Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton Larry & Lee Live in Tokyo 1995

[@pgo301]

Listening to this in 12/2024 and it sounds so FRESH. Timeless

[@jansbamusic4778]

Lee Ritenour guitar, Larry Carlton guitar, Rik Jackson keyboard, Melvin Davis bass, Land Richards drums.......such a great band with 2 master guitarists, again shows no matter what guitar in your hand the sound/playing style comes from the hands/picking/personality-this is what makes these guitarists unique sound

[@sport2481]

Thanks for this...I was hoping some one would post the musicians names.

[@dubchile]

Cheers geez, now I know the names of the rythym section. Thanks 😎👍🏻

[@GabeHernandez-k1n]

I grew up a straight up metal guy, Megadeth, Slayer, etc. But as I grew older, contemporary jazz is my new home. This is my all time favorite album. There is just something magical about what these two have done here with the Larry and Lee album. Just amazing. Great work. Just beautiful.

[@mjl.9-19]

In '95 I was 45 and feeling like I was starting on a new road in life... got in shape, moved, and this music was so INSPIRING; fresh air groove. Still is.

[@reeceprocal]

I find that what people say is quite amusing. I was in a band in Seattle in 1972 and we decided to start working on jazz arrangements. This girl shows up and asked us what kind of music do we play and we answered, JAZZ! She looked at us and said "You can't play jazz. You're not famous! We said we didn't want to be FAMOUS just rich! These guys have gone into the realm of LEGENDs. I am sure that this girl would have said "You can't be a legend ! You're not dead yet"! Music is like any other ART you can like it or understand it. You can study it or hate it. You can play it or copy it or you can write or create it. It is not easy to create on this level. It has taken 50 years of study and work and commitment to try to play on this level. I don't play with a band I just study for my own satisfaction. I love this style and I love most fusion jazz styles including Latin and Big Band. and I am quite critical of my talent and I think I know good from bad and these two have my admiration and praise for their ability to move my soul with their music. (I play Bass Guitar.)

[@charlesstevens6860]

From the "Heart and Soul"...Truly enjoyed reading your commentary! I too am a practicing musician, Guitar, a little keyboard and lots of harmonica over the years... Not professionally but, Like yourself, I know what touches me when I hear it... Thank-you for sharing your thoughts and , Might I add , I'm a true advocate of the phrase; "It's all about dat bass", Brother!..........

[@curtisboswell2619]

Man, I love Lee Ritenour's playing. His guitar is smoother than butter on hotcakes, with real Maple syrup on top... On top of that, Lee is a humble human being, giving full credit to those who influenced his sound, and playing. A real gentleman, who has an amazing skill set, on guitar... Lee's playing and style perfectly complement Larry Carlton's. I could listen to him tickle a six-string for hours on end...

[@murrayadam5707]

It doesn’t get any better then Larry and Lee together. Thank you for the many years of Jazz joy you’ve given me!

[@umlaut22]

Nobody enjoys playing and listening to their music more than they do! Captain fingers and second chance Larry after being shot in the neck had to retrain his arm to play all over again. He is blessed and they all sound amazing. God bless music and them...

[@jeroenkooij6274]

Still one of the best collaborations and albums, sheer greatness.

[@yadi3118]

I've lived my life with their music since I was a teenager.

[@matthewwillis4892]

Me too, I was one of those kids waiting in line at the Baked Potato, ane elsewhere, It was a great time for music in L.A.

[@negunal]

0:03:33 Crosstown Kids 0:09:03 Closed Door Jam 0:17:14 Low Steppin' 0:25:48 Remembering J.P. 0:33:03 After the Rain 0:40:19 Larry's Blues 0:45:33 Smiles and Smiles to Go 0:52:23 Wes Bound 1:00:02 Etude 1:05:25 Take That 1:13:36 4 on 6 1:32:42 Room 335 1:42:49 L.A. Underground

[@fxsrider]

Right on!! Thanks so much for taking the time to make the timestamps!!

[@Nethanel773]

Thanks!

[@TheTwangKings]

Thank you for the breakdown, always good to know what you're listening to!!

[@peterkoster5057]

Great thanks 👍🏻

[@riclrk9947]

Two of the best,really compliment each other.....On another level..

