Cote D'Azur

New album from smooth jazz group The Rippingtons, led by guitarist Russ Freeman. Fans that have followed Russ Freeman and The Rippingtons for any stretch of time over the past quarter century know the versatile award winning and Grammy nominated guitarist/composer/producer has long had a penchant for naming songs and albums after exotic places (Aruba, Kenya, Morocco, et al). But The Rippingtons latest Peak Records recording Cote DAzur - inspired by Freemans passion for the French people and the storied region of the French Riviera - is more than simply the latest stamp on Freemans well traveled passport. Beyond simple wanderlust or a gathering of musical postcards from the Southern region of France, it taps into a spirit thats deeper and more transcendent than any other group project to date.