''Black Diamond'' is the tenth album by American Jazz group The Rippingtons. Released in 1997, it was their first project for the Windham Hill label. The album reached number one on ''Billboard'''s contemporary jazz chart.Black Diamond charting info
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Track listing

All tracks written by Russ Freeman except where noted. #"Black Diamond" – 4:46 #"Deep Powder" – 6:16 #"Seven Nights in Rome" – 5:05 #"Soul Seeker" – 4:40 #"In Another Life" – 5:41 #"Big Sky" – 4:23 #"If I Owned the World" (Russ Freeman, Mark Williamson) – 3:39 #"North Peak" – 4:12 #"Angelfire" – 4:13 #"Jewel Thieves" – 5:05 #"Black Diamond" (Acoustic Version) – 4:09

Personnel

The Rippingtons * Russ Freeman – keyboards, acoustic guitar,

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, electric guitars, 12-string guitar,

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, bass, drum programming, rhythm loops, rhythm programming, percussion * David Kochanski – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), organ (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11) * Kim Stone – bass (1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11), fretless bass (1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11) *

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– percussion (8, 11) *

Jeff Kashiwa Jeff Kashiwa (born 1963) is saxophonist with the jazz fusion band the Rippingtons and one of three with the Sax Pack, as well as having recorded several albums under his own name. Life and career Jeff Kashiwa was born in 1963 in Louisville, Kent ...

– EWI controller (1), tenor saxophone (2, 4), tenor sax solo (2), soprano saxophone (11) Guest Musicians * Mark Williamson – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11), lead vocals (7), acoustic guitar (7), percussion (7) * Pete Escovedo – percussion (9) * Nelson Rangell – alto saxophone (10), tenor saxophone (10), flute (10) * Mark Ledford – trumpet (5) * Arturo Sandoval – trumpet solo (9)

Production

* Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer, arrangements, recording, mixing * Carl Griffin – producer (trumpet sessions on Tracks 5 & 9), mixing * Andi Howard – executive producer, management * Paul Wickliffe – additional engineer * Ray Obiedo – assistant engineer * John Reigart III – assistant engineer * Brian Springer – assistant engineer * Nick Sodano – mixing *

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charles ...

– mastering * Patrick Clifford – A&R * Larry Hamby – A&R * Sonny Mediana – art direction * Ilene Weingard – design * Bill Mayer – illustration * Carl Studna – photography ;Studios * Recorded and Mixed at Cheyenne Mountain Ranch Studios (Colorado). * Additional recording at Sound On Sound (New York City, New York). * Assistant recording at Werewolf Studio (Oakland, California) and Sonic Jungle Studios (North Hollywood, California). * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).

Charts

References

External links

The Rippingtons-Black Diamond at DiscogsThe Rippingtons-Black Diamond at AllMusicThe Rippingtons Official Website
{{Authority control 1997 albums Windham Hill Records albums The Rippingtons albums