[@Bassic778]

A stellar band!!!!! Melvin Lee Davis is one of my major influences on bass and one of the most skilled and accomplished bassists on the planet!!!

[@curtisboswell2619]

Mr. Davis on six string bass is always an indicator of a groovy night... He always knows where the pocket is.

[@Bassic778]

@@curtisboswell2619 Absolutely!!!! He's a world-class bassist!!!

[@davebyron-ch9ve]

No kidding!

[@sanjivharikumar]

Larry’s playing ages like fine wine

[@SIELband]

Sanjiv Harikumar beautiful players man. They're music...thats it!

[@davebyron-ch9ve]

So appreciating hearing this right now, can’t believe it’s 30 years ago, alas.

[@vanjohnson9837]

Any time lee ritenour plays music he has my attention.march2022.

[@funklover24]

Musical heaven - two of my favorite guitar-players and a wonderful band.

[@MrAuell]

Always loved both these guys! I was privileged to see Larry in a small club in Pittsburgh, and I had the best seat in the house! Larry looked into my eyes directly for many of his solos and it was a night I will always treasure. I had been invited to go by my good friend Charles "Chuck" Vevers and along with seeing Paul McCartney remains one of the greatest concerts I've seen. Purely as a guitarist it was number one! Thanks, Chuck, the gift remains with me after all these years!

[@PatApoo]

Larry & Lee one of my favorites of all time.

[@danielhurley8572]

Low Steppin might be one of the best guitar sounds ever. My goodness is that smooth

[@aartman01]

Two of my favourite guitarists. I've heard them both live in the US and in Australia.

[@SimoneBelivat]

je les ai toujours aimés grand merci pour en partager surtout 09:08 ❤ je dirais qu’ils ont bcp aimé jouer cette chanson, tellement bonne

[@ericrogal995]

It doesn’t get any better than this!! Lee and Larry!! The best!! All money notes!! ❤️

[@matthewjayne9993]

I was lucky enough to see them together at the Newport Jazz Fest. It was outstanding!

[@alansmith7626]

could not ask for any two better guys, music and personalities, part of the fabric of my life...thanks forever

[@QuistJam]

Legends. These guys do it right.

[@paolunna]

Fancy seeing you here track man!!

[@SixStringSurferNL]

What you see and hear in this video is 2 of the greatest guitar players of all time. And I'm happy they're still alive!

[@anthonygonzalez8684]

That indeed is A Classic Composition between two Greats of All time. Larry & Lee. 🎸❤🙏🏻

[@user-ez9mf6pp38tyu]

Огромная Благодарность Михаилу за видео...получил настоящее удовольствие и радость души... 😂😀😎,,,,!!!

[@philsarkol6443]

All master-musicians on stage...perfect bass&drum section and a tasty keyboard player exactly right for both Larry and Lee. And the smooth silky sound of both guitarists is so recognisable, well known for decades. This concert is a treat because they manage to avoid cliche, and willingnes to listen and react on one another without any ego gettin in the way!

[@andreasb.3147]

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[@ChromaticHarp]

I was fortunate to spend nearly 5 years playing with the bass player Melvin Davis, mainly with the Pointer Sisters, and he is Bass personified, a real talented musician who is a real inspiration in my life! Dave Hart

[@redx1708]

Awesome !! And that goes not only for Larry and Lee, but for the Whole band !!

[@ktownkanak808]

I saw both of these guys at the Blue Note in Hawaii a few years ago, at separate gigs. Both outstanding guitarists. 😁🤙

[@lagoon56]

当時アメリカ旅行中に新聞で共演の記事を読み 帰国後しばらくしてCDを購入 そしてこのライブを見に行きました。 確かwowowで放送していたのをVHSで録画して見ていました。 VHSがなくなりここで久々に鑑賞でき感無量です。 あの頃の思い出が蘇りました ありがとうございます

[@jefffelderman2409]

A gathering of musical mastery for sure. Larry and Lee are the epitome of tone, taste, melodicism, passion....I could go on and on. Feel blessed to having seen them perform countless times.

