{"id":4885,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/rippingtons-let-it-ripp\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"rippingtons-let-it-ripp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=4885","title":{"rendered":"Rippingtons – Let It Ripp"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Rippingtons\"Rippingtons<\/strong><\/font>
Let It Ripp<\/strong><\/font>
(Peak – 2003)
by Ray Redmond<\/p>\n

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The sound is distinctive from the very first (and title) song, but then band leader Russ Freeman’s<\/b> style has shaped the Rippingtons for a long time. The obvious Latin flavor on the last release, Life in the Tropics<\/i>, was a refreshing adaptation of their classic sound. Disappointingly, this CD is a return to the good old comfy Rippingtons. A good CD, but it doesn’t quite reach the promised land that I thought the previous album was heading for. That being said, this is a pretty GOOD regular Rippingtons CD. The addition of a real horn section, arranged by the great Jerry Hey<\/b> and featuring sax man Eric Marienthal<\/b> adds a lot of punch to the CD. This is very noticable on the upbeat 17 Mile Drive<\/i>, my favorite track on this CD. Another gem is the funk-tinged Stingray<\/i> with it’s smooth guitar\/horn collaborations.<\/p>\n

Lucky Charm<\/i> falls more into Marienthal’s realm of smooth jazz, melodic and medium paced. Avalon<\/i> is slower, with a gospel influence and again benefitting from the presence of Marienthal’s horn. Get Over It<\/i> closes the CD with a Jamaican flavor, another hidden gem on this ‘regular’ Rippingtons CD. Although it would have been nice to get a couple of tracks with the ‘Russ Freeman’ flavor we got on his solo CD, on the whole this is a very listenable<\/i> release, and better than the last ‘regular’ rippingtons CD. I hope the next one continues the musical growth and re-infuses more of that Latin stuff they were doing last year. <\/font> <\/body><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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