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I love all of your posts and have been a subscriber for quite a while. I ALWAYS benefit from watching. I just downloaded the first track that’s been released from the Brasil LP. I live in the LA area, and if I can ever be of assistance, please let me know.
Dude, this is an awesome channel. Instant sub. Please take this as a comical compliment but I'm sure I can't be the first to say you remind me a little of Chris Farley doing his hilarious bit on SNL....Hey Lee....remember,,,,,when,,,, that one time,,,,when you played that on guitar solo,,,,,on that one record, by that one guy? Remember that?.....yeah, that was cool!😆😆😆
What an insanely humble dude, couple with immense talent. The guys been everywhere and can pass on so many insights. Hearing him talk about the sessions he was involved with has been so cool, no bragging or upstaging, just the experiences of an absolute operator. Love Rit, what a legend
I went to a Rite/Grusin concert just before COVID hit in 2019. I took my album of "Discovered Again" to have them sign it.....hopefully. I am sitting at a table and a lady next to me sees the album and asks " what do you have there?" I show it to her, and the plan, and she looks at the album and comments on what a stud Dave is on the cover and she smiles and says..."perhaps I can help"....I am confused as what she means and am blanking out. She holds the album up and says " that's why I married him, that big smile"....and she told me and my family to follow her after the concert to meet him, and she would have him sign it. Just a very sweet person, and Dave was just as nice. And I have the album with both his and Rit's signatures....A great night.
That is an awesome story. Congrats on getting to meet them and the signed treasure you have. I started going to concerts as a teen in 1978 and never once thought to try and get a signature or try to meet anyone. I regret it but have many great concert memories. The only thing I have is I saved every ticket stub from every show. And a couple old concert tees that survived. My first show was Black Sabbath Never Say Die tour with VH opening. It was a small 3500 capacity sized one story hotbox of a venue and general admission so getting close was easy. I got the Black Sabbath shirt and my Mom was not approving of it and it disappeared one day.
@@ViaMusicom Hello! We may have met at some point. Have you stayed with the guitar? I can still read music because of Duke. He put me in a folk trio when I was 10 years old and we played at the Hollywood Teenage Fair in '65. Any chance you were in that trio? Lol.
Been a big fan of Lee's for decades now and have seen him live 4 times. A true American guitar icon who not only can rip but also can play backing very unselfishly. A true musicians musician.
@@9ineToe I do this myself as well. My guess would be it would often have something to do with a neurological aspect of the person rather than them being callous towards others.
Awesome. At 58.5 trips around the sun I had NO idea that Lee was part of one of my absolute favorite albums, and guitar players. Thanks for this information and interview. And that you LEE!
I studied guitar in LA in the early 80s and the talk at the time was that Lee played the solo on “Another brick in the wall”. This clears that up! Great interview!
Thanks for watching and stay tuned for the full 1.5 hour interview with Lee (that this is clipped from), releasing next week. Be sure to subscribe so you're notified!
Not so fast...I still have trouble believing that's not Lee on the record, and here's why. At the time, I went to every show Lee did in LA. The second I heard 'Another Brick in the Wall' for the first time on the radio, I immediately exclaimed " that's Ritenour!", even though it seemed ridiculous at the time. I heard no rumors at all. It didn't even make sense to me that he would be asked to play on a Pink Floyd record...but I knew. Fingers don't lie. I asked Lee about it one night at the Roxy in Hollywood, and he reluctantly answered "I finished a solo that Gilmore started". Maybe Gilmore is an expert mimic, but I still have my doubts. Just like I instantly know when I hear Robben or Larry doing a solo. The fingers are our voice.
I discovered Lee Ritenour less than 2 years ago, and these session stories are really something!!! I am amazed at his guitar talent and even more about his versilitility crossing the lines of genres. I really love his live albums. This guy is a non-stop music extraordinaire!! 🎸
Pink floyd music is thematic. Anyone who expects a signature 'sound' from them totally misses the point. Their tones change from album to album to fit the idea or the theme of what the story is about. Kudos to Lee Ritenour. Tremendous musician and fine gentleman. Love his fusion music.
Lee Ritenour (along with Pat Metheny) is my biggest influence on guitar since the 80’s. I just can’t count how many thousands of hours I spent hearing and watching his amazing, superb playing. More recently, Dreamcatcher captured me in a way I can’t describe. What a fantastic musician!
I love this - and David has been really honest about this. Regarding One Slip on MLoR: I remember hearing him say: I had ideas better than what I could do and was always happy to call somebody who could make it perfect.
Yeah. A great example of not letting ego get in the of the bigger picture (in this case, the music). As fantastic a guitarist (and all round musician) as Gilmour is, he also acknowledges his limitations and is more than comfortable letting someone else play certain parts if it is to the benefit of the song. That's a skill that most people, musicians or otherwise, would be well served to take on board
Thank you and great job conducting the interview,letting your subject have the time to express his thoughts without constant interjections, etc. Very insightful.