[@markburnham7512]

I'm one of those "kids" who lined up at The Baked Potato. I'm 67 now. LOL

[@porkbelly0713]

Lucky you to have seen them that early on. I have seen Larry 3 times, once with The Crusaders after Southern Comfort came out, once in Houston at a club with his own band, and once in Nashville when he sat in with Joe Bonamassa for a few songs. I never did get to see Lee, oh well. I will turn 67 in July

[@Zackary1005]

Awesome

[@curtisboswell2619]

@@porkbelly0713 I've seen Bonamassa live, back in '07. Now that man brings the blues to the stage, and puts it on out there. I would have loved to have seen Larry and Joe playing together. Anytime that you have two great players on stage together, it's a win for the audiene.

[@junglcat9829]

Wow wow oh wow ...

[@junglcat9829]

what a pleasure and a high these gentlemen can inspire in one sometimes and so many decades later, it is now close to 30 years they have played all those marvelous creations ... I always elate when I see them play, to think Lee for one would continue to soar to new heights for years and decades to come at that, and actually be ... better and better as he gets older ... same to Rick and Larry and the lot ...

[@michelbastide2201]

larry et lee sont des leaders et musiciens de studios géniaux ...

[@md775533]

Bought "Larry & Lee" back in 1995 and listened to it thousands of times, never gonna stop...

[@perevinal148]

Increibles fantastics per descomtat de les millors musiques en el seu genere.la forca trempera que desprenen aquesta gent desde la primera nota.son autenticamet fora de serie,la bona musica neix amb gent com ells.tanganxent del comensament a la fi del concert.merces per donarnos aquestes musiques maravelloses.salud.

[@marioluciano6836]

So nice these two guitar players join together in a stage.. marvelously 👍🥂💯

[@Stillpoint23]

To have witnessed this show in real time must've been mind blowing!

[@robster7316]

What an incredible pleasure it is to watch this. Two masters working their craft and having fun doing it!

[@mauriziomariomarchionigarde65]

LEE RITENOUR & LARRY CARLTON - "Larry & Lee - Live in Tokyo 1995" Tracklisting: 1. Introduction of the band ..................................... 00:00 2. CROSSTOWN KIDS ............................................. 03:34 3. CLOSED DOOR JAM ........................................... 09:03 4. LOW STEPPIN' .................................................... 17:07 5. Remembering J.P. (for Joe Pass) ..................... 25:30 6. LARRY's BLUES ................................................. 40:19 7. SMILES & SMILES To GO ................................. 45:14 8. WES BOUND (for Wes Montgomery) ................ 51:51 9. LEE Solo Guitar (intro) .................................. 01:00:01 10. ETUDE .......................................................... 01:02:34 11. TAKE THAT .................................................. 01:05:25 12. LEE Second Solo Guitar .............................. 01:13:36 13. FOUR On SIX (a Wes tune) .......................... 01:16:00 14. Drums Solo (on 'Four On Six') ..................... 01:24:00 15. ROOM 335 .................................................... 01:32:41 16. Bass Solo (on 'Room 335') .......................... 01:37:50 17. L.A. UnderGround ........................................ 01:42:50 LEE RITENOUR: guitars LARRY CARLTON: guitars RICK JACKSON: piano-synth, synth-organ, keyboards MELVIN DAVIS: electric basses LAND RICHARDS: batteria (drums)

[@joannbrooks-vandermeer5269]

We all have our preferences, yes. But as musicians we have learned to say nothing if you cannot be supportive. We have way too much criticism to deal with from the outside. How can you be so arrogantly superior to two musicians who have obviously paid their dues. When, where and how did you pay yours. I'm guessing you didn't, because if you've done the slightest bit of humbling among your peers and elders, you would not have opened your very young mouth, only to then insert both feet. LOL First thing that happens when you grow up and become a real player, you'll realize you don't have the time for petty bull-shit. GROW=UP or you'll never play real stuff. Your ego will get in the way. Kindness, support and respect for fellow musicians is what we have all learned. and I didn't drop one name!!!

[@robertmichelpalem8230]

Maurizio Mario Marchioni Garde â

[@jimneely2052]

JoAnn Brooks-vanderMeer... well said JoAnn.

