Black Diamond is the ninth studio album by the American Jazz group the Rippingtons. Released in 1997, it was their first release on Windham Hill Records after the transfer of Peak Records from GRP Records earlier that year. The album reached number one on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart.Black Diamond charting info
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" (Russ Freeman, Mark Williamson) – 3:39 "North Peak" – 4:12 "Angelfire" – 4:13 "Jewel Thieves" – 5:05 "Black Diamond" (Acoustic Version) – 4:09
Personnel
The Rippingtons Russ Freeman – keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 8–10), guitars (1, 6, 10), 12-string guitar (1, 6, 11), rhythm loops (1, 2, 8), acoustic guitar (2, 7, 8, 11), jazz guitar (2, 4), bass (2, 5, 9, 10), classical guitars (3, 9), mandolin (3, 6), percussion (3, 7, 9), Epiphone guitar (5), drum programming (6), baritone guitar (7, 8), electric guitar (8), rhythm programming (10), slide guitar (11) David Kochanski – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 8, 10), organ (1, 6, 11), drum programming (4), rhythm loops (5), acoustic piano (6), rhythm programming (10) Kim Stone – bass (1, 3, 6, 11), fretless bass (3, 8), bass fills (10) Steve Reid – percussion (8, 11) Jeff Kashiwa – EWI controller (1), tenor sax solo (2), tenor saxophone (4), soprano saxophone (11)
Guest Musicians Mark Williamson – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10, 11), lead vocals (7), acoustic guitar (7), percussion (7) Pete Escovedo – percussion (9) Nelson Rangell – alto saxophone (10), tenor saxophone (10), flute (10) Mark Ledford – trumpet (5) Arturo Sandoval – trumpet solo (9)
Production Andi Howard – executive producer, management Russ Freeman – executive producer, producer, arrangements, recording, mixing Carl Griffin – producer (trumpet sessions on Tracks 5 & 9), mixing Paul Wickliffe – additional recording Ray Obiedo – recording assistant John Reigart III – recording assistant Brian Springer – recording assistant Nick Sodano – mixing Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) Patrick Clifford – A&R Larry Hamby – A&R Sonny Mediana – art direction Ilene Weingard – design Bill Mayer – illustration Carl Studna – photography
Charts Chart (1997) Peakposition US Billboard Jazz Albums 1
References
External links The Rippingtons-Black Diamond at Discogs The Rippingtons-Black Diamond at AllMusic The Rippingtons Official Website