Black Diamond (The Rippingtons album)
Black Diamond is the tenth album by American Jazz group The Rippingtons. Released in 1997, it was their first project for the Windham Hill label.
The album reached #1 on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart.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" – 3:39
- "North Peak" – 4:12
- "Angelfire" – 4:13
- "Jewel Thieves" – 5:05
- "Black Diamond" – 4:09
Personnel
- 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, organ
- Kim Stone – bass, fretless bass
- Steve Reid – percussion
- Pete Escovedo – percussion
- Jeff Kashiwa – EWI controller, tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo, soprano saxophone
- Nelson Rangell – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Mark Ledford – trumpet
- Arturo Sandoval – trumpet solo
- Mark Williamson – backing vocals, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
Production
- Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer, arrangements, recording, mixing
- Carl Griffin – producer, 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
- Doug Sax – 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.
- Additional recording at Sound On Sound.
- Assistant recording at Werewolf Studio and Sonic Jungle Studios.
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab.
Charts