Lee was a huge influence on my journey. I bought any and every record that had his name on it. His first three solo records; First Course, Captain Fingers and The Captain's Journey were mind blowing both because of his playing and because of his writing. Brother's Johnson Strawberry Letter 22 is a great example of his chops. I wanted a Mutron Bi-Phase for years because of him. I have one now. Thanks Mason for this.
Only in popular music because popular musicians are Very limited, in superior music, erudit, music is a one Man one mind because they were true geniuses.
"as well"?? he didnt play on "Another brick on the wall part 2". he is not sitting here saying that he played on. only that he influenced the outcome @davidnorman4923
Wow, what a great guy and how cool is to be called for sessions like that. My father got his GRP CDs in the 90's, lovely fusion records! Also one, Stolen moments, pure great jazz gtr!
You scooped Rick Beato on this interview. Lee has some great stories and I learned a lot listening to him. Liked and subscribed. Keep these type on interviews coming!
I think Rick would have much different things to talk about, and still does. We really just focused on Lee's session career. A smarter person would ask him about his incredible solo career as a Jazz artist.
Lee Ritenour was the first real "audiophile" LP that I bought after building my new system, something to drive a great cartridge, and "pretty good" speakers, and it's still on my tablet/phone playlist, "a few years" later!
Just an awesome score to get Lee Ritenour AKA Captain Fingers in this full-length interview! The story of the great session players really IS the story of popular music throughout the 60's, 70's and 80's (and beyond). LOVE it! 🔥🙏🏻❤
I was 20, and that album was the only thing on my turntable for months. I loved learning about the post-WW2 social pressures in English schools from my best friend Mike Wyatt, as it added another dimension to The Wall. And, I love learning this aspect -- gives me new insight into the musical influences, or, as Mr. Ritenour calls it, the scene. Very cool. Thanks to both of you for your knowledge and memories!
This video reminded me of my distant relative Doug Lubahn. He was a session bass guitar player who played with The Doors, Pat Benetar, Uncle Ted and Billy Squire I do believe. Makes me regret not chatting with him more for the few years that I could talk with him.
Hi Lee. I remember when you were doing a concert in San Diego "Earth Run" back in the eighties and have been a fan ever since. I was at Humphey's that evening but could hear you playing at the venue next door. Lights Out Jazz was a great format and I loved that slice in time. Too bad the big corporations bought out all the jazz stations and turned it into smooth jazz. I listened to Fattburger, Special Efx, the Rippingtons, and Spyro Gyra for the next ten years, buying all their CDs. I saw you play in LA at the Catalina in 2018?, and in Santa Fe with Dave Grusin in 2022? I did not know that you played on The Wall, but love that album. It has some great guitar work on it. Bravo. I saw a cover band play the entire album at the Sundance on the Colorado River one year, and it is such an amazing album. They didn't miss a note. Thanks! Michael Anthony tells me that he, you, and Larry Carlton were doing a lot of session work in LA once upon a time. I've been going to his seminars and am learning jazz standards these days.
@@aadityakiran_s ❤️I was JUST on Baroque’s channel! Nice to see you. I went from homeskool to the Freddy King tribute with Billy Gibbons, Derek trucks, Dusty Hill, and Joe Bonamassa to Ted Green to Baroque and now here again here.
Great to see and hear Lee talk about this session. He was and is the best of the best! It's interesting... after watching this interview I can definitely hear Lee's style influence on those tracks. Pretty cool!
I was with my fledgling band in 1981 when we rented a small 12 track studio to record a demo. As I walked in the control room the owner/engineer said “gimme a second as I’m putting the final touches on this song”. The song was brand new and it was titled “Mr. Briefcase”. I looked at the engineer and told him I was afraid I made a mistake because there’s no way you’d want to ever work with us if you’re mixing a song like that”….LOL. He said “I’m just kidding. Please don’t go”. He obviously needed the money!!! Needless to say discovering Lee was just as tremendous to me as discovering Larry Carlton, Jay Graydon, Dean Parks and so many other immensely talented musicians of that era. Thanks for all you did and all you do Lee. You’re a pro’s pro.
Collaboration is a well established tradition in music. Many go unnoticed and it is a sad thing in my eyes. I enjoy the work of these artists.. I love the work the wrecking crew immensely.
Man you guys are killing it with these session legend interviews! Would love to see Lukather, Ray Parker Jr, Jay Graydon, and all those aces from the golden studio days on here. Great job 👏
Wait what ?! Must have read everything about PF over the years and had never seen any mention of this before, fascinating. But indeed a couple of footnotes here and there : "In 1979, Ritenour “was brought in to beef up one of Pink Floyd’s The Wall ‘ heaviest rock numbers, “Run Like Hell”. He also played “uncredited rhythm guitar” on “One of My Turns”."
