Wesbound - Lee Ritenour

Un grande tributo a Wes Montgomery da un grande chitarrista!

[@kauaiman1]

Lee has been an inspiration in my guitar playing for the last 50 years and keeps and inspiring me today. Thank you Lee!

[@paulelliott7373]

The album Wes Bound exemplifies the greatness of two of the greatest guitarists: Lee and Wes . Outstanding!

[@zyxel291]

I keep coming back to this one: Ritenour as always by the best. The lady who, in an incredible way, wraps herself in the keys with her amazing performance, lifts it all into an interaction of absolute best class.

[@twofishes8846]

What a great tribute to the unique style that Montgomery was, and the lady keyboardist is groovy baby... great band Lee!!!

[@SelfHealingGod]

Jazz is pure and this why I'm here. Pure music is very hard to play especially for guitarist. You don't see a jazz guitarist yelling around he is a guitar hero. They just put their head down, play and humble.

[@mickkollins]

WOW..Lee and Patrice...and the whole crew....smokin' this favorite track of mine loved Wes..saw him at The Lighthouse in Hermosa in '67...Redefined guitar grooves for me..Thanks for posting!

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

Mick Kollins You saw Wes - that’s something. There will never be another with his spirit, tone, style - and worldwide impact. He changed jazz guitar and by extension pop and rock.

[@philsarkol6443]

you saw and heard Wes playin in "67..that 's great ... thx for makin me a jealous guy!!

[@humblegeorge]

That was the coolest rendition I ever herd ! HUGE talented People.

[@kellynickell8195]

Patrice! I LOVE YOU GIRL !!! One of my all-time favorite keys players. I'll listen to anyone who shows up on a Jean-Luc Ponte record.

[@TheLegenDacster]

Patrice, I will forget you not! Lee Rit and crew as stellar as ever.

[@juanjotm4821]

This presentation of Lee Ritenour is one of the best I´ve ever seen. Excellent. And his musicians. Patrice Rushen on keyboards is real good. She´s got the rythm. She´s number 1. well everybody there. !

[@rocketpost1]

I keep coming back to listen to this and it just gets better. I think Lee is very much underrated and Patrice is astonishing. Great rhythm section also. Wonderful performance by all players.

[@brianmi40]

In the 80s, I used to get backstage passes included from the ticket scalper I bought good seats from. Had the balls to knock on the door, pre-concert in Houston, they let me in when I flashed the pass(!), no one but the band in the dressing room, I dropped the quick usual "big fan" stuff, and handed Lee who graciously signed a CD back liner, asking me where I got the sheet, and when I told him I dis-assembled the case to take it out, he remarked how clever that was and that no one had ever done that! Great days, reading the liner notes to learn all the new musicians to check out since they played on each others albums.

[@snowstorm5590]

Will Kennedy on drums! Perfect!

[@johnpoling3831]

Lee R and Patrice....it doesn’t get any better than this!

[@jazzmusic6422]

veeery good ,the best smouth jazz that i listen in may life ! i´m from Brasil, samba country, but i love jazz!! congratulations my friend Massimo Zarro!!!

[@jameslawrencewirth]

U B bad 2 the bone! I have listened to this (yes, own the CD) prob 100+X! SICK how cool you are, and of course the late great Wes!

[@davidgaffney1718]

Love that beat, funky guitar LEE! P Rushen - "Forget Me Nots", Keyboard Goddess

[@brobb9780]

Patrice!!! My baby since the ‘80s

[@bluenote335]

Getting funky and then the slide on an L-5? Geeez, Lee... thanks for the love

[@greggillian737]

patrice played on Jean-Luc Ponty's Aurora album. total awesomeness!

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

The sound is so good - fresher than lime juice

[@MikeJohnsonsTube]

My Man...Lee Ritenour...one of my mentors, although I've never met him...he epitomizes contemporary jazz artistry...love him...a brilliant mentor and Artist...on that slide too...💜 #MikeJohnsonJazz

[@Sis4Real]

Love this track! One of my favorites by him!!

