Kilimanjaro is the second studio album by the American Jazz group the Rippingtons, released in 1988 for Passport Jazz Records, and later reissued under the GRP label. Kilimanjaro reached No. 3 on Billboard's Jazz chart.
Track listing and personnel (All tracks composed by Russ Freeman except where noted).
"Morocco" - 4:50 Russ Freeman – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards and programming Jimmy Johnson – fretless bass Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Tony Morales – additional cymbals Steve Reid – percussion Dave Koz – alto saxophone "Northern Lights" - 4:41 Russ Freeman – classical and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards and programming Jimmy Johnson – fretless bass Tony Morales – drums Steve Reid – percussion "Dream of the Sirens" - 5:38 Russ Freeman – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, Linn 9000 drum programming David Garfield – synthesizer solo Bill Lanphier – fretless bass Tony Morales – cymbals Steve Reid – percussion "Katrina's Dance" - 5:59 Russ Freeman – electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards and programming Jimmy Haslip – bass Tony Morales – drums Steve Reid – percussion Brandon Fields – alto saxophone "Kilimanjaro" - 4:47 Russ Freeman – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, Linn 9000 drum programming Brandon Fields – alto saxophone Steve Reid – percussion and soundscape "Back Stabbers" (Leon Huff / John Whitehead / Gene McFadden) - 4:08 Russ Freeman – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards David Garfield – additional keyboards Jimmy Johnson – electric bass Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Steve Reid – percussion Brandon Fields – alto saxophone "Love Notes" - 4:15 Russ Freeman – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards and programming David Garfield – acoustic piano solo Jimmy Haslip – bass Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Steve Reid – percussion Brandon Fields – alto and tenor saxophones "Los Cabos!" - 4:09 Russ Freeman – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards and programming David Garfield – acoustic piano solo Jimmy Johnson – electric bass Vinnie Coluaita – drums Steve Reid – percussion Brandon Fields – flute "Oceansong" - 5:30 Russ Freeman – classical and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards and programming Jimmy Johnson – fretless bass Bill Lanphier – bass Tony Morales – drums Steve Reid – percussion Brandon Fields – alto saxophone
Production Russ Freeman – producer, arrangements, mixing Brad Gilderman – engineer, mixing Micajah Ryan – engineer Alan Hirschberg – additional engineer Bill Mayer – cover illustration Murray Brenman – design Dean Whitney – executive producer Ann Summa – back cover photography
Charts Chart (1988) Peakposition US Billboard Jazz Albums 3
References
External links The Rippingtons - Kilimanjaro at Discogs The Rippingtons - Kilimanjaro at AllMusic The Rippingtons Official Website