I recently found this channel when looking for Steely Dan stuff and absolutely love these deep dive into these session musicians “specifically the guitarist” on some of the biggest songs ever! Thank you for all this great content and wish you could have done an interview with Denny Dias for his solos on “Do It Again” & “Bodhisattva”
@guitarlessonsnow3431 Yes it was recorded that way. But afterwards they were running the signal back out to a miked up guitar amplifier if I remember correctly.
This channel really stands out, for quality and depth of content, in contrast to many just based around click bait-thanks Mason, for an invaluable insight, into the workings of a monumental band and record and an elite session player,too.
From DG: “"Lee Ritenour played one of the two high strums on "Comfortably Numb" and some rhythm guitar on "Is There Anybody Out There?". I tried it with ten different leather picks and I just couldn't pick it smoothly enough. I'm not masochistic and sometimes I get a guitar part out of here (points to his heart) that these things (fingers) won't fucking do!"
Sorry, what does that mean "Lee Ritenour played one of the two high strums on Comfortably Numb".??? Does this mean that L.Ritenour played one of the song's two solos on the album? Which?
@@silviolutti1522 that’s a quote from Gilmore. I think it means he was able to play one of them but not the other one and needed Ritenour to play that one because he could only “hear in his heart” but not get his fingers to play
I think you misunderstood or misread. There was some doubt about the solo of another brick in the wall but apparently it didn't go as some people said: the solo was played by Gilmour. As regards the two solos of comfortably numb, it is 100% certain that David Gilmour played in both solos, Lee Ritenour only played the acoustic guitar. I repeat: the doubts were only about another brick in the wall, but now we know for sure that ALL the solos on the wall studio album were played by David Gilmour.
@@BadSneakers I think you misunderstood or misread. There was some doubt about the solo of another brick in the wall but apparently it didn't go as some people said: the solo was played by Gilmour. As regards the two solos of comfortably numb, it is 100% certain that David Gilmour played in both solos, Lee Ritenour only played the acoustic guitar. I repeat: the doubts were only about another brick in the wall, but now we know for sure that ALL the solos on the wall studio album were played by David Gilmour.
They brought in tons of people. Heck, 'Have a Cigar" is sung by Roy Harper. Hats off to him, yeah? Pink Floyd was never against other musicians or singers coming in.
@@VertexEffectsInc You did a great interview. Let them say their piece. Doesn't need to be a debate. I was just pointing out he's inaccurate about them.
Yes and no. They really started to bring in other musicians after they decided to get an esternal producer (Ezrin in this case). From then on (with Floyd and solo careers) they embarked dozens of incredibly talented players. Gilmour had at his court the likes of Tony Levin, Palladino, Jeff Porcaro, Manzanera, Ezrin... Waters went even bigger with Clapton, Jeff Beck, Flea, Pat Leonard and, for sure I'm forgetting a lot of them.
I first heard Lee on an album put out by Guitar Player Magazine. He played a killer version of the Donny Hathaway tune Valdez in the Country. He used a Morley pedal phaser on it,so I went and bought one so I could try and get that sound.
It's amazing to hear how music was put together back then. People bemoan the committee approach now - one guy does the beats, another does the samples, a bunch of people write the words, etc - but it wasn't necessarily that much different even in the 70s, or even the 60s. The Beatles used the guys around them (e.g. Mal Evans) to help come up with lyrics. The only thing that matters is the result. Kanye's great Dark Twisted Fantasy album used a ton of people. IIRC even Elton John (!) was brought in at one point. But it's a brilliant album. If you're not familiar with it, start with the Runaway track.
Love this guys interviews. His enthusiasm reminds me of the interview skits Chris Farley did on SNL. Just waiting for him to ask; You member when......?? Yeah. That ROCKED!!😂
I believe Steely Dan’s my old school solo was done similarly. They brought in a bunch of different session guys and let them lay down the solo, but they didn’t know which one they chose until they heard the song on the radio. Pretty cool.
This is so great! Many years ago I had heard about another guitar player contributing to this album, but I wasn't sure who it was. A friend of mine who was an avid reader of the guitar magazines probably told me it was Lee Ritenour who had contributed to the album, but I was also thinking that it could have been Steve Lukather playing the funky chords (mainly that D minor, etc. in "Another Brick in the Wall"). Now I know the straight story about this! :) Thanks for posting this really cool video of your chat with Rit! 😀
I knew Gilmour had a little secret... He's an awesome guitarist, but some of those rhythmic figures and double-stops can only come from a jazzer. Awesome video... thanks!
Great to see an interview with Lee! I must confess to be a prog and fusion guy, but IMHO 'Gridlock' and 'San Ysidro' are two of the best songs ever (both off Harlequin with Dave Grusin). Great stuff, great player, great guy. Looking forward to the full interview.
That Another Brick solo is the Best guitar solo on a studio album of all time. It's not my favorite. It probably isn't your favorite. But it is objectively the best commercial, studio guitar solo of all time. It checks all the boxes. Massive sales. Instantly recognizable. Masterfully executed. Great tone. Great feel. And it is a great written solo that rightfully could be many people's favorites. It's way up there for me.
