''Built to Last'' is a 2012 album by

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 ...

Track listing

All songs written by Russ Freeman, except Track 11 written by Russ Freeman and Yaredt Leon. #"Built to Last" - 5:30 #"American Panorama" - 3:20 #"Fool's Gold" - 3:50 #"Hotel Deville" - 4:41 #"Cougars & Gigolos" - 4:14 #"Route 66" - 3:23 #"In the Shadow of Giants" - 4:08 #"Black Oak" - 4:29 #"We Made A New World" - 3:20 #"Monument/Monolith" - 5:58 #"Firefly" - 4:27 #"Built to Last (Classical Guitar Reprise)" - 1:50 ;Bonus Tracks #"Fool's Gold (Orchestral)" - 2:59 #"Black Oak (Orchestral)" - 3:20 #"Hotel Deville (Orchestral)" - 2:55 #"Built to Last (Orchestral)" - 3:33

Personnel

* Russ Freeman – guitars, keyboards, programming * Bill Heller – acoustic piano * Zakk Wylde – guitar solo (10) * Rico Belled – bass * Dave Karasony – drums *

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 ...

– saxophone (6, 11)

Production

* Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer, arrangements, recording, mixing, liner notes * Andi Howard – executive producer, management * Adam Klumpp – additional engineer (guitar solo on Track 10) *

Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...

– mastering * Paul Grosso – creative director * Sean Marlowe – art direction, design * Bill Mayer – cover art illustration ;Studios * Recorded and Mixed at Surfboard Studios (Marina del Rey, California). * Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California). The Rippingtons albums 2012 albums {{2010s-jazz-album-stub