Tourist in Paradise

The Rippingtons | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 11, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grp Records
• ASIN: B0000001QG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,659 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 songs

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD Rips!, January 25, 2000

By 

Robert E. Bleier - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tourist in Paradise (Audio CD)

I was introduced to Jazz during my college days (In the late 80's) when I was a DJ for my college station. I was given the Jazz shifts. My previous experience with Jazz was Sting's Dream of the Blue Turtles, so I was in for an experience. Right away the Rippintons stood out and I knew these guys were hot. Tourist in Paradise was my first Jazz CD to buy. Even thou I now own almost every CD the Rippingtons have released Tourist in Paradise is still my favorite Rippingtons CD. On there other Rippington's CD's I love about 2 or 3 songs on each of them, but on this one I love the whole disk. It's a very uplifting and positive CD. It sets a very uplifting mood. It's great for road trips. My particular Favorites on this Cd are Tourist In Paradise, Earthbound, Jupiter's Child, and Destiny.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My First Rippingtons, August 15, 2005

By 

Armando M. Mesa (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tourist in Paradise (Audio CD)

This cd was my introduction to the Rippingtons back in '89 (fresh out of high school---into college)...I then started to collect some of their other works. Without a doubt, from their classy Jazz Cat (retro beatnik?) mascot artwork to the actual musical material,as a whole, this cd is brilliant ! The vitality and the energy (even the subtle warmth and beauty of the slower tracks like One Night In Brazil) from this project renders each composition to be very special with absolutely no fillers. Styles range from contemporary smooth cool jazz, light pop rock (Earthbound) to a highly danceable salsa track (Aruba!) steeped in it's rich Latin ambience and rhythms really makes this an awesome and complete cd ! Tourist in Paradise is polished to perfection.

I happen to own both the cd version and the vinyl/record version (remember those?). The vinyl pressing is a trip to listen to and makes the music really come alive---now I know why jazz enthusiasts prefer the sound of vinyl over cd sometimes ! There's no elevator muzak here guys. The Rippingtons know how to really surprise and catch your attention by also creating beautiful Latin-jazz infused rhythms and tracks throughout some of their catalog releases; They do it with such genuine command and natural ease !

Out of the entire Rippingtons catalog I recommend these 4 titles: 1. Tourist In Paradise, 2. Moonlighting, 3.Life In The Tropics, 4. Wild Card.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun CD!, April 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tourist in Paradise (Audio CD)

When I think of this CD the first words that come into my mind is "fun." The reason I say this is because when I want to enjoy some great, upbeat music this CD is what I go for. The title cut is a classic. (I was able to tape the music video for this song of television, it goes great with the music) I admire Russ' exciting Guitar and Guitar Synth playing along with the rest of the Rippingtons capable backup and Carl Anderson cool vocalizations. An instrumental version of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" is "very" nice.