I have probably heard the song 1000 times over the years and I never even heard the acoustic in that part. It was mixed so far into the background that I always focused on how beautiful the hypnotic keyboard sounded, as well as the "strings" (nor sure if that was synth). Great interview, thanks for sharing.
Through my smartphone I couldn't hear the acoustic guitars at all so it was a bit annoying when he wasted so much time playing it back. I'd have rather heard more from Lee in that time...
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I love all of your posts and have been a subscriber for quite a while. I ALWAYS benefit from watching. I just downloaded the first track that’s been released from the Brasil LP. I live in the LA area, and if I can ever be of assistance, please let me know.
Dude, this is an awesome channel. Instant sub. Please take this as a comical compliment but I'm sure I can't be the first to say you remind me a little of Chris Farley doing his hilarious bit on SNL....Hey Lee....remember,,,,,when,,,, that one time,,,,when you played that on guitar solo,,,,,on that one record, by that one guy? Remember that?.....yeah, that was cool!😆😆😆
Great video!!
Lee's "Rio" record was one of my favorite jazz acoustic guitar records. Great playing!!
This is great. I've listened to Ritenour's records for years. It would be great if you could do an interview with Jay Graydon!! @vertexeffectsinc
What an insanely humble dude, couple with immense talent. The guys been everywhere and can pass on so many insights. Hearing him talk about the sessions he was involved with has been so cool, no bragging or upstaging, just the experiences of an absolute operator.
Love Rit, what a legend
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Yes he has always been “a nice guy”.
These interviews are treasures. We spend our lives listening to these great musicians and songs and getting a peek under the hood is a treat.
You must be a truly wonderful person if you are using automotive expressions when talking about guitar playing.
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Comfortably numb is just the most emotionally expressive song. Every time I hear it I get tears in my eyes. I never get tired of hearing it.
I went to a Rite/Grusin concert just before COVID hit in 2019. I took my album of "Discovered Again" to have them sign it.....hopefully. I am sitting at a table and a lady next to me sees the album and asks " what do you have there?" I show it to her, and the plan, and she looks at the album and comments on what a stud Dave is on the cover and she smiles and says..."perhaps I can help"....I am confused as what she means and am blanking out. She holds the album up and says " that's why I married him, that big smile"....and she told me and my family to follow her after the concert to meet him, and she would have him sign it. Just a very sweet person, and Dave was just as nice. And I have the album with both his and Rit's signatures....A great night.
That is an awesome story. Congrats on getting to meet them and the signed treasure you have. I started going to concerts as a teen in 1978 and never once thought to try and get a signature or try to meet anyone. I regret it but have many great concert memories. The only thing I have is I saved every ticket stub from every show. And a couple old concert tees that survived. My first show was Black Sabbath Never Say Die tour with VH opening. It was a small 3500 capacity sized one story hotbox of a venue and general admission so getting close was easy. I got the Black Sabbath shirt and my Mom was not approving of it and it disappeared one day.
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can u post a pic of the tshirt?
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Lee and I had the same guitar teacher, Duke Miller, when we were kids back in 1965
The year I was born, +/- a week or so from Jerry Garcia naming his band Grateful Dead 😁
Wow...great life story....love it. Thanks for sharing man
❤ we talk about it in the full video interview! Be sure to stay tuned!
My mother worked at Dukes and I also took lessons with Duke! I also bought my Gibson SG Special from him. Hello!
@@ViaMusicom Hello! We may have met at some point. Have you stayed with the guitar? I can still read music because of Duke. He put me in a folk trio when I was 10 years old and we played at the Hollywood Teenage Fair in '65. Any chance you were in that trio? Lol.
That solo is one of my favs of all time. texture, dynamics, brilliant fit into the track. genius.
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Lee should write a book about all these stories
I'd read it
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@@Owenwithee Me, too!
Been a big fan of Lee's for decades now and have seen him live 4 times. A true American guitar icon who not only can rip but also can play backing very unselfishly. A true musicians musician.
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I love that Rit is just constantly noodling, even unplugged. He's the real deal. Also, what a great smile he has!
I thin he's pretty hardcore ADHD, like so many artists.
I am the opposite, I find it very disrespectful to the interviewer. But I've seen lots of guitar players do this...
I find it a bit irritating when people can't talk normally whilst a guitar is in their hands
James Hetfield does same thing. It’s weird
@@9ineToe I do this myself as well. My guess would be it would often have something to do with a neurological aspect of the person rather than them being callous towards others.
"He got up so high he had nowhere to go... He ran out of room but he still had another four bars to go."
Fantastic.
Always thought they should make a guitar with a neck out the other side as well.
@@chrisjordan4210 Haha. Awesome.
@@chrisjordan4210At one time there was a guitar I think it was made by Dan Electro that had 36 frets. Never caught on though.
@@jimshunamon2512 It must have been a monster.
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Awesome. At 58.5 trips around the sun I had NO idea that Lee was part of one of my absolute favorite albums, and guitar players.
Thanks for this information and interview.