[@bryndis1000]

HI Lee, Thank you so much for the show at "Blue Note! New York, year 198?" We are still expecting you to visit Iceland. We met you at Blue Note NY. Me Bryndis and my mother Gerdur from ICELAND. We Love your music, you have to come and visit and find out how dangerous country we are living. You will get to know a little bit of it, though you won´t be here and have a concert at "HARPA" our Orchestra Hall !!!

[@soerenguitarlessons9947]

This is Lee Ritenour at his best. The whole band, Patrice Rushen included, is simply outstanding. Thanks a lot for loading.

[@eduardoreneariascisneros252]

Uno de mis guitarristas favoritos Ritenour!!

[@ChicotAlainVenturachic161]

Cette musique est ravissante. Bravo au magnifique Lee Ritenour et à son groupe !!

[@plumhunter9158]

Looking forward tom seeing Ritenour in Gloucester next month. A treat for my ears.

[@joejohnson2814]

Maravilhoso improviso da pianista Patrice Rushen! Bom Demais!

[@htm1600]

What treat to see Miss Rushen with Mr. Ritenour. Love her playing 🤙🏼🤩❤️

[@jonRboy]

Man, I love Patrice Rushen's playing!

[@marthanavarro1962]

Lee ritenour, uno de los mejores músicos de jazz, amo su música, melodiosa.

[@SuperNoobTroll]

Fusion: The only style where you can play a "Machine Gun"-esque riff followed by a distorted slide solo and call it a tribute to Wes Montgomery.

[@johnmaer]

Ugh, he wasn't doing a cover of a W-Mont recording now, was he? Lee was channeling Montgomery's style/tone....playing octave chords/harmonics and sans pick in the realm of Wes. Not sure you know who Wes Montgomery was....he didn't play or sound like Jimi, guy. Lee plays in a smooth jazz genre....a niche where the artists try to bring jazz down to a more accessible level for us neophytes. I'd troll elsewhere...

[@douglaslamveg8913]

Can you do better ?

[@BrassThunder]

One of my favorite albums!

[@kozo33channel]

Lee's guitar , Lovely sound and clear sound , good ！

[@bobbynoe1]

Lee on slide - what a surprise to me! Delicate sound!

[@russeleffandy]

Always nice to hear Lee! Regards from Jakarta, jazz city

[@PaoloLongo]

very nice Music; bravo Lee Ritenour!

[@dansaghin1]

Awesome, Patrice Rushen is killing it. She's awesome

[@DocDondy]

Cooool! Grooving, swinging, funky at the same time. The opening has shades of "Superstition", eh? Sets the RIGHT mood from the go. And the keyboard player is a treat, too! Thanx a lot for sharing!

[@joskal1965]

I`m not sure she(key player) is his wife?

[@joskal1965]

@BLOGAN BURGESS I usually dont mix in others private life but as fan of Lee's music I dreaded Norwegian wikipedia and been surprised that following text is not included in English version " Ritenour is engaged to Japanese singer and songwriter Anri. His music is inspired by Wes Montgomery. Not only has he paid tribute to his hero in several contexts; he has also named his son (born 1993) Wesley."

[@Sis4Real]

One of my favorite songs by Lee 🎶🎵🎼♥️

[@IvaldoGTR]

sou frã de carteirinha da obra de Lee Ritnour , é um dos poucos guitar player que podemos dizer que é fusion de verdade, parabéns , do Rock ao Jazz

[@Bronco7656]

impeccable musicianship

[@gianfrancobiagini5275]

..and William Kennedy (Yellojackets) on drums...great!

[@lexeyperepelkin9814]

Pure awsomness!

[@warrendoris9669]

Leeeee. One of my favourites from my misspent youth. Patrice was hitting the choice licks too!

