Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin have announced the release of "Brasil", a sequel to their classic album "Harlequin" after 40 years!

Jazz fusion super guitarist Lee Ritenour and renowned keyboard player Dave Grusin, who has worked on numerous film scores including “The Graduate” and “The Goonies,” have completed “Brasil,” the sequel to the 1985 masterpiece “Harlequin,” which won a Grammy Arrangement Award. The album will be released in Japan on May 22nd, on CD and album on June 19th, and on a 180g heavyweight LP on August 3rd. They are also planning a Japan tour in November.

Regarding the release of ‘Brasil’, Lee Ritenour commented, “I am excited to share this with Dave Grusin, my greatest friend and fellow musician of many incredible years,” and Dave Grusin said, “To say I’m thrilled with this project simply doesn’t do it justice.”

“Brasil” features Ivan Lins, a Brazilian treasure representing MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), the highly popular Celso Fonseca, Chico Pinheiro, the up-and-coming female vocalist Tatiana Parja, and the Swiss Gregor Maret, who is carrying the harmonica world after the death of Toots Thielemans. Along with original songs by Ritenour and Grusin, songs by Milton Nascimento, AC Jobim, and others are also beautifully arranged, and Portuguese vocals are featured on four of the nine songs. The album is a pleasant blend of the winds of Brazil and the skies of Los Angeles. This work is a condensed version of the passion that Ritenour and Grusin have for Brazilian music for many years.

This album was recorded in Brazil by renowned engineer Don Murray.

The first-edition bonus for the Japanese version of the CD has also been announced: a guitar pick with the signatures of Ritenour and Grusin. This is a special edition of the same model that Ritenour normally uses, making it a coveted item for guitar fans and enthusiasts alike. As only a limited number will be included, we recommend that you pre-order the CD early.

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Click here for an introduction to “Brasil” by music writer Toshikazu Kanazawa.
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Release schedule
Wednesday, May 22nd: “Cravo e Canela (Clove and Cinnamon)” will be available for pre-release streaming
June 19th (Wednesday) “Brasil” CD (with guitar pick as a first-time bonus) released PCCY-01996 3,000 yen (tax included) / Album distribution starts
August 3rd (Saturday) “Brasil” LP (180g heavyweight vinyl) released PCJY-00010 4,840 yen (tax included) / Hi-Res distribution starts
November release commemorative performance planned; details to be announced at a later date

member
Lee Ritenour (guitar)
Dave Grusin (piano & keyboard)
Edu Ribeiro (drums)
Bruno Migotto (bass)
Marcelo Costa (percussion)
Ivan Lins (vocals)
Tatiana Parra (vocals)
Gre(e’)goire Maret (harmonica)
Chico Pinheiro (guitar & vocals)
Celso Fonseca (guitar & vocals)

CD Tracklist PCCY-01996

01 Cravo e Canela (Clove and Cinnamon) (written by Milton Nascimento/Ronaldo Bastos)
02 For the Palms (written by Lee Ritenour)
03 Catavento (written by Milton Nascimento)
04 Vitoriosa (Victorious) (written by Ivan Lins/Victor Martins)
05 Meu Samba Torto (My Crooked Samba) (written by Celso Fonseca)
06 Stone Flower (written by Antonio Carlos Jobim)
07 Boca de Siri (Keep it Quiet) (written by Chico Pinheiro/Paulo Cesar Pinheiro)
08 Lil’ Rock Way (written by Lee Ritenour)
09 Canto Invierno (Winter Song) (written by Dave Grusin)

[LP Track List (Different Track Order from CD)]PCJY-00010

Side 1

Side 2
01 Meu Samba Torto (My Crooked Samba) (written by Celso Fonseca)
02 Stone Flower (written by Antonio Carlos Jobim)
03 Boca de Siri (Keep it Quiet) (written by Chico Pinheiro/Paulo Cesar Pinheiro)
04 Lil’ Rock Way (written by Lee Ritenour)

CD/LP included Liner notes: Nakahara Jin

Artist Information

profile

Lee Ritenour (guitar): He began working as a studio musician in his teens in the 1970s, and rose to prominence as a top guitarist in the crossover, fusion and AOR scenes of the 1970s and 1980s. His albums “Captain Fingers” (1977) and “RIT” (1981) were huge hits. He won a Grammy for his collaboration with Dave Grusin on “Harlequin” (1985). He then formed the supergroup Fourplay. He has also produced many ambitious works as a solo project.

Dave Grusin (piano, keyboard): He studied music from an early age, mastered jazz piano and arranging, and was active in New York. He then moved to Los Angeles and became active in the world of TV and film. He has written the music for “The Graduate,” “Tootsie,” “The Goonies,” “The Heartbreaker,” and many other films, and has won Grammy and Academy Awards. He also worked as a player and arranger with the crossover and fusion movement that began in the 1970s. He won a Grammy for “Harlequin” (1985), a collaboration with Lee Ritenour. He founded GRP Records in 1978 and released a series of hits. He still travels the world performing with Lee Ritenour.