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Rippingtons
"Kilimanjaro"
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"Kilimanjaro" was guitarist Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons all instrumental follow up to their successful debut "Moonlighting". The CD was upbeat, well-written, featured a good bit of Freeman's electric playing, and offered two of the Rippington's all-time favorite tracks, the opener "Morrocco", and "Dreams Of The Sirens" (a dynamic tracks which included an exciting electric solo). The group's second CD estabished a pattern for the albums to come - eight to ten tracks of solid smooth fusion, plenty of Freeman guitars, sax melody lines, world music influences, occasional scat (wordless) vocals, the odd vocal track (although "Kilimanjaro" is all instrumental), 'jazz cat' illustrations - and one CD release every year, if possible. They toured the country and established a large following with their show perfornances and the strength of their first two albums.
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04:50 |
Morocco
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Instrumental
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04:41 |
Northern Lights
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Instrumental
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05:38 |
Dreams Of The Sirens
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Instrumental
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05:59 |
Katrina's Dance
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Instrumental
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04:47 |
Kilimanjaro
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Instrumental
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04:08 |
Backstabbers
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Instrumental
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04:09 |
Los Cabos
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Instrumental
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04:15 |
Love Notes
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Instrumental
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05:30 |
Oceansong
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Instrumental
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Russ Freeman |
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Electric and Classical Guitars, Guitar Synthesizer, Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Linn 9000 Programming, Acoustic Guitars, , Production, Arrangements, Mixing |
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Vinnie Colaiuta |
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Drums |
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Tony Morales |
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Drums, Addtional Cymbals |
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Jimmy Johnson |
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Bass |
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Dave Koz |
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Alto Sax |
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Steve Reid |
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Percussion, Soundscape |
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Bill Lanphier |
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Bass |
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David Garfield |
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Synthesizer Solo, Keyboards, Acoustic Piano Solo |
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Jimmy Halsip |
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Bass |
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Brandon Fields |
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Alto Sax, Flute, Tenor Sax |
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Brad Gilderman |
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Engineering, Mixing |
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Micajah Ryan |
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Engineering |
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Alan Hirschberg |
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Additional Engineering |
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Bill Mayer |
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Cover Illustration |
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Ann Summa |
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Back Cover Photography |
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Murray Brenman |
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Design |
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Dean Whitney |
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Executive Production |
Recorded November 5 to December 22, 1987 at Take One Studios, Burbank, CA.
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Vol. 17, No. 2: Feb.-Mar. 2012