And that you LEE!
The guy just can't stop noodling around i love it ! 🙂
Guitar is just his language.
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I studied guitar in LA in the early 80s and the talk at the time was that Lee played the solo on “Another brick in the wall”. This clears that up! Great interview!
Thanks for watching and stay tuned for the full 1.5 hour interview with Lee (that this is clipped from), releasing next week. Be sure to subscribe so you're notified!
And who played Mother's solo?
Not so fast...I still have trouble believing that's not Lee on the record, and here's why. At the time, I went to every show Lee did in LA. The second I heard 'Another Brick in the Wall' for the first time on the radio, I immediately exclaimed " that's Ritenour!", even though it seemed ridiculous at the time. I heard no rumors at all. It didn't even make sense to me that he would be asked to play on a Pink Floyd record...but I knew. Fingers don't lie. I asked Lee about it one night at the Roxy in Hollywood, and he reluctantly answered "I finished a solo that Gilmore started". Maybe Gilmore is an expert mimic, but I still have my doubts. Just like I instantly know when I hear Robben or Larry doing a solo. The fingers are our voice.
Heard this rumor too
Robben Ford did a couple of leads on the Kiss album Creatures of the Night
I discovered Lee Ritenour less than 2 years ago, and these session stories are really something!!! I am amazed at his guitar talent and even more about his versilitility crossing the lines of genres. I really love his live albums. This guy is a non-stop music extraordinaire!! 🎸
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If you haven't heard it, check out Lee Ritenour's album from back in the day called Captain Fingers. Really great jazz-funk fusion album!
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@@VertexEffectsInc It sure as hell is one I still listen to and play
Dolphin Dreams , Captain Fingers ,..isn't she lovely (bill champlin vocalsl)
I was second engineer on Captain Fingers Return, recorded at Conway studio.
Got it when it came out.
Pink floyd music is thematic. Anyone who expects a signature 'sound' from them totally misses the point. Their tones change from album to album to fit the idea or the theme of what the story is about. Kudos to Lee Ritenour. Tremendous musician and fine gentleman. Love his fusion music.
Concept albums, I've heard them being described as.
Lee Ritenour (along with Pat Metheny) is my biggest influence on guitar since the 80’s. I just can’t count how many thousands of hours I spent hearing and watching his amazing, superb playing. More recently, Dreamcatcher captured me in a way I can’t describe. What a fantastic musician!
I love this - and David has been really honest about this. Regarding One Slip on MLoR: I remember hearing him say: I had ideas better than what I could do and was always happy to call somebody who could make it perfect.
Yeah. A great example of not letting ego get in the of the bigger picture (in this case, the music).
As fantastic a guitarist (and all round musician) as Gilmour is, he also acknowledges his limitations and is more than comfortable letting someone else play certain parts if it is to the benefit of the song.
That's a skill that most people, musicians or otherwise, would be well served to take on board
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Mason and Vertex crew delivering big time on these recent interview. Great stuff guys!
Wow, thanks so much!
Your work with these videos has been brilliant, Mason. I can't wait for the full interview!
❤ thanks for watching Ben!
Years ago I read where David Gilmour stated that Lee played the rhythm part on 'One of My Turns' because he couldn't figure out a part for it.
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It reminds me of Chris Farley when the interviewed Paul McCartney
That was AWESOME!
Ya remember, that one time...
Thought the same thing!
Totally! 😂
Hopefully a little more coherent and less nonsensical
Just a great revealing interview. And Rit, such a humble, down to earth guy for such a HUGE career and notoriety.
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Thank you and great job conducting the interview,letting your subject have the time to express his thoughts without constant interjections, etc. Very insightful.
Lee was a huge influence on my journey. I bought any and every record that had his name on it. His first three solo records; First Course, Captain Fingers and The Captain's Journey were mind blowing both because of his playing and because of his writing. Brother's Johnson Strawberry Letter 22 is a great example of his chops. I wanted a Mutron Bi-Phase for years because of him. I have one now. Thanks Mason for this.
Hi Tom, was that Lee playing the lead break with all the echo on the Strawberry Letter track?
@@glennmorrissey2529 I believe it was. Pretty amazing solo.
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Confirms my haunting suspicions that great music comes from many minds.
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Only in popular music because popular musicians are Very limited, in superior music, erudit, music is a one Man one mind because they were true geniuses.
Wow. Amazing. I had no idea he was even involved in those albums. And to hear how he had a part in shaping some of that classic solo blows my mind
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Gilmour said in an interview One of my turns is one that Lee played on as well ! Run like hell is another that Lee has played I,ve read somewhere!
Yes, indeed!
"as well"?? he didnt play on "Another brick on the wall part 2". he is not sitting here saying that he played on. only that he influenced the outcome @davidnorman4923
Wow, what a great guy and how cool is to be called for sessions like that. My father got his GRP CDs in the 90's, lovely fusion records! Also one, Stolen moments, pure great jazz gtr!
