Lee Ritenour is a American jazz guitarist, session guitarist. As a
session guitarist, Lee Ritenour has recorded more than 3000 songs! That is an
incredible number!
Then, what’s a session guitarist? A session guitarist is a professional guitarist that work in a recording studio. Session guitarists are those who play the guitar the songs in almost every album you buy from the store. They have to maintain their skill at a very high quality in order to produce the best recording.
Lee Ritenour started to play guitar when he was five, and his parents supported him to persue his dream. They let him learn from the best guitar teacher. When he graduated from high school, he has gotten the skill that could be qualified as a session guitarist. However, he chosed to keep learning. He got into the USC(南加大), and majored in classical guitar.
After that, he worked in recording studio, and made 3000 sessions. He earned the nickname "Captain Fingers" afterwards (to compliment how skillful he is !).
Lee Ritenour started to play guitar when he was five, and his parents supported him to persue his dream. They let him learn from the best guitar teacher. When he graduated from high school, he has gotten the skill that could be qualified as a session guitarist. However, he chosed to keep learning. He got into the USC(南加大), and majored in classical guitar.
After that, he worked in recording studio, and made 3000 sessions. He earned the nickname "Captain Fingers" afterwards (to compliment how skillful he is !).
From the video below, we can learn that how skillful he expects himself to be.
Let's listen to some of his songs. I love "Journey" the most! His guitar playing in it is so awesome, and the lyrics make me feel moved!
"Journey" is really a beautiful song!
回覆刪除He is skillful for real and I like his playing! ><
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