Jazz / Smooth Jazz; Crossover Jazz; Contemporary Jazz; Jazz-Pop
Recorded: Castle Oaks, Calabasas, California; Latinum, Miami, FL.
Smooth jazz stalwarts the Rippingtons infuse their trademark brand of instrumental pop with a Latin aesthetic on Wild Card. Once again featuring the lead guitar of Russ Freeman, the Rippingtons deliver a solid collection of mellow contemporary pop and lite jazz that should please longtime fans. Evenly split between R&B-inflected cuts such as the Aretha Franklin hit "Till You Come Back to Me" and Latin tracks including the flamenco-inspired "Spanish Girl" and the salsa-ready "Mulata di Mi Amor," Wild Card is a pleasant listen.
---Matt Collar, allmusic
Russ Freeman - guitar, keyboards, programming
Eric Marienthal - saxophone
Bill Heller - piano, keyboards
Kim Stone - bass instrument
Dave Karasony - drums
Scott Breadman - percussion
Additional personnel:
Albita
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