You scooped Rick Beato on this interview. Lee has some great stories and I learned a lot listening to him. Liked and subscribed. Keep these type on interviews coming!
I think Rick would have much different things to talk about, and still does. We really just focused on Lee's session career. A smarter person would ask him about his incredible solo career as a Jazz artist.
Its all good bro. Your interview style is par with Beato. Your manner with the guest is top drawer, as is your knowledge.@@VertexEffectsInc
His mention of Barry Gibb . Legend amongst legends .
Yes! The artist with so many lives!!!
❤ Yes, we got into the Bee Gees more in the full interview. Stay tuned!
I was “introduced” to Lee when he did the soundtrack to 1985’s “American Flyers”. The movie was incredible and was fueled by the killer soundtrack.
Great movie. Written by the same guy who wrote Breaking Away.
@@aieahi1 He also co-wrote “The World According to Garp”.
I''m a huge Lee fan and once again, Mason, terrific interview. You did your homework, as usual.
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Steve Lukather said he recommended Rit because Gilmour couldn’t play what he heard in his head, Luke described as “real Baroque shit”
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Riveting and illuminating interview of an extremely modest Ritenour, he must have been one of the specialists 80's version of the Wrecking Crew ...
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Lee Ritenour was the first real "audiophile" LP that I bought after building my new system, something to drive a great cartridge, and "pretty good" speakers, and it's still on my tablet/phone playlist, "a few years" later!
All your interviews are pure gold !! Thanks for doing this. Much Love from Indonesia
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Lee Ritenour is a Legend ❤ loved this interview.
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Just an awesome score to get Lee Ritenour AKA Captain Fingers in this full-length interview! The story of the great session players really IS the story of popular music throughout the 60's, 70's and 80's (and beyond). LOVE it! 🔥🙏🏻❤
I was 20, and that album was the only thing on my turntable for months. I loved learning about the post-WW2 social pressures in English schools from my best friend Mike Wyatt, as it added another dimension to The Wall.
And, I love learning this aspect -- gives me new insight into the musical influences, or, as Mr. Ritenour calls it, the scene.
Very cool. Thanks to both of you for your knowledge and memories!
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This video reminded me of my distant relative Doug Lubahn. He was a session bass guitar player who played with The Doors, Pat Benetar, Uncle Ted and Billy Squire I do believe. Makes me regret not chatting with him more for the few years that I could talk with him.
Hi Lee. I remember when you were doing a concert in San Diego "Earth Run" back in the eighties and have been a fan ever since. I was at Humphey's that evening but could hear you playing at the venue next door. Lights Out Jazz was a great format and I loved that slice in time. Too bad the big corporations bought out all the jazz stations and turned it into smooth jazz. I listened to Fattburger, Special Efx, the Rippingtons, and Spyro Gyra for the next ten years, buying all their CDs. I saw you play in LA at the Catalina in 2018?, and in Santa Fe with Dave Grusin in 2022? I did not know that you played on The Wall, but love that album. It has some great guitar work on it. Bravo. I saw a cover band play the entire album at the Sundance on the Colorado River one year, and it is such an amazing album. They didn't miss a note. Thanks! Michael Anthony tells me that he, you, and Larry Carlton were doing a lot of session work in LA once upon a time. I've been going to his seminars and am learning jazz standards these days.
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❤ i musically adore Lee Rittenour. Funny Jeff Picaro played on pink Floyd‘s mother.
Hey, we've met from "Basics of Baroque improvisation"
@@aadityakiran_s ❤️I was JUST on Baroque’s channel! Nice to see you. I went from homeskool to the Freddy King tribute with Billy Gibbons, Derek trucks, Dusty Hill, and Joe Bonamassa to Ted Green to Baroque and now here again here.
@@SeeCSeesCC There's an interview with Robben Ford out on "That Pedal Show". Seen it?
@@SeeCSeesCC Thanks for watching!
@@VertexEffectsInc ❤️ I so enjoy your channel
Great production value and content here as always, thanks Mason!
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Great to see and hear Lee talk about this session. He was and is the best of the best! It's interesting... after watching this interview I can definitely hear Lee's style influence on those tracks. Pretty cool!
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Lee is a class act. Always been, and a legend in his own right. Very nice interview.
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Thank you for a wonderful interview.
I was "initiated" to fusion/jazz music by a friend when I was in my teens (80's). Since than, I just loved his music.
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I was with my fledgling band in 1981 when we rented a small 12 track studio to record a demo. As I walked in the control room the owner/engineer said “gimme a second as I’m putting the final touches on this song”. The song was brand new and it was titled “Mr. Briefcase”.
I looked at the engineer and told him I was afraid I made a mistake because there’s no way you’d want to ever work with us if you’re mixing a song like that”….LOL. He said “I’m just kidding. Please don’t go”. He obviously needed the money!!!
Needless to say discovering Lee was just as tremendous to me as discovering Larry Carlton, Jay Graydon, Dean Parks and so many other immensely talented musicians of that era.
