Disk of 2021
"Dreamcatcher" album by Lee Ritenour – at Jazzy Hour, the 2nd of February 2021
"Dreamcatcher" is a title that represents the guitarist's dream of dedicating an entire album exclusively to the guitar, without any timbre additions. Also, there is the idea that even after 60 years of making music, there is still something to perfect, to accomplish, something on the endless bucket list that hasn't been done yet. Very few are the things that Lee Ritenour hasn't done in his fabulous career. His discography reflects how versatile a guitarist can get, from jazz trio to big band, from accompanist to soloist with a symphonic orchestra. After being the wunderkind of the 70s, after his pop successes from the 80s and his Fourplaysuper group membership from the 90s, his tone and style innovations, as well as his assertion as an essential exponent of the Brazilian jazz, Lee Ritenour proposes us a solo guitar album entitled "Dreamcatcher". There is just one instrument, but many styles, many colours and emotions, in a repertoire that brings together impressions and experiences gathered in a lifetime. There is just one instrument, but many styles, many colours and emotions, in a repertoire that brings together impressions and experiences gathered in a lifetime. After 45 records and collaborations with Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, BB King, and Tony Bennet, Rit remains in the studio with his instrument, in fact, with several six-string models, which are overlain with taste and elegance. Looking back, the bandsman had realized that this is the thing that was missing from his impressive record collection. Intertwining instrumentals with different moods, "Dreamcatcher" neatly radiates melody, beauty, and accuracy. The tones are picked perfectly, and the compositions encompass a comprehensive language. It's a new opportunity to marvel at the expressive complexity of a sole instrument offered by one of the most valuable spokesmen of it, who lost in the 2018 Woolsey Fire 100 guitars, 40 amps, countless recordings, and almost all the history of a career. "Dreamcatcher" is the album that saved his life.