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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 ...
' thirteenth album, which was released in 2005.
Track listing
Personnel
The Rippingtons
*
Russ Freeman – keyboards, guitars, rhythm programming, arrangements (1-7, 9-13)
* Bill Heller – keyboards, acoustic piano
* Kim Stone – bass
* Dave Karasony – drums
* Scott Breadman – percussion
*
Eric Marienthal
Eric Marienthal (born December 19, 1957) is a Grammy Award-nominated Los Angeles-based contemporary saxophonist best known for his work in the jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and pop genres.
Early life
Eric Marienthal was born on December 19, 1 ...
– saxophones
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Bill Reichenbach Jr.
William Frank Reichenbach Jr. (born November 30, 1949) is an American jazz trombonist and composer. He is the son of Bill Reichenbach, who was the drummer for Charlie Byrd from 1962 to 1973. He is best known as a session musician for television, ...
– trombone
* Gary Grant – trumpet
*
Jerry Hey
Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', ''Rock with You'', ...
– trumpet
Additional personnel
* Ralph Sutton – arrangements (8)
* Lloyd Talbot – arrangements (8)
*
Albita Rodriguez – lead vocals (3)
* Asdru Sierra – backing vocals (3)
* Sheffer Bruton – backing vocals (3)
* Willy Chirino – lead and backing vocals (6)
*
Chanté Moore
Chanté Torrane Moore (born February 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, and author. Rising to fame in the early 1990s, Moore established herself as an R&B singer.
Her debut studio album '' Precious'' w ...
– lead and backing vocals (8)
Production
* Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer
* Steve Sykes – associate producer, recording, mixing
* Andi Howard – executive producer
* Mark Wexler – executive producer
* Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional recording
* Marko Ruffalo – additional recording
* Cornell "Doc" Wiley – additional recording
* Sonny Mediana – art direction
* MAD Design – art direction
* Bill Mayer – illustration
* Carl Studna – photography
;Studios
* Recorded and Mixed at Castle Oaks Recording (Calabasas, CA).
* Additional recording at Latinum Music Studios (Miami, FL) and Surfboard Studios (Boca Raton, FL).
References
The Rippingtons albums
2005 albums
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