2000 The Rippingtons – Life In The Tropics
Life In The Tropics is the 11th album by the American Jazz group The Rippingtons. It was released in 2000, and was the group’s first release for Peak label
The album reached #3 on Billboard’s contemporary Jazz chart.
Tracks
1 Club Paradiso (Russ Freeman) 04:23
2 Caribbean Breeze (Russ Freeman) 04:23
3 Cruisin’ Down Ocean Drive (Russ Freeman) 04:38
4 Be Cool (Russ Freeman) 04:25
5 Rhythm Of Your Life (Russ Freeman; Daisy Villa; Michael Angelo Saulsberry) 04:00
6 Love Child (Russ Freeman) 04:20
7 Avenida Del Mar (Russ Freeman) 05:17
8 I Found Heaven (Russ Freeman; Gary Brown) 04:24
9 South Beach Mambo (Russ Freeman) 04:47
10 Life In The Tropics (Russ Freeman) 04:56
11 Island Aphrodisiac (Russ Freeman) 04:41
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Kim Stone |
| Bass | Russ Freeman |
| Drums | Dave Hooper |
| Guitar | Russ Freeman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Russ Freeman |
| Keyboards | David Kochianski |
| Percussion | Ramon Yslas |
Other Musicians
1 Club Paradiso
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
2 Caribbean Breeze
| Acoustic Guitar | Peter White |
3 Cruisin’ Down Ocean Drive
| Piano | Bill Heller |
4 Be Cool
| Sax | Dave Koz |
5 Rhythm Of Your Life
| Keyboards | Bill Heller |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Background Vocals | Andi Howard |
| Background Vocals | Michael Angelo Saulsberry |
| Vocals | Daisy Villa |
6 Love Child
| Keyboards | Bill Heller |
| Sax | Paul Taylor |
7 Avenida Del Mar
| Piano | Bill Heller |
| Sax | Paul Taylor |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
8 I Found Heaven
| Keyboards | Gary Brown |
| Programming | Gary Brown |
| Background Vocals | Gary Brown |
| Vocals | Howard Hewett |
9 South Beach Mambo
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Ramon Flores |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Vocals | Daisy Villa |
| Vocals | Dave Hooper |
| Vocals | Laurie Hooper |
| Vocals | Russ Freeman |
10 Life In The Tropics
| Keyboards | Bob James |
| Programming | Mark Binder |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
11 Island Aphrodisiac
| Trumpet | Ramon Flores |
Liner Notes
Producer – Russ Freeman
Producer – Gary Brown (Track 8)
Producer (Vocals) – Michael Angelo Saulsberry (Track 5)
Production Manager – Andi Howard
Producer (Executive) – Andi Howard, Russ Freeman
Engineer (Additional) – Ken Freeman, Mark Binder, Nick Sodano, Posie Muliadi
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Robert Hadley
Mixed By – Russ Freeman
Recorded By – Russ Freeman
Art Direction – MAD Design
Design – Bill Mayer
Photography – David Hooper
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Phonographic Copyright Peak Records Inc
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