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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 #2 on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart.[1]

Topaz
Studio album by The Rippingtons
Released	May 18, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Jazz, smooth jazz
Length	48:55
Label	Windham Hill / Peak
Producer	Russ Freeman, Andi Howard
The Rippingtons chronology
The Best of The Rippingtons (1997) Topaz (1999) Life in the Tropics (2000)

Track listing

Personnel

The Rippingtons

• Russ Freeman – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-8), acoustic guitar (1, 6, 10), classical guitar (1, 4, 5, 7), bajo sexto (1, 6), bass (1, 2, 6, 8, 10), guitar (2, 3), electric guitar (4, 6, 8, 9)
• Bill Heller – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5-10), organ (9), grand piano (10)
• Kim Stone – bass (3, 4, 7)
• David Hooper – drums (1, 2, 3, 5-10), percussion (7, 9)

Guest Musicians

• David Kochanski – acoustic piano (3, 4)
• Tom Gannaway – flamenco guitar (4)
• Tony Morales – drums (4)
• Steve Reid – percussion (4)
• Robert Tree Cody – pito (1, 6, 8)
• Paul Taylor – alto saxophone (3), soprano saxophone (5, 10)

Production

• Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer, arrangements, recording, mixing
• Andi Howard – executive producer, management
• Patrick Clifford – A&R
• Nick Sodano – recording, mixing
• Doug Sax – mastering

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums[2]	4

References

External links

• The Rippingtons-Topaz at Discogs
• The Rippingtons-Topaz at AllMusic
• The Rippingtons Official Website

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