Customer Reviews

Sahara

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If you like the Rippingtons you will love this CD. If not give it a try you may come to love the Rippingtons like I do. Highlights of the album are a wonderful version of "I'll Be Around" sung by Jeffrey Osborne and the title track "Sahara".

This CD is well crafted. There is a balance between tunes with a rock and roll edge, some more mellow songs and one with a calypso flavor, complete with steel drums! Also included in this musical work is a soulful rendition of the musical standard "I'll be there." The CD wraps up with a hard driving piece titled "Porcha". This band is hot!

I believe this to be one of the better Rippingtons albums, and it was in many ways the pinnacle of their career. Now eight years old...

I still listen to it eight years later.

Talking about Sahara, I find this disc as one of the best in the Rippingtons catalogue probably second only to "Black Diamond" and "Weekend in Monaco". It is really focused and entertaining, each track is really good obviously in the trademark Ripp's soft and sophisticated sound. It is really good, I own this cd since it came out (and all the Ripp's other cds) and I still listen to it very much. I own everything from Charlie Parker to John Coltrane, from George Benson to Van Halen, from Wes Montgomery to Greg Howe, I'm a serious jazz musician, I think you can trust my opinion. I enjoy Rippingtons, Charlie Parker, Van Halen, Shawn Lane and everything in between, because they're all fantastic musicians. Send one copy of Sahara to Jimmy Page, maybe he could learn something about orchestration, guitar playing, harmony and more than everything else melody.

I use this type of music to focus my mind during marathon software development sessions. I've had this CD for about two years, and still play it frequently.

Great item, great price, and fast delivery. They provided with followup emials on tracking number with delivery date, and the shipment was great.

The Rippingtons are my favorite jazz artists, so I am slanted,BUT this is a great CD. Sample it , try it, you will love it! Enough said. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

This is one of my favorite artist. I'm nothing but a straight up jazz listener. Great music from these guys always. Love their music.

Without a doubt the best CD the Rippington's have produced! All the tracks have good detail and a rich sound. Deserves a good glass of fine wine and a small platter of cheese for your listening pleasure!! A fine mix of music, from the sensual to the upbeat. I have most of the Rip's CD's and this one remains at the top of my list!

By the time this CD came out I had already been a fan of the Rippingtons for eight years. Obviously, those who reviewed this before me weren't very familiar with their earlier works. I was terribly disappointed with most of this!!! This CD does have it's moments....Girl With The Indigo Eyes, Native Sons Of A Distant Land, and True Companion. Overall, I felt that it was their first flop!!! I just know that they can do better than this because all of their previous disks were better.