[@johnnyguit8168]

Unbelievable comment JoAnn! I've been watching Mr 335 and Rit play for over 40 yrs and well, anyone that could actually find anything neg to say about these 2 "simply shouldn't be involved in or with music in any way!!

[@kjeldipsen5858]

Ray Charles Angelina

[@himnosantiguos]

Hoy en día todo es lujos y detalles, pero esto, estooo es ADORACION EN ESPIRITU Y VERDAD.

[@louherrband4369]

Simply awesome ! Since 1988 I've been listening to these guys. Wonderful !

[@Scott_works]

I started with Rock-n-Roll in the seventies but moved to jazz with John Mclaughlin and Al Dimeola and Brand X in the late seventies. There was a bunch of great stuff coming out then with Larry Coryell, Pat Matheny, and Jean Luc Ponty. And then came Allan Holdsworth, Steve Morse and Robben Ford. I remember listening to Larry Carlton in the mid eighties and had several of his cassettes. I liked Earl Klugh too. By the mid eighties i was in San Diego and remember Lee Ritenour coming out with Earth Run. I also listened to Chieli Minucci (Special Efx), Russ Freeman (Rippingtons), Steve Laurey (Fattburger) and Spyro Gyra a lot. It was a great time for Lights Out Jazz. I followed Special Efx, the Rippingtons, Fattburger, Spyro Gyra and Jazz is Dead through the 90s and into the early 2000s. I got to see Spyro Gyra, Fattburger, and Rippingtons several times each during the late 90s. Eventually I got to see Larry Carlton around 2015 in Orange county and got to see Lee Ritenour in LA around the same time. I saw Pat Matheny in the late 79s,, the late 90s and around 2014 in LA. I got to see Chieli Minucci with Special Efx several times at Seal Beach and got to see Brand X a few times as well. Throw in some Scott Henderson, the Zappas, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and a few others and I got to see most of my guitar heroes over the years. Unfortunately never got to see Allan live though he was perhaps my favorite. At any rate, I am one of your long time fans and am so glad I got to see you play live. These days I am close to retiring and live in ABQ NM where I can go to jazz guitar workshops with Michael Anthony - whom i know both Lee and Larry are friends with from LA sessions. I also got to see Lee play in very special event honoring Dave Grusin in Sante Fe. Amazing! Very few can make a decent career of guitar. Many have to follow another profession. But I have been playing a long time now and will get a chance to get out there and play a bit too! God Bless and thanks for your dedication! I love the music and it has carried me, and many others across the years..

[@steveberti7060]

Two of the most Melodic guitar players

[@pallhe]

Some smooth grooves here. Nice to see these two exceptional players working so well together.

[@thekingofmojacar5333]

What a fantastic band and great funky Jazz sound !! Apart from Jazz Fusion superstars Lee and Lary, the drummer convinces me a lot, what precision...

[@jukup1]

Music for the soul. Such masters of feel and taste. Playing for so many hours with relatively clean tones, and minimal effects, and producing such outstanding melodies between them. Musicianship at its best.

[@luizcarlos-zp4lu]

Eu.acompanho.esses.dois.mitos.a.alguns.anos.e.de.fazer.chorar.de.tao.lindas.suas.cancoes.muita.paz.muita.saude.luiz.carlos.nova.lguacu.r.j Brasil..

[@MusicAnirban]

First off, thanks so much for the upload! Secondly, what can I say about the performances, these artists!! They have descended on earth to bless the humanity! Shockingly speechless and teared up!!!

[@gregorydunn3570]

these two are finest musicians you find , they are super versital ,celestrial tasteful, melodic ect. AND VERY JAZZY!!!

[@Olietfrancoise]

I love Larry & Lee. What a wonderful concert.

[@GeorgeCrumpler]

The bass and drums make this grove possible

[@snoolee7950]

holy crap LC on the gold top sounds great. this is astounding video. never heard Lee sound better.

[@juanarroyo3948]

Hasta ahora es el mejor concirrto de duo de guitarras expresando el jazz fussion que visto en mi vida..ami gusto porsupuesto...y no se porque en japon se graba lo mejores conciertos..larry y lee nunca pudieron salir de mi mente musical por este concierto!!

[@tskoobyful]

Absolutely Fantastic concert!

