Lyle Ritz
Lyle Joseph Ritz (10. januar 1930 –3. mars 2017 ) var ein USA-amerikansk musikar, kjend for å spele ukulele og bass (både kontrabass og bassgitar ). Tidleg i karrieren spelte han jazz som ukulelespelar i musikkmiljøet på Hawaii i 1950-åra. I 1960-åra hadde han byrja å arbeide som studiomusikar, som regel då på bass. Han vart etter kvart ein del av gruppa av studiomusikarar i Los Angeles kalla The Wrecking Crew . Ritz bidrog på mange pophittar i USA frå 1960- til 1980-åra.
Ritz spelte mellom anna på Herb Alpert sin «A Taste of Honey », The Righteous Brothers sin «You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' » og The Beach Boys sin «Good Vibrations ». Andre kjende artistar han spelte for var mellom andre Sonny & Cher , The Monkees , Herb Ohta , Dean Martin og Linda Ronstadt . Han spelte òg bass på musikk til fjernsynsseriar som The Rockford Files Name That Tune Kojak
Diskografi
How About Uke? (Verve, 1958)50th State Jazz (Verve, 1959)Time (Roy Sakuma, 1995)A Night of Ukulele Jazz (Flea Market Music 2001)Ukulele Duo (JVC, 2001)No Frills (Flea Market Music, 2006)
Som sidemann
Les Baxter , Moog Rock (GNP Crescendo, 1969)The Beach Boys , 15 Big Ones (Reprise, 1976)Martin Bell , Songs from the Way of the Wolf (Seabury Press, 1970)Theodore Bikel , A Folksinger's Choice (Elektra, 1964)Brewer & Shipley , Down in L.A. (A&M, 1968)Les Brown , Swingin' the Masters! (Columbia, 1963)Dennis Budimir , The Creeper (Mainstream, 1965)Cher , All I Really Want to Do Cher, Cher
Randy Edelman , The Laughter and the Tears (Lion, 1972)Randy Edelman, You're the One (Arista, 1979)
Ron Elliott , The Candlestickmaker (Warner Bros., 1969)Phil Everly , Star Spangled Springer (RCA 1973)Bob Florence , Bongos/Reeds/Brass (HiFi 1960)Roosevelt Grier , Soul City (Recording Industries, 1964)James William Guercio , Electra Glide in Blue (United Artists, 1973)Screamin' Jay Hawkins , What That Is! (Philips, 1969)Dan Hicks , It Happened One Bite (Warner Bros., 1978)Paul Horn , Impressions! Sarah Kernochan , Beat Around the Bush (RCA, 1974)Al Kooper , Easy Does It Claudine Longet , Colours (A&M, 1968)Bob Morrison , Friends of Mine (Capitol, 1971)Mystic Moods Orchestra , Extensions (Philips, 1969)Randy Newman , Randy Newman Randy Newman, 12 Songs
Harry Nilsson , Pandemonium Shadow Show Van Dyke Parks , Song Cycle Mike Post , Fused (Warner Bros./Seven Arts 1969)Mike Post, Railhead Overture (MGM, 1975)
Dory Previn , Dory Previn (Warner Bros., 1974)Emitt Rhodes , The American Dreams Ann Richards , Live at the Losers (Vee Jay, 1963)Nelson Riddle , Contemporary Sound of Nelson Riddle (United Artists, 1968)The Righteous Brothers , Back to Back (Philles, 1965)Jerry Riopelle , Saving Grace (ABC, 1974)Austin Roberts , The Last Thing On My Mind (Chelsea, 1973)Linda Ronstadt , Linda Ronstadt Sonny & Cher , Look at Us Townes Van Zandt , Our Mother the Mountain (Poppy 1969)Loudon Wainwright III , Unrequited (Columbia, 1975)Sammy Walker , Sammy Walker (Warner Bros., 1976)Sammy Walker, Blue Ridge Mountain Skyline (Warner Bros., 1977)
Ian Whitcomb , Yellow Underground (Tower, 1967)Andy Williams , Solitaire (Columbia, 1973)Mason Williams , The Mason Williams Ear Show (Warner Bros./Seven Arts 1968)Mason Williams, The Mason Williams Phonograph Record (Warner Bros./Seven Arts 1968)
Stan Wilson , Stan Wilson at the Ash Grove (Verve, 1959)
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