Smoke ‘N’ Mirrors is a global fusion project by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released on August 22, 2006, via Peak Records. The album marks a departure from standard contemporary jazz, heavily incorporating rhythms and textures from South Africa, Brazil, and India.

Tracks
1 Smoke N’ Mirrors (Lee Ritenour) 05:07
2  Capetown (Lee Ritenour) 04:39
3  Southwest Passage (Dave Grusin) 06:12
4  Waters Edge (Lee Ritenour) 03:54
5  Blue Days (Dias Azuis) (Daniel Jobim) 05:14
6  Spellbinder (Gabor Szabo) 05:50
7  Memeza (Kanesha Kamwendo; Zamajobe) 02:16
8  Povo (Freddie Hubbard) 06:41
9  Lovely Day (Bill Withers; Skip Scarborough) 05:57
10  Township (Lee Ritenour) 05:20
11  Forget Me Nots (Patrice Rushen; Freddie Washington) 04:45
12  Stone Cool (Lee Ritenour; Wesley Ritenour) 04:40
13  Motherland (Lee Ritenour) 04:24
14  4 1/2 Storm (Lee Ritenour) 05:34

Musicians

1 Smokes ‘n’ Mirrors
Bass - Melvin Davis
Bass (Fills) - Richard Bona
Bass (synthesizer) - Lee Ritenour
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Electronic Drums - Sheila Escovedo
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Keyboards - Lee Ritenour
Programming - Lee Ritenour
Bongos - Alex Acuña
Handclaps - Richard Bona
Handclaps - Sheila Escovedo
Handclaps  - Bryan Taylor
Handclaps - Alex Acuña
Handclaps - Vinnie Colaiuta

2 Capetown
Bass  - Richard Bona
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Programming - Eric Ferguson
Bongos - Alex Acuña
Congas - Alex Acuña

3 Southwest Passage
Acoustic Bass 
John Patitucci
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Acoustic Guitar 
Lee Ritenour
Piano - Dave Grusin
Percussion - Alex Acuña
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa

4 Waters Edge
Bass - Richard Bona
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Acoustic Guitar  - Lee Ritenour
Shaker - Richard Bona
Percussion  - Alex Acuña

5 Blue Days (Dias Azuis)
Acoustic Bass - John Patitucci
Drums - Alex Acuña
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Piano - Dave Grusin
Keyboards - Daniel Jobim
Flute - Danilo Caymmi
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals - Daniel Jobim
Vocals - Joyce Silveira Moreno
Vocals - Daniel Jobim

6 Spellbinder
Bass  - Melvin Davis
Acoustic Bass - Brian Bromberg
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Programming - Lee Ritenour
Tabla  - Satnam Ramgotra
Percussion - Alex Acuña

7 Memeza
Drums  - Wesley Ritenour
Guitar - Erik Pilani Paliani
Acoustic Guitar  - Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar - Erik Pilani Paliani
Percussion - Tlale Makhene
Percussion - Alberto Lopez
Background Vocals - Nondumiso Zondeki
Background Vocals - Phutuma Tiso
Vocals - Zamajobe

8 Povo
Bass - Melvin Davis
Drums  - Oscar Seaton Jr
Guitar  - Lee Ritenour
Fender Rhodes - Patrice Rushen
Percussion  - Sheila Escovedo

9 Lovely Day
Bass - Melvin Davis
Bass - Lee Ritenour
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar - Erik Pilani Paliani
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Piano  - Dave Grusin
Programming - Lee Ritenour
Background Vocals - Tita Lima
Background Vocals - Erik Pilani Paliani
Background Vocals - Zamajobe
Vocals - Zamajobe

10 Township
Bass - Richard Bona
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Guitar  - Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar  - Lee Ritenour
EWI - Steve Tavaglione
Flute - Steve Tavaglione
Sax - Steve Tavaglione
Tablas - Satnam Ramgotra
Percussion - Alex Acuña

11 Forget Me Nots
Bass - Melvin Davis
Drums - Oscar Seaton Jr
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Guitar - Erik Pilani Paliani
Fender Rhodes - Patrice Rushen
Organ - Patrice Rushen
Programming - Patrice Rushen
Percussion - Sheila Escovedo
Background Vocals - Erik Pilani Paliani
Background Vocals - Zamajobe
Background Vocals - Patrice Rushen
Vocals - Zamajobe

12 Stone Cool
Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums  - Alex Acuña
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Fender Rhodes - Patrice Rushen
Percussion  - Mea Noite

13 Motherland
Bass - Melvin Davis
Drums - Oscar Seaton Jr
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Programming - Lee Ritenour
Percussion - Sheila Escovedo

14 41/2 Storms
Bass - Richard Bona
Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
Electronic Drums - Sheila Escovedo
Guitar  - Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Congas - Alex Acuña
Scat - Richard Bona

Liner Notes

Producer – Lee Ritenour
Arranged By – Lee Ritenour (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Arranged By – Dave Grusin (Track 3)
Arranged By – Eric Ferguson (Track 2)
Arranged By – Daniel Jobim (Track 5)
Arranged By – Erik Pilani Paliani (Track 7)
Arranged By – Patrice Rushen (Track 11)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Erik Pilani Paliani, Zamajobe (Track 9)
Mastered By – Doug Sax - Mixed By – Don Murray, Eric Ferguson, Lee Ritenour
Recorded By – Don Murray, Eric Ferguson, Lee RitenourArt Direction – Abbey Anna, Andrew Pham
Photography – Randee St. NicholasMastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Starlight Studios, LA, CA
Mixed At Dolphin Hearts Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound, LA, CA
Recorded At Starlight Studios, LA, CA

Abbey Anna - Art Direction
Abraham Laboriel - Bass (Electric)
Adam Barber - Audio Preparation
Alberto Lopez - Percussion
Alex Acuña - Percussion, Bongos, Conga, Drums, Clapping
Andrew Pham - Art Direction, Package Design
Brian Bromberg - Bass (Acoustic)
Daniel Jobim - Arranger, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals, Producer
Danilo Caymmi - Flute
Dave Grusin - Piano, Arranger
Doug Sax - Mastering
John Patitucci - Bass (Acoustic)
Lee Ritenour - Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Liner Notes, Executive Producer, Mixing, Synthesizer Bass, Guitar (Baritone)
Melvin Davis - Bass (Electric)
Oscar Seaton - Drums
Patrice Rushen - Organ, Piano, Arranger, Vocals, Fender Rhodes
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Richard Bona - Bass (Electric), Clapping, Shaker, Scat
Satnam Ramgotra - Tabla
Sheila E. - Percussion, Drums, Sound Effects
Tlale Makhene - Percussion
Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums, Clapping