21/04/2022
The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman "Life In The Tropics" (2000) -Smooth Jazz-
Label : Peak Records
02 - Caribbean Breeze (Russ Freeman)
03 - Cruisin' Down Ocean Drive (Russ Freeman)
04 - Be Cool (Russ Freeman)
05 - Rhythm Of Your Life (Michael Angelo Saulsberry, 'Daisy' Lourdes Villa & Russ Freeman)
06 - Love Child (Russ Freeman)
07 - Avenida Del Mar (Russ Freeman)
08 - I Found Heaven (Gary Brown & Russ Freeman)
09 - South Beach Mambo (Russ Freeman)
10 - Life In The Tropics (Russ Freeman)
11 - Island Aphrodisiac (Russ Freeman)
Personnel :
Russ Freeman : Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Kim Stone : Bass
Dave Kochanski : Keyboards
Ramon Yslas : Percussion
Dave Hoopper : Drums
Produced by Russ Freeman for Russ Freeman Productions except :
"I Found Heaven" Produced by Gary Brown & Russ Freeman
Vocal for "Rhythm Of Your Life"Produced by Michael Angelo Saulsberry
Executive Producers : Andi Howard & Russ Freeman
Recorded & Mixed in Boca Raton, FL by Russ Freeman except :
"I Found Heaven" Mixed by Ray Bardani at Sound on Sound Studios, New York, NY
Additional Recording at :
Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA
Sapphire Sound, Las Vegas, NV
Remidi Studios, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Additional Engineering by Mark Binder, Posie Muliadi, Nick Sudano & Ken Freeman
Mastered by Doug Sax & Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
01 - Club Paradiso
Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Rhythm Programming : Russ Freeman
Drums : Dave Hooper
Sax : Eric Marienthal
02 - Caribbean Breeze
Drums : Dave Hooper
Bass : Kim Stone
Percussion : Ramon Yslas
Classical Guitar : Peter White
Classical Guitar, Keyboards : Russ Freeman
03 - Cruisin' Down Ocean Drive
Drums : Dave Hooper
Acoustic Piano : Bill Heller
Bass : Kim Stone
Percussion : Ramon Yslas
Soprano Sax : Eric Marienthal
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards : Russ Freeman
04 - Be Cool
Drums : Dave Hooper
Sax : Dave Koz
Percussion : Ramon Yslas
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards : Russ Freeman
05 - Rhythm Of Your Life
Arrangement & Keyboards : Bill Heller
Lead vocals : 'Daisy' Lourdes Villa
Background vocals : Michael Angelo, 'Daisy' Lourdes Villa & Andi Howard
Drums : Dave Hooper
Classical Guitar : Russ Freeman
Percussion : Ramon Yslas
Trumpets : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
06 - Love Child
Keyboards, Rhythm Programming : Bill Heller
Bass : Kim Stone
Guitar, Keyboards : Russ Freeman
Tenor Sax : Eric Marienthal
Alto Sax : Paul Taylor
07 - Avenida Del Mar
Drums : Dave Hooper
Bass : Kim Stone
Percussion : Ramon Yslas
Acoustic Piano : Bill Heller
Guitar, Keyboards : Russ Freeman
Trumpets : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
08 - I Found Heaven
Keyboards, Bass, Rhythm Programming, Background vocals : Gary Brown
Lead vocal : Howard Hewett
Classical Guitar : Russ Freeman
09 - South Beach Mambo
Drums : Dave Hooper
Percussion : Ramon Yslas
Guitar, Keyboards : Russ Freeman
Bass : Kim Stone
Trumpets : Jerry Hey & Gary Grant
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet Solo : Ramon Flores
Vocals : Ramon Yslas, Dave Hooper, Laurie Hooper, 'Daisy' Lourdes Villa & Russ Freeman
10 - Life In The Tropics
Drums : Dave Hooper
Bass : Kim Stone
Sax : Eric Marienthal
Keyboards : Bob James
Guitar, Additional Keyboards : Russ Freeman
Percussion : Ramon Yslas
Additional Grooviness : Mark Binder
11 - Island Aphrodisiac
Drums : Dave Hooper
Guitar, Keyboards, Bass : Russ Freeman
Percussion : Ramon Yslas
Trumpet : Ramon Flores