Curves Ahead
| Curves Ahead | ||||
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| Released | August 13, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:57 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Russ Freeman | |||
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Curves Ahead is the fifth album by the American Jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1991 for the GRP label. This album reached #1 on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Russ Freeman.
- "Curves Ahead" - 5:39
- "Aspen" - 5:28
- "Santa Fe Trail" - 5:14
- "Take Me With You" - 5:34
- "North Star" - 5:24
- "Miles Away" - 5:17
- "Snowbound" - 4:51
- "Nature of the Beast" - 6:21
- "Morning Song" - 4:09
Personnel
[edit]- Russ Freeman – arrangements (1-9), keyboards (1-9), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), electric guitar (1, 2, 5-8), guitar synthesizer (1, 8), horn arrangements (1, 3), bass (3-7), classical guitar (4, 9), steel-string guitar (9)
- Mark Portmann – acoustic piano (2, 4, 9), keyboards (8)
- Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (5)
- Kim Stone – bass (1, 2, 8)
- Steve Bailey – additional fretted and fretless basses (7), fretless bass (9)
- Tony Morales – drums (1-4, 6, 7, 9)
- Omar Hakim – drums (5, 8)
- Steve Reid – assorted percussion (1-9), vocals (3)
- Jeff Kashiwa – alto saxophone (1, 7), tenor saxophone (1), soprano saxophone (2)
- Nelson Rangell – alto saxophone (1, 3, 8), flute (3, 9), piccolo flute (9), whistling (9)
- Bobby Martin – tenor saxophone (1, 6)
- Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (5, 6)
- Bruce Fowler – trombone (1, 3)
- Steve Szabo – trumpet (1, 3)
Production
[edit]- Russ Freeman – producer, engineer, mixing
- Carl Griffin – associate producer
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Brant Biles – engineer, mixing
- Robert Margouleff – engineer, mixing
- David Hesse – additional engineer
- Joseph Doughney – post-production editing
- Michael Landay – post-production editing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Andi Howard – production coordinator, management
- Michele Lewis – production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Scott Johnson – graphic design
- Sonny Mediana – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Bill Mayer – front cover artwork
- Jeff Katz – photography
- Studios
- Recorded at Alpha Studios and Underwear Studios (Burbank, California); The Slam Shack (North Hollywood, California).
- Mixed at Alpha Studios
- Post-Production Editing at The Review Room (New York City, New York).
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Jazz Albums[1] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Rippingtons US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
