Captain Fingers
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| Review scores |
| Source |
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| Allmusic |
[2] |
Captain Fingers is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 through Epic Records. This album was considered one of his more jazz fusion-oriented albums.[1]
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Captain Fingers" |
Lee Ritenour |
7:06 |
| 2. |
"Dolphin Dreams" |
Ritenour |
7:05 |
| 3. |
"Fly by Night" |
Dave Grusin |
5:03 |
| 4. |
"Margarita" |
Ritenour |
5:11 |
| 5. |
"Isn't She Lovely" |
Stevie Wonder |
4:34 |
| 6. |
"Space Glide" |
Mitch Holder, Eddie Arkin |
5:10 |
| 7. |
"Sun Song" |
Grusin |
6:44 |
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Total length:
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40:53 |
Musicians
- Lee Ritenour – Electric guitar, Classical guitar, 360 systems polyphonic guitar synthesizer
- Keyboards - Dave Grusin, Dawilli Gonga (=George Duke), Ian Underwood, Patrice Rushen, David Foster
- Guitar - Dennis Budimir, Jay Graydon, Mitch Holder, Ray Parker,Jr.
- Bass - Anthony Jackson, Alphonso Johnson, Bill Dickinson, Charles Meeks, Mike Porcaro
- Drums - Harvey Mason, Jeff Porcaro
- Percussion - Harvey Mason, Steve Forman
- Congas - Victor Feldman
- Saxophone - Ernie Watts
- Lead vocals - Bill Champlin on "Isn't She Lovely"
- Concert Master - Jacob Krachmalnick
strings on "Fly By Night", "Sun Song" arranged and conducted by Dave Grusin
strings on "Dolphin Dreams" arranged and conducted by Michel Columbier
Production
- Produced by Skip Drinkwater for Zembu Productions, Inc.
- Associate Producer - Lee Ritenour
- Executive Producer - Jerry Schoenbaum
- Assistant Engineers - Danny Vicari and Linda Tylar
- Remixed at Sound Labs by Don Murray, Tommy Vicari and John Mills
- Mastered at A&M Studio(Hollywood) by Bernie Grundman
- Art Direction for Zembu Productions
- Design and Liner Photography by Bruce Steinberg
- Digitally Remastered for compact disc by Joe Castwirt
Charts and certifications
| Chart |
Country |
Provider(s) |
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Certification |
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| U.S Jazz LPs[3] |
United States |
RIAA |
31 |
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References