Captain Fingers

Lee Ritenour - Captain Fingers

Captain Fingers
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Artist: Lee Ritenour
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Captain Fingers
  2. Dolphin Dreams
  3. Fly By Night
  4. Margarita
  5. Isn't She Lovely
  6. Space Glide
  7. Sun Song

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Free Music Review: A Treadsetter!!
Hit: 5 Stars

This LP is without a doubt Ritenour's finest record (or CD for you Gen Xers). It stands the test of time if not for any other reason that the compositions are very memorable and listenable 30 years after the fact.

Hearing the song "Captain Fingers" for the first time changed my life. Yes, it is mildly reminiscent of Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, but the thing most folks miss the boat on with Lee Ritenour is his ability to arrange. Everyone one of his CDs, even the one's I don't care so much for, are impeccably arranged. And Dave Grusin vanilla? That's the best damn vanilla you will ever find! Dave and Lee spawned a whole genre of imitators. Something they did must have been on point.

Every track on this CD is catchy and well-written, but let's face it. This CD was not intending to be Return To Forever or Weather Report. It was designed to be very palatable, and it achieves this better than most other CDs to date. The best tracks are "Captain Fingers" and "Margarita." "Sun Song" and "Dolphin Dreams" are simply beautiful. "Fly By Night" pays homage to Wes and Benson (George Benson's "Breezin'" came out only the year before) without compromising song craft.

Calling this project "dated" is like calling Jimi Hendrix dated. The imitated can never truly be classified as dated. Phil Collins' "Face Value" LP started an annoying trend in the 80s of over processed drums. I find it hard to listen to most 80s music because of the crap drum sound, yet "Face Value" stands the test of time because it was the trendsetter.

If you don't have this CD and you are a Rit fan, get it now. It is long overdue.

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