Rippingtons: Life in the Tropics album review by Dave Hughes, published on January 1, 2001. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

On October 10, 2000, The Rippingtons featuring Russ Freeman, one of the supergroups of contemporary jazz, deliver one of their most innovative and creatively diverse projects, Life In The Tropics.

"Anna in the Tropics," written by Nilo Cruz, tells the story of a cigar factory in Tampa run by a Cuban-American family. While all other factories are becoming modernized this particular one is ...

Today, we snagged the premiere of his song "Life In The Tropics, as Remixed by Miami based producer iLL Factor. Check it out!