[@paultreacy5248]

My favorite Ritenour tune!

[@KevinKallhoff-mk4su]

Love the groove!!!

[@shaygahweh]

Bloody amazing.

[@soerenguitarlessons9947]

Everything seems to work, one would believe they might almost be able to walk on water as well. What a performance!

[@josefbruckner7154]

Amazing !

[@bradymorgan6955]

I love Lee ritenour,that man can play that guitar.

[@hervebrami1514]

fantastic patrice rushen

[@montysoomer6575]

Check out LEE'S album WESBOUND, dedicated to WES MONTGOMERY. One of the best guitar albums ever.

[@estelasimas9699]

Thats amazingly good !!

[@fx802]

Smooth!!!!Nothing like great music.

[@EyesWideOpen61]

PERFECTION

[@PutItAway101]

That bass! Heavy and deep but nimble and light at the same time.

[@wiltner]

and 3 Mesa Road King half stacks! Heavy firepower for a Jazzer!

[@vincentcarron545]

Lee is so relaxed and likes to have fun playing his guitar always great guitar, as for the Drummer what can I say , he is great in his playing , all these year's as have went by and I though I was the only one that played this style of drumming no kidding , now I do not feel so quite alone in this style of drumming .

[@meerkatandpug]

Wow..effortless!

[@matheuszugaib]

Simply terific!

[@Prudoco]

Great......and....Patrice Rushen...Awesome!

[@뱅스C]

들을 때마다 매우 좋아서, 눈물도 질금 흘린다.

[@tommyartis7003]

THEY KILLED THIS!!!!

[@123must]

Beautiful ! A lot of thanks

[@imitmusic7882]

HELLOW LEE BEAUTIFUL THE SONG GUITAR JAZZ THANK YOU

[@ugotit33x]

Great Musicians YEA

[@donnlarossa9173]

LOVE PATRICE!!

[@TheLuvi03]

M u s i c i a n S !!! Great performance....

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

I LOVE THOSE GUYS WHO PLAYS GUITAR WITHOUT A PICK.AND YOU LADIES 2 WHO PLAY WITHOUT A PICK.

[@carlwilson5339]

That's my favorite thing fingers ......

[@john_scovell1168]

Excellent musician I'm trying to learn his licks JUST GOT FINISHED LISTENING TO HIS ALBUM CRAZY FINGERS

[@canadianroot]

Mark Knopfler is one who doesn't use a pick.

[@tonytrabort4939]

Lee doesn't exclusively play without a pick.....depends on the genre of music he is performing....when on a Gibson Les Paul and burning his scales-based solos, I assure you the man is using a pick. Patrice Rushen is so good on keys and vocals....hmm....she could probably play the synth with a pick and make it sound groovy. Man, that woman, has got some kind of knack for knowing what her guitar man will like, doesn't she? I think it fair to say that to mimic Wes Montgomery, guitar players can play the harmonic or octave chords easier without the interference of the plastic. But, many of the Wes tribute songs delve into other musical styles, like here, where Ritenour winds up with the prosthesis and digs into slide guitar. It's crazy and eclectic and not at all easy to label or categorize as one coherent musical style.

[@oldskoolmusicforever0724]

@@tonytrabort4939 RIGHT ON T T

[@howlinjay5046]

Great perfomance!

[@judymozley6115]

Nice to see a female musician on stage…and such a talented one.

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤brilliant

[@porkbelly0713]

he slowed it down a bit and created a damn hot mess of groove, just love Patrice, great band as usual for Lee. thanks MZ!!!

[@dh1163]

OMG this is a 5yr old comment... it's probably one of the best I've ever read... "created a hot mess of groove..." holy wow. I may need to borrow that :c)

[@pallhe]

Exquisite. Lee is the reason I want an L5. Fantastic band.

[@orion681]

Ironically, Wes is the reason Lee plays one.

