This contemporary jazz group originally comprised Russ Freeman (b. Russell Donald Freeman, 11 February 1960, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; guitar), Kenny G. (b. Kenneth Gorelick, 6 July 1956, Seattle, Washington, USA; saxophone) and David Benoit (b. 1953, Bakersfield, California, USA; keyboards). The man generally recognized as the founder of the Rippingtons, Freeman discovered the guitar with the kind of inevitability that comes from growing up in Nashville. In fact, it was a studio guitarist friend of Freeman's father that gave him his initial encouragement. He studied at Cal Arts and at UCLA, developing the essential studio skills, releasing a debut album (Nocturnal Playground) in 1985.

Listen to Rippingtons at Finetune.

• (2006)  Wild Card
• (2006)  Life In The Tropics
• (2006)  Live Across America
• (2006)  Let It Ripp!
• (2006)  20th Anniversary
• (2003)  Let It Ripp!
• (1997)  Black Diamond
• (1997)  The Best Of The Rippingtons
• (1993)  Live In L.A.
• (1992)  Weekend In Monaco
• (1991)  Curves Ahead
• (1990)  Kilimanjaro
• (1990)  Welcome To The St. James' Club
• (1990)  Moonlighting

• Tourist In Paradise
• Caribbean Breeze
• Aspen
• Twenty
• Summer Lovers

• Spyro Gyra
• Acoustic Alchemy
• Fourplay
• George Benson
• Boney James
• Dave Koz
• David Benoit
• Kenny G
• Rick Braun
• Lee Ritenour
• Bob James
• Richard Elliot
• David Sanborn
• Najee
• Peter White
• Kirk Whalum
• Marc Antoine
• Larry Carlton
• Craig Chaquico
• Norman Brown

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• spires on 2007-03-25 03:00:55.860:
  Tourist of paradise is their best album and needs to be included here. How disappointing!