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Festival is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1988 by GRP Records. The album is a collaboration between musicians from New York City, Los Angeles, and Brazil. Festival reached No. 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart.

Festival
Studio album by Lee Ritenour
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	43:20
Language	English, Portuguese
Label	GRP
Producer	Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour chronology
Portrait (1987) Festival (1988) Color Rit (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Night Rhythms" (Ritenour) – 4:32
2. "Latin Lovers" (Aldir Blanc, Joao Bosco) – 6:17
3. "Humana" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 4:39
4. "Rio Sol" (Tim Landers) – 5:24
5. "Waiting for You" (Ritenour) – 2:23
6. "Odile, Odila" (Joao Bosco, Martinho da Vila) – 4:58
7. "Linda – Voce E Linda" (Caetano Veloso) – 5:28
8. "New York/Brazil" (Ritenour) – 4:22
9. "The Inner Look" (Bob James) – 5:17

Personnel

• Lee Ritenour – guitar, synthesizer
• Jerry Hey – horn
• Larry Williams – horn
• Ernie Watts – alto and tenor saxophones
• Dave Grusin – keyboards
• Bob James – keyboards
• Joao Bosco – guitar, vocals
• Anthony Jackson – bass
• Marcus Miller – bass
• Omar Hakim – drums
• Carlinhos Brown – cabasa, djembe, pandeiro, percussion
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Robbie Kondor – keyboards
• Caetano Veloso – vocals
• Gracinha Leporace – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums[2]	3

References

External links

• Lee Ritenour - Festival at Discogs
• Lee Ritenour's Official Site

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