 Artist: Rippingtons: mp3 download Genre(s): Jazz Rippingtons's discography:  Wild Card Year: 2005 Tracks: 13 One of the most democratic groups in what is loosely termed "contemporary jazz," the Rippingtons were formed (and have been light-emitting diode e'er since) by guitarist/keyboardist Russ Freeman (no intercourse to the old hand West Coast bebop pianist of the same name). Freeman (born February 11, 1960, in Nashville) studied at Cal Arts and UCLA, and recorded Nocturnal Playground as a loss leader in 1985 for the Brainchild label, a one-person project. In 1987, he was approached to record for the Japanese Alfa label and came up with the Rippingtons identify for the all-star group he secondhand on the disk (Moonlighting), an ensemble featuring David Benoit, Kenny G., and Brandon Fields. Their album was released domestically by Passport and became a strike. Freeman before long formed a regular touring stria (commonly including saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa, bassist Kim Stone, drummer Tony Morales, and percussionist Steve Reid), cut a sec saucer for Passport, and the radical recorded regularly for GRP. Russ Freeman writes all of the music for the Rippingtons, much of which falls in the pop/R&B genre. In the late '90s, the group stirred over to the Windham Hill label, recording such albums as Black Diamond (1997), Topaz (1999), Live! Across America, and Aliveness in the Tropics (both in 2000). For 2003's Let It Ripp, the band relied intemperately on their horn section to convey the weight unit of the album. The Latin-flavored Wild Card followed in 2005. |
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