Growing up in l . a . in the 60 s , ritenour received a rich cross section of exposure to jazz , rock and brazilian music - with artists like wes montgomery , joe pass , kenny burrell , the byrds , jimi hendrix , jeff beck , eric clapton , and jobim , astrud gilberto , sergio mendes and stan getz , who helped introduce brazilian music to the masses . highlighting his eclectic and storied career is a rich history in the brazilian realm which includes a grammy win for 七十年代中,萊特諾憑《第一道》和《金指船長》等作品,成功由樂隊成員搖身一變為獨當一面的獨奏者,他經歷了精彩的伴奏生涯,曾為無數大名鼎鼎的巨星在錄音室伴奏,唱片數目接近二千,其中包括保羅西門、雷查理士、史提非溫達、史提利丹、荷比韓榷、平克佛洛德等。