[@hotrodrix]

Magic. A new reunion of Larry and Lee is loooong overdue!

[@paulmcgrath2430]

Two of the best! Smiles & Smiles To Go 🎹🎶🎵 Definitely one of my happy songs! and Larry’s West Bound 🎹🎶🎵 is a GR8 groove also! Hats off to the rhythm section solid and in the pocket! Keyboardist Rick Gastley is a monster when let lose! Bravo 🎹

[@jessiedivincenzo5215]

Wow can't believe 25 years has gone by since I bought this CD. Having seen Larry live many times all I can say is his feel for jazz/blues/fusion is second to none.

[@compsecure77]

Two masters in the truest sense with a combined talent and sound in the stratosphere

[@1961boogie]

Jazz, funk, rock....call it what you like if you MUST label it..............wonderful tasteful playing from two great guitar players back up by an incredible band........end of story guys..........

[@thormanism]

awesome

[@abrarjahinnafi1634]

Contemporary jazz. That's what it's conventionally called.

[@DARKSIDEOFURANUS]

Muzak

[@johnpanco2286]

Two absolute masters of their craft; thanks for posting.

[@timchalmers1700]

5 great musicians. Great show. Thank you for sharing !!

[@Wingman52]

Incredible show.. 25 years ago. These guys were in the absolute prime at this time. They defined what tasty jazz/fusion virtuosi guitarists can be.

[@SIELband]

Amazingly talented musicians. Glad to be in the same lifetime!

[@josephrusso9936]

Two of the great jazz guitarists in the world smooth as it gets, although larry carlton seems to be a bit more aggressive in his style and music but this is a most enjoyable compilation from two great artists thanks to both of you for making music from heaven for all of us to enjoy 👍👍👍👍

[@antonr.2101]

that Ritenour slide solo.....oooooffff....buttah.

[@georgegunn9387]

Great stuff...it doesn't get any better than this...thankfully the music lives on!

[@jimneely2052]

Two OUTSTANDING Guitarists... it is a pleasure to hear both of these talented players on one stage. I love both of them. Pure Excellence!!

[@wayward6235]

Love these guys! Can't believe this was so long ago now!

[@ОлегАсеев-д6й]

Magnificently Beautiful two guitarists Larry and Lee and of course a wonderful team of akomp!!!

[@kurtsband]

I've heard other collaborations these guys have done with other people but this album was just perfection, they truly brought out the best in each other. All the arrangements are creative and well crafted. Two of my favorite all time guitarists.

[@paulzendo6079]

Just hear them both for the first time. Really good stuff 😋

[@brandonleespitler]

Has Larry Carlton every played a bad note in his life? I'm pretty sure he has not. Lee plays great here as well. The drummer is freaking amazing. Bassist kicks ass. Keyboard player is awesome. The amount of incredible talent on that stage at one time should have torn a hole in the cosmos. Lol. Badass.

[@donitavann108]

Listen to the end of Spiral.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥dope

[@annunacky4463]

They healed the ozone hole!

[@sheercerebralpower]

Bad Note is an oxymoron for Larry Carlton….

[@tabathastaples7884]

Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Chapter by Chapter / Verse by Verse !!!!!!! Amen

[@terryhayward7905]

There are no bad notes in music, only poor choices, these guys don't make poor choices :)

[@joannevona9020]

Huge regards.. Thank U Both.. God Bless U & Yours.. 🎼😎😷🍀

[@davetrayford]

Thank you for posting this excellent video! GREAT JAZZ with jazz-rock elements showing that Larry was an excellent JAZZ player BEFORE his music turned into "rock" exclusively...so sad his JAZZ "died"...I cannot tolerate much of his stuff since middle 90s.

[@themelnibonean7017]

Two of my very favorite musicians.

[@petehoban1]

this is wonderful!

[@leefowler3240]

Larry is sooooo diversified in his approach, no bad notes, just interesting concepts, and phrasings, and always give the drummer and bass more than just some. Larry plays like he has nothing to prove and that's when you know, what you know and that's that.

[@petermuller7029]

You understand whats all about in music and playing in a band, thanks !

