Curves Ahead

Curves Ahead is the fifth album by the American Jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1991 for the GRP label. This album reached #1 on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart.

Curves Ahead
Studio album by The Rippingtons
Released	August 13, 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:57
Label	GRP
Producer	Russ Freeman
The Rippingtons chronology
Welcome to the St. James' Club (1990) Curves Ahead (1991) Weekend in Monaco (1992)

Track listing

All tracks written by Russ Freeman.

1. "Curves Ahead" - 5:39
2. "Aspen" - 5:28
3. "Santa Fe Trail" - 5:14
4. "Take Me With You" - 5:34
5. "North Star" - 5:24
6. "Miles Away" - 5:17
7. "Snowbound" - 4:51
8. "Nature of the Beast" - 6:21
9. "Morning Song" - 4:09

Personnel

• Russ Freeman – arrangements (1-9), keyboards (1-9), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), electric guitar (1, 2, 5-8), guitar synthesizer (1, 8), horn arrangements (1, 3), bass (3-7), classical guitar (4, 9), steel-string guitar (9)
• Mark Portmann – acoustic piano (2, 4, 9), keyboards (8)
• Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (5)
• Kim Stone – bass (1, 2, 8)
• Steve Bailey – additional fretted and fretless basses (7), fretless bass (9)
• Tony Morales – drums (1-4, 6, 7, 9)
• Omar Hakim – drums (5, 8)
• Steve Reid – assorted percussion (1-9), vocals (3)
• Jeff Kashiwa – alto saxophone (1, 7), tenor saxophone (1), soprano saxophone (2)
• Nelson Rangell – alto saxophone (1, 3, 8), flute (3, 9), piccolo flute (9), whistling (9)
• Bobby Martin – tenor saxophone (1, 6)
• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (5, 6)
• Bruce Fowler – trombone (1, 3)
• Steve Szabo – trumpet (1, 3)

Production

• Russ Freeman – producer, engineer, mixing
• Carl Griffin – associate producer
• Dave Grusin – executive producer
• Larry Rosen – executive producer
• Brant Biles – engineer, mixing
• Robert Margouleff – engineer, mixing
• David Hesse – additional engineer
• Joseph Doughney – post-production editing
• Michael Landay – post-production editing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Andi Howard – production coordinator, management
• Michele Lewis – production coordinator
• Andy Baltimore – creative director
• David Gibb – graphic design
• Scott Johnson – graphic design
• Sonny Mediana – graphic design
• Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
• Dan Serrano – graphic design
• Bill Mayer – front cover artwork
• Jeff Katz – photography

Studios

• Recorded at Alpha Studios and Underwear Studios (Burbank, California); The Slam Shack (North Hollywood, California).
• Mixed at Alpha Studios
• Post-Production Editing at The Review Room (New York City, New York).
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	1

External links

• The Rippingtons - Curves Ahead at AllMusic
• The Rippingtons - Curves Ahead at Discogs
• The Rippingtons Official Website