[@pallhe]

@@orion681 Yes, I believe you're right. You probably meant something like "incidentally" rather than "ironically".

[@orion681]

@@pallhe whether or not I used the correct term, I meant what I said. You just don't know the heritage of the L5 apparently. Thank you language police.

[@pallhe]

@@orion681 Yes, I understood what you meant, but it actually took me a second. Don't take it the wrong way. I thought about whether to mention it or not, as I know it's a drag to be corrected. It's a common misuse of the word, so it's not your fault if you picked it up from someone else. But I thought I would be doing you a favor, because that use of the word can cause miscommunication and even friction. I would suggest looking up what "irony" really means in case you're unsure. Then you can be the grammar nazi. Your point about Lee, Wes and the L5 is well taken.

[@gitanoespana7694]

Pay attention kids, this is what cool music sounds like.

[@compsecure77]

Just had to Rhushen for this lay down.wow

[@StefanGBucher]

Such fantastic music, such... unfantastic graphic design on that festival branding. :^D

[@StefanGBucher]

(Sorry... pet peeve.)

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

It’s intentional. They want to keep the lettering as it always was - and keep the focus on the sounds rather than a cute logo with a talking turtle or something.

[@StefanGBucher]

@@AFaceintheCrowd01 What?! They could've had a talking turtle?! Dammit, people... Talking turtles put asses in seats! 😉

[@gbemih]

maximum respect

[@mitchelleckler8219]

Whoever that woman is at 7:50... I could watch her crack that smile all day. I love how into that groove she is.

[@spencerasc5166]

Haha, 4 years later and I'm seeing this comment; crolled through to see if anyone was thinking the same thing haha. She is gorgeous!

[@goinxnginx]

Add me to the list, dude. Excellent.

[@hasake8873]

Patrice?

[@freddsims648]

Wow. I am part of that fan club. She's my new Mona Lisa.

[@MrViglioni]

SEMPRE CLASSE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MoxieCom]

Lee looks like he's pleased with himself...

[@Rambo29]

Keyboard player is nasty! Great upload

[@Rambo29]

+Martin Turner Oh snap, thats Patrice Rushen! Forget me nots Rushen? Major props to Patrice, she's a musical legend

[@Frapzoid]

Patrice Rushen recorded with Jean Luc Ponty on his best albums in the 1970's.

[@gaca2737]

Awesome - and the drumming too

[@adekunleotukoya1322]

The combination of Lee Ritnour & Patrice Rushen it's smoky, either studio or live performance want you get is your money's worth. Fantastic show.

[@bambangtrimusono412]

I like it....

[@bobsaturday4273]

pretty good band too !

[@kaleidoscopesdannybrigman2061]

When you can play like these guys your good magic

[@eduardogasrzon3197]

. Bien tocada la guitarra un verdadero músico

[@markstevenson8209]

I didn't know patrice rushen could play keyboards like that, she is awesome.

[@mrtibbs5543]

Patrice Rushen - what a BOSS!.

[@salahbabid55]

iv lo love sooth this tha jazz

[@MrDirtyoldman68]

will kennedy on drums! one of the greatest musicians ever.........

You said it!!! ONE of THE BEST!!!!

[@larryn1875]

Man, he makes that groove just float!

[@maxwesmont]

He is so dynamic, superb drumming

[@crissyparagas9866]

Cute!

[@Карафуто-ц3к]

очень ярко !

[@AuSableBrownie]

Great piece and agree the lady on keyboards is very good and very rhythmic and tasty with her playing. Cool jazz but I do think they could have let the heat go up a bit more and brought out a bit more of the drums & base to good effect. But extremely enjoyable. Ritenour is a master of his instrument.

[@jcoops2039]

What an excellent performance. Lee Ritenour and his usual group, but what about Patrice Rushen,Wow! She is also very goosd on Lee's Dvd "Overtime". Look out for it.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

hello from Hollywood Joe

[@DSARRAZIT]

I love