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album cover to Life in the Tropics from Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman

Rippingtons – Life in the Tropics (2000)

The Rippingtons’ Life in the Tropics: The Original 2000 Press Release From the ContemporaryJazz.com Archives On October 10, 2000, The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman released Life in the Tropics, another chapter in the group’s remarkable career. To celebrate the album’s 26th…

Album cover montage from the October 12, 1991 contemporary jazz chart featuring Béla Fleck & the Flecktones’ Flight of the Cosmic Hippo, Candy Dulfer’s Saxuality, Fourplay’s Fourplay, The Manhattan Transfer’s The Offbeat of Avenues, Kim Waters’ Sax Appeal, The Rippingtons’ Curves Ahead, Chick Corea Elektric Band’s Beneath the Mask, Warren Hill’s Kiss Under the Moon, and Acoustic Alchemy’s Back on the Case.

Top Contemporary Jazz Chart – October 12, 1991

The October 1991 chart was packed with debuts and big names! The Rippingtons were back at #1 with Curves Ahead, their second consecutive chart-topper and one of five #1 contemporary jazz albums the group would eventually have. At #2 was…