Topaz (The Rippingtons album)
Topaz is the 10th studio album by the American jazz group The Rippingtons. It was released in 1999 for the Windham Hill label. The album reached No. 2 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart.
Personnel
The Rippingtons- Russ Freeman – keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, bass, guitars, 12-string guitar
- David Kochanski – acoustic piano solo
- Kim Stone – bass, arco bass
- David Hooper – drums, percussion
- Ray Yslas – percussion
Additional musicians
- Bill Heller – keyboards, organ solo, Kawai grand piano
- Tom Gannaway – flamenco guitar intro
- Tony Morales – drums
- Steve Reid – percussion
- Robert Tree Cody – pito
Production
- Andi Howard – executive producer, management
- Russ Freeman – executive producer, producer, arrangements, recording, mixing
- Nick Sodano – recording, mixing
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab
- Patrick Clifford – A&R
- Sonny Mediana – art direction, photography
- A to A Graphics – design
- Carl Studna – photo of Russ Freeman
- Bill Mayer – cover artwork