Thanks for all you did and all you do Lee. You’re a pro’s pro.
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Lee is such a humble guy..kudos to you Lee
These stories by session musicians are great. Rock history told by those who made it.
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I’ll be damned….!! Go Lee!! These interviews are pure mind blowing.
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Collaboration is a well established tradition in music. Many go unnoticed and it is a sad thing in my eyes. I enjoy the work of these artists.. I love the work the wrecking crew immensely.
Shadow playing the guitar during the entire interview! Love looking under the hood of these great musicians!
Man you guys are killing it with these session legend interviews! Would love to see Lukather, Ray Parker Jr, Jay Graydon, and all those aces from the golden studio days on here. Great job 👏
The Ray Parker Jr interview which is a great one was done three months ago.
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Wait what ?! Must have read everything about PF over the years and had never seen any mention of this before, fascinating. But indeed a couple of footnotes here and there : "In 1979, Ritenour “was brought in to beef up one of Pink Floyd’s The Wall ‘ heaviest rock numbers, “Run Like Hell”. He also played “uncredited rhythm guitar” on “One of My Turns”."
Now you’ve heard it from the horse’s mouth
I recently found this channel when looking for Steely Dan stuff and absolutely love these deep dive into these session musicians “specifically the guitarist” on some of the biggest songs ever! Thank you for all this great content and wish you could have done an interview with Denny Dias for his solos on “Do It Again” & “Bodhisattva”
I've always loved the overheads on Brick perfect intonation
I heardvit was a Goldtop p90
Maybe...definitely could be!
@guitarlessonsnow3431thats what I heard
@guitarlessonsnow3431 Yes it was recorded that way. But afterwards they were running the signal back out to a miked up guitar amplifier if I remember correctly.
Yes it was.
Magnificent, great work Lee! Nice stuff.....
This channel really stands out, for quality and depth of content, in contrast to many just based around click bait-thanks Mason, for an invaluable insight, into the workings of a monumental band and record and an elite session player,too.
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I learned this fact while chatting with Lee’s manager one night at one of his shows at Toad’s Place in New Haven like40 years ago!!!
My favorite Rit song is "Captain Fingers". It's my favorite use of guitar synth. It's still a guitar, not trying to be something else.
Great example!
Mason is a good interviewer! I’m loving hearing Lee’s stories. I could listen all day!
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What a great interview! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a gentleman! Great stories. Thanks.
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This is amazingly revelatory!!!!!
Thanks so much for watching!
Rit has been in more gigs than anyone else his influence is remarkable
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Phenomenal interview with Rit. Legendary.
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Wow, mind blown 🤯, thx Mason, this really shows how important collaboration can be…
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This is the 3rd guy you’ve had on that mentioned working at our studio… when it was Producers Workshop!
It seemed to be the place to be!
Seeing Lee on 6/22 in Rochester NY. Totally worth a long drive and a hotel room.
6/22 Rochester 😉
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Lee is simply a legend. What a lovely modest brilliant person he is. Great channel, glad I found it and a new subscriber.
Lee is legend. Great interview.
I did not know this. Awesome.
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I love Lee Ritenour's playing, very tasty, soulful stuff with his much-mentioned Brazilian influence in among the more familiar jazz stylings.
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How amazing it would be to get those tapes Rit played on to give them ideas!
From DG: “"Lee Ritenour played one of the two high strums on "Comfortably Numb" and some rhythm guitar on "Is There Anybody Out There?". I tried it with ten different leather picks and I just couldn't pick it smoothly enough. I'm not masochistic and sometimes I get a guitar part out of here (points to his heart) that these things (fingers) won't fucking do!"
Sorry, what does that mean "Lee Ritenour played one of the two high strums on Comfortably Numb".???
Does this mean that L.Ritenour played one of the song's two solos on the album? Which?
@@silviolutti1522 that’s a quote from Gilmore. I think it means he was able to play one of them but not the other one and needed Ritenour to play that one because he could only “hear in his heart” but not get his fingers to play
I think you misunderstood or misread. There was some doubt about the solo of another brick in the wall but apparently it didn't go as some people said: the solo was played by Gilmour. As regards the two solos of comfortably numb, it is 100% certain that David Gilmour played in both solos, Lee Ritenour only played the acoustic guitar. I repeat: the doubts were only about another brick in the wall, but now we know for sure that ALL the solos on the wall studio album were played by David Gilmour.
@@BadSneakers I think you misunderstood or misread. There was some doubt about the solo of another brick in the wall but apparently it didn't go as some people said: the solo was played by Gilmour. As regards the two solos of comfortably numb, it is 100% certain that David Gilmour played in both solos, Lee Ritenour only played the acoustic guitar. I repeat: the doubts were only about another brick in the wall, but now we know for sure that ALL the solos on the wall studio album were played by David Gilmour.
@@silviolutti1522 I wasn’t referring to Another Brick in the Wall only to what DG referred to in his quote.
What a interesting interview. Love how Lee is "playing" as he tells the story.
