Lee Ritenour – Friendship (VG+/VG+) – LP, JP 1978, No OBI

Friendship is an LP by Lee Ritenour from 1978 released on the JVC label.

About this album

Friendship is an engaging early statement from Lee Ritenour, showing the guitarist already fluent in the smooth, melodic fusion style that would define much of his career. Released in 1978, the album blends jazz improvisation with funk-inflected rhythm and a polished West Coast feel, making room for both lyrical writing and clean, understated virtuosity. Pieces such as Sea Dance and Samurai Night Fever point to Ritenour’s knack for memorable themes as well as technical assurance, while the album as a whole helped establish him as one of fusion’s most accessible and distinctive young voices.

Genre: Jazz