour was considered the best session musician in Los Angeles next to guitarist Larry Carlton. [2] He recorded the album with peers from Dante's and the Baked Potato club in Studio City, California. AllMusic called the album an "artifact of the early L.A. jazz/funk sound". [3] Ritenour worried about the album.
Nathan East as a member of Eric Clapton's band, Detroit, September 10, 2022. East is a founding member of the contemporary jazz band Fourplay with Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour on guitar (later replaced by Larry Carlton and Chuck Loeb) and Harvey Mason (drums).
Fourplay is the debut album by the American smooth jazz group Fourplay released in 1991 on Warner Bros. records.The album went to number 1 [2] on the Contemporary Jazz charts, number 16 [3] on the R&B charts and number 97 [4] on the US Billboard 200.
Bob James – executive producer; Fourplay – producers; Harvey Mason, Jr. – co-producer (3) Brad Gilderman – recording, mixing (1, 3) Don Murray – recording, mixing (2, 4–10), mastering
Between the Sheets is the second studio album of the jazz group Fourplay which was released in August 1993 on Warner Bros. Records.The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.