[@moresco63]

bel concerto, due grandi chitarristi e grandi musicisti

[@48malena]

Una estrella mas en el cosmo del jazz. Excelentes¡

[@soeurtherese5747]

Jolie ca*

[@murrayadam5707]

My two favorite guitar players. The best of the best!

[@pabloalvarezgarcia3761]

two of the most outstanding geniuses of guitar

[@jorgecarrara4274]

2 maestros indudablemente

[@sydviscous7006]

What an awesome performance! Props to the drummer and the bassist as well. All stellar musicians. Larry and Lee have a mutual respect for each other's talents and abllities, and that's what makes this such a superb and entertaining concert.

[@newmoon54]

Studio musicianship is the key here~!~ Keyboardist Rick Jackson has the least amount of sessions. But he's fabulous~!~

[@davidsevenbros3065]

Been a fan of both these guitarists for a long time. Got this album when it first came out and loved it at first listen. Wonderful to see a live version with the artists giving insightful commentary. It really is a case of two guitar legends with divergent styles complementing the others playing style and not "spoiling the soup".

[@rolandfaucon1560]

ha les bestiaux nom de dla!🐄🐄🐮🐮🤠🤠🎸🎸🎸🎸🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃 good soul!!!

[@jmvm31]

Wish they made more albums together.

[@danaeverhart6487]

Lee Ritenour 's styles are so broad like the GREAT PACIFIC, unbelievable lines from LARRY CARLTON💫PEACE ✌🏻️

[@videosyncrisy]

Larry’s solo in Room 335… 🤯🤯🤯 Incredible!

[@KushDaddy333]

I was surprised to see a very young Melvin Davis on bass. Yet even at that young age he was a force to be reckoned with. A wonderful performance by all. ❤

[@josemarmota7165]

Os melhores guitarristas do blues jazz pra mim! Amo esses caras. João Pessoa, Paraíba. BRASIL ✌

[@istvanvincze1696]

-one of the best music I've ever heard, thx...

[@midiland09]

2 wonderful musicians! So much feeling, so much melody! Just to tell: THANK YOU!

[@mvuyisimcanda4937]

midiland

[@sibulelemela9868]

Zalisile mela listening in two lead guitarists Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour

[@drmarcfpelletier]

I count five.

[@christiangasior4244]

I love these studio players.

[@jimboraley8994]

I was lucky to watch Lee at the State Theater in St. Pete Florida many years ago...I turned my hard rock neighbor into a jazz fan.. Lee is a legion ... Captain Fingers all the way !!!

[@albertwilson2503]

larry and lee two of the finest guitarist today. good to see them perform together.

[@jeffreydurrett3004]

?1pla1

[@reidwhitton6248]

Larry's tone is fantastic!

[@adoniyeshua424]

Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton 💚

[@tomduffy3874]

Thanks very much for sharing this. Its great to get a chance to see these master craftsmen working together. I was seduced by Larry's playing when he did sessions for the Dan and Joni Mitchell back in the 70's. When he started out on his own I bought the albums and loved all of them.I'm a Larry fan. I didn't get to know Lee's music until more recently but I really admire his playing/technical ability. I don't understand the negative comments guys. Should we not be celebrating the command Larry and Lee have over the guitar. They make it look so easy but we all know, or rather, can imagine, the effort that goes into being that good. The majority of the tunes on this video are still eminently listenable 21 years later!: I love Crossroads Kids and Remembering JP, they're both fantastic on the latter. I'm a guitar player, not that high a standard - working mens clubs and weddings when I was younger- but I love the instrument. Two fully formed musicians who promoted the guitar and guitar music all of their lives should be shown a lot of respect. Less of this negative shit please.

[@jimneely2052]

Revisited... I'm back to listen to this exceptional music once again. What a joy. I've tried to find the cd without luck. Thank you KZbin.

[@iceflower7790]

The best session where feel the music essence 🎸💜🌷thanks...

[@musicman3982]

Elena Balasso 77

[@davel.9467]

These guys are the prefect balance of taste and chops.

[@irishsetterarchie]

This is so wonderful! Larry is a master guitarist...so smooth and crisp. Larry is amazing and such a joy...so is his music.

[@無駄工学特論]

My heart is happiness by great guitar play !!