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A fan of Lee's since the 90s
They brought in tons of people. Heck, 'Have a Cigar" is sung by Roy Harper. Hats off to him, yeah? Pink Floyd was never against other musicians or singers coming in.
Hats off to Roy Harper is awesome 👌. He definitely had some cool friends. Ha! "Friends" another good one! 👍
Lee was a guy with boots on the ground at the time, that was his read. I can't dispute that.
@@VertexEffectsInc You did a great interview. Let them say their piece. Doesn't need to be a debate. I was just pointing out he's inaccurate about them.
Yes and no.
They really started to bring in other musicians after they decided to get an esternal producer (Ezrin in this case). From then on (with Floyd and solo careers) they embarked dozens of incredibly talented players. Gilmour had at his court the likes of Tony Levin, Palladino, Jeff Porcaro, Manzanera, Ezrin... Waters went even bigger with Clapton, Jeff Beck, Flea, Pat Leonard and, for sure I'm forgetting a lot of them.
I first heard Lee on an album put out by Guitar Player Magazine. He played a killer version of the Donny Hathaway tune Valdez in the Country. He used a Morley pedal phaser on it,so I went and bought one so I could try and get that sound.
David Gilmour a.k.a Professor Les Izmore. That solo on brick has two full 8 count holes, building tension and leaving us begging for more!!
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Like Miles Davis said, it’s not what you play it’s what you don’t play
@@konowd and when you don't play it.
Art is what you leave in and what you leave out
Really interesting interview, thanks!
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I've been a huge fan of Lee since his time with The Rippingtons. Had no idea he was on the Floyd albums.
It's amazing to hear how music was put together back then. People bemoan the committee approach now - one guy does the beats, another does the samples, a bunch of people write the words, etc - but it wasn't necessarily that much different even in the 70s, or even the 60s. The Beatles used the guys around them (e.g. Mal Evans) to help come up with lyrics. The only thing that matters is the result. Kanye's great Dark Twisted Fantasy album used a ton of people. IIRC even Elton John (!) was brought in at one point. But it's a brilliant album. If you're not familiar with it, start with the Runaway track.
Love this guys interviews. His enthusiasm reminds me of the interview skits Chris Farley did on SNL. Just waiting for him to ask; You member when......??
Yeah. That ROCKED!!😂
I believe Steely Dan’s my old school solo was done similarly. They brought in a bunch of different session guys and let them lay down the solo, but they didn’t know which one they chose until they heard the song on the radio. Pretty cool.
That was Peg
Is the interviewer Chris Farley’s younger brother? “That was awesome!”
Fantastic interview!
Lee is amazing. Coolest happiest guitarist. 😊😊
This is so great! Many years ago I had heard about another guitar player contributing to this album, but I wasn't sure who it was. A friend of mine who was an avid reader of the guitar magazines probably told me it was Lee Ritenour who had contributed to the album, but I was also thinking that it could have been Steve Lukather playing the funky chords (mainly that D minor, etc. in "Another Brick in the Wall"). Now I know the straight story about this! :) Thanks for posting this really cool video of your chat with Rit! 😀
I knew Gilmour had a little secret... He's an awesome guitarist, but some of those rhythmic figures and double-stops can only come from a jazzer. Awesome video... thanks!
Rit is very versatile & he is the complete guitarist & a sessionist of all time A Master!!
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One of the best of the best 🌟
Seriously seen his show dozens of times!
He's wonderful!
Great to see an interview with Lee! I must confess to be a prog and fusion guy, but IMHO 'Gridlock' and 'San Ysidro' are two of the best songs ever (both off Harlequin with Dave Grusin). Great stuff, great player, great guy. Looking forward to the full interview.
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Thanks for the listening suggestion. Streaming on Spotify for my auditory enjoyment!
That Another Brick solo is the Best guitar solo on a studio album of all time. It's not my favorite. It probably isn't your favorite.
But it is objectively the best commercial, studio guitar solo of all time.
It checks all the boxes. Massive sales. Instantly recognizable. Masterfully executed. Great tone. Great feel.
And it is a great written solo that rightfully could be many people's favorites. It's way up there for me.
The Rit is fantastic!
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I have probably heard the song 1000 times over the years and I never even heard the acoustic in that part. It was mixed so far into the background that I always focused on how beautiful the hypnotic keyboard sounded, as well as the "strings" (nor sure if that was synth). Great interview, thanks for sharing.
Those were real strings. Producer Bob Ezrin brought in a guy named Michael Kamen to arrange them.
Through my smartphone I couldn't hear the acoustic guitars at all so it was a bit annoying when he wasted so much time playing it back. I'd have rather heard more from Lee in that time...
@@akimbo139 Have you tried listening to the original (not on this video) thru headphones?
@@54fighting5 No, I don't have the album and honestly not that interested
@@akimbo139 Well that pretty much makes your first comment pointless doesn't it? Why comment negatively on something you're not even interested in?
Very groovy. I really liked the info brother, thank you.