''Black Diamond'' is the tenth album by American Jazz group

The Rippingtons The Rippingtons are an American contemporary jazz group, mainly relating to the genres smooth jazz, jazz fusion, jazz pop, and crossover jazz. Formed in 1985 by guitarist and band leader Russ Freeman, their career has spanned more than three de ...

. 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, baritone guitar, classical guitar, electric guitars, 12-string guitar, mandolin, 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) * Steve Reid – percussion (8, 11) *

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– 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) *

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– percussion (9) *

Nelson Rangell Nelson Rangell (born March 26, 1960) is an American smooth jazz musician and composer from Castle Rock, Colorado. Although he is known for his work with the tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, his primary instrument is the piccolo, which he beg ...

– alto saxophone (10), tenor saxophone (10), flute (10) *

Mark Ledford Mark Ledford (1960 – November 1, 2004) was an American trumpeter, singer, and guitarist. He was known for his multi-instrumentalism and his membership in the Pat Metheny Group. Music career Ledford grew up in Detroit and attended Berklee Col ...

– trumpet (5) *

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– 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 *

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– 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

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(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