Rippingtons
Brave New World
The Story
"Brave New World" is another solid outing by guitarist/keyboardist Russ Freeman and his gang of regulars (Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Reid, Kim Stone, Tony Morales). In additional to the smooth jazz feel, the Rippingtons add more rock and some R&B (especially on the non-Freeman produced vocal numbers "Caravan Of Love" and "Ain't Now Stoppin' Us Now") The overall production on "Brave New World" is extremely polished, and Freeman rips off a number of good electric solos over his original material.
The Music
| 04:34 | Brave New World | Instrumental |
| 04:41 | Urban Wanderer | Instrumental |
| 04:46 | Key To The Forbidden City | Instrumental |
| 05:10 | Hideaway | Instrumental |
| 04:04 | Caravan Of Love | Vocal |
| 04:32 | Faith | Instrumental |
| 04:25 | First Time I Saw Her | Instrumental |
| 05:43 | Cicada | Instrumental |
| 04:44 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | Vocal |
| 04:43 | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now | Vocal |
| 05:06 | Virtual Reality | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Russ Freeman | Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Keyboards, Production, Executive Production, Engineering, Mixing |
| Tony Morales | Drums |
| Kim Stone | Electric Bass, Arco Bass |
| Steve Reid | Percussion |
| David Kochanski | Acoustic Piano Solo on #4 |
| Jeff Kashiwa | Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, EWI |
| Brandon Fields | Saxophone (on #7 & 11) |
| Eric Marienthal | Saxophone (on #1 & 3) |
| Jerry Hey | Trumpet |
| Gary Grant | Trumpet |
| Steve Holtzman | Trombone |
| Bill Reichenbach | Trombone |
| Scotty Scott | Vocals |
| Walter Scott | Vocals |
| Phil Perry | Vocals |
| Merrily Garrett | Additional Background Vocals, Engineering Assistance (Tracks #5 and 10) |
| Meriah Garrett | Additional Background Vocals |
| Lynne Fiddmont | Vocals on #9 |
| Bridgette Bryant | Vocals on #9 |
| Lillian Tynes Perry | Vocals on #9 |
| Andi Howard | Executive Production, Production Coordination, Storyboard in CD Booklet |
| Alan Hirshberg | Additional Engineering |
| Magic | Additional Vocals, All Other Instruments, Vocal and Musical Arrangement, Engineering (Tracks #5 and 10), Mixing (Tracks #5 and 10), Production (Tracks #5 and 10) |
| Nicholas Caldwell | Executive Production (Tracks #5 and 10) |
| Doug Sax | Mastering |
| Carl Studna | Photography |
| Jim Gurney | Photography |
| Hollis King | Art Direction, Graphic Design |
| Robin Lynch | Art Direction |
| Bill Mayer | Cover Art, Inside Illustrations |
| Recorded and mixed at Cheyenne Mountain Ranch Studios, CO.
Additional recording at Pacifique Recorders and Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA. Tracks #5 and 10 recorded and mixed at Magic Muzik Studios, Moorpark, CA. Mastered at The Mastering Lab. Additional vocals by The Whispers, Harmony and Starr. Harmony - Additional engineering (Tracks #5 and 10) |
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