Fans who have followed Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons for any stretch of time over the past quarter century know the award-winning guitarist/composer/producer has long had a penchant for naming songs and albums after exotic places ("Aruba," "Kenya," "Morocco," "Weekend in Monaco," "Sahara," at al.).
But the Ripps' latest record, "Cote d'Azur" -- inspired by Freeman's passion for the French people and the storied region of the French Riviera -- is more than simply the latest stamp on Freeman's well traveled passport.
Beyond simple wanderlust or a gathering of "musical postcards" from the southern region of France, it taps into a spirit that's deeper and more transcendent than any other group project to date and includes all original tunes from Freeman.
Next time out? Who knows? Freeman's musical passport still has a lot of open space to be stamped. The journey continues! From the Label
