Lee Ritenour
The Vinyl LP Collection

Listening notes

Released by Concord Records in 2016 under catalog number CRE-37955-01, The Vinyl LP Collection is a five-album box set gathering material from guitarist Lee Ritenour across what the tracklist identifies as five distinct titles: Earth Run, Portrait, Festival, Color Rit, and Wes Bound. The set is catalogued under the genres of Contemporary Jazz, Jazz, and Smooth Jazz.

The box set spans ten sides of vinyl, designated A through J, with each pair of sides corresponding to one of the five album titles. The programming is substantial. Earth Run occupies sides A and B, accounting for eight tracks with durations ranging from 4:22 to 5:38. Portrait follows on sides C and D, offering nine tracks including "Asa," "Turn The Heat Up," and "Runaway." Festival fills sides E and F with eight tracks, among them "Latin Lover" at 6:49, the longest individual track in the set, alongside titles such as "Rio Sol," "Odile, Odila," and "Voce É Linda." Color Rit, spread across sides G and H, presents ten tracks including "Bahia Funk," "Mister Reggae," and "Tropical Storm." The final disc, Wes Bound, runs across sides I and J and closes the collection with ten tracks, concluding with "West Coast Blues."

In total the set contains fifty tracks across five records. Individual track timings are provided for nearly all selections, allowing a listener to gauge the overall scope of each album before committing to a side. The format data lists the release simply as a box set of five vinyl records. No additional information about pressing specifications, liner notes, or supplementary materials is confirmed by the available data.