Topaz (The Rippingtons album)

Topaz is the 10th studio album by the American jazz group The Rippingtons. It was released in 1999 for the Windham Hill label. The album reached No. 2 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart.[1]

Topaz
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999
Recorded1999
GenreJazz, smooth jazz
Length48:55
LabelWindham Hill / Peak
ProducerRuss Freeman
The Rippingtons chronology
The Best of The Rippingtons
(1997)
Topaz
(1999)
Life in the Tropics
(2000)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Russ Freeman

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Taos"5:53
2."Summer Lovers"4:40
3."Spirits in the Canyon"5:01
4."Under a Spanish Moon"4:18
5."Temple of the Sun"4:45
6."Stories of the Painted Desert"4:42
7."Snakedance"4:21
8."Led Here By An Eagle"5:20
9."Topaz: Gem of the Setting Sun"4:57
10."Rain"4:58
Total length:48:55

Personnel

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The Rippingtons

  • Russ Freeman – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-8), acoustic guitar (1, 6, 10), classical guitar (1, 4, 5, 7), bajo sexto (1, 6), bass (1, 2, 6, 8, 10), guitar (2, 3), electric guitar (4, 6, 8, 9)
  • Bill Heller – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-10), organ (9), grand piano (10)
  • Kim Stone – bass (3, 4, 7)
  • David Hooper – drums (1, 2, 3, 5-10), percussion (7, 9)

Guest Musicians

  • David Kochanski – acoustic piano (3, 4)
  • Tom Gannaway – flamenco guitar (4)
  • Tony Morales – drums (4)
  • Steve Reid – percussion (4)
  • Robert Tree Cody – pito (1, 6, 8)
  • Paul Taylor – alto saxophone (3), soprano saxophone (5, 10)

Production

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  • Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Andi Howard – executive producer, management
  • Patrick Clifford – A&R
  • Nick Sodano – recording, mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard Jazz Albums[2] 4

References

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  1. ^ Topaz charting info
  2. ^ "The Rippingtons US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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