Rippingtons Wild Card CD

 they let it rip
i have every pippingtons album or cd. this rates up there with the rest, russ you and the boy's keep it up.
Submitted by tdobsonnd (yonkers n.y. usa) 
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 back again
the hot jazz style is back with more vocals this time. if you are a rippers fan you will more than enjoy this disc!
Submitted by cdmillermusic53221 (milwaukee wi usa) 
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 fred's wrong
Wild Card is easily one of the very best tracks of all of their efforts in this decade, and Spanish Girl has a visceral tug in it's chorus that is classic Ripps and then some. It's a wonderful album that's better with each listen.
Submitted by parker.carl (Atlanta, GA)
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 ...if only Russ could have stopped w/Moonlighting...
A long time ago, can't remember how long anymore, I turned on the "real jazz" station in Philadelphlia. It was owned by Temple U. which has since become a school that is marketing itself as a white institution--so, daytime jazz in the city of brotherlly love has no jazz radio durring the day. But, when it did, The Rippingtons were well liked (that means there was little "smooth" in the music--from the jazz speak point of view). I had turned it (WRTI) just after the tune started. It was the one with ...dare I say his name____Kenny G. And, guess what? It was a really nice jazz piece (I maintain that it was the only thing Kenny...oh, I can't write his name twice in one day, ever did. Yep, he played very nicely on this Russ Freeman piece). The Ripingtons had done a great job of getting a bunch of well known people together to do some "Moonlighting," and they played there a**es off. Almost ever tune on that album was worth a liston. I know a lot of those kinds of people that need Stanly Crouch's blessings before buying music that kind of like that first effort. But, old Russ couldn't stop there. He had to take the Chicago (as in CTA) route to kiddie pop land. Meaning, every record that Russ and the "cool Cat" did, became more "smooth ...jazz" (forgive me Lord for using those words), friendly. Until, the only people that even know who the Rippingtons are, are people who like to hear R&B, top 40 hit, and rap "music" without words. I think it's called "new adult contemporary," or something like that. Sorry CDU, but putting this in the jazz section, I think confuses young people who are trying to see what this concetp of "real jazz" is all about. I wish there were better places to market this stuff besides in a jazz file. How about a section called "sound business?" Catchy and it might be a good place for all the Incognito, Rippington, Spyro..whatever, Heroshima (who are kind of good, actually), and the rest of the music-for-money types out there. Oh, the review: I haven't had the plesure yet, but I'm sure the production values are great, so I gove it a star for that (and the fact that one star is the lowest this review board goes). Hope that help people make an informed decision. Thanks for looking.
Submitted by Fred (Honesdale, PA)
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 It's OK
The best track IMO is "King of Hearts"
Submitted by Gary (San Diego, CA, USA)
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