Farnell Newton / Rippin' & Runnin'

Farnell Newton gets up on the good foot and heads off "Rippin' & Runnin'" full speed ahead on his second leader album for Posi-Tone. This action-packed session features the high powered front line of Newton's trumpet, and Brandon Wright s hard-swinging tenor saxophone, alongside the all-star rhythm section of organist Brian Charette and drummer Rudy Royston. With an exciting and evocative program of music, that includes several amazing original songs, an amazing combination of top-notch talents, and a sizzling score of brilliant performances, "Rippin' & Runnin' " is poised and ready to evoke a wide variety of bright moments with jazz fans everywhere.

Featured Artists

Savina Yannatou - Voice
Lamia Bedioui - Voice
Primavera en Salonico -
Kostas Vomvolos - Qanun, Accordion
Harris Lambrakis - Nay
Kyriakos Gouventas - Violin
Yannis Alexandris - Oud
Michalis Siganidis - Double Bass
Dine Doneff - Percussion

Recording

recorded June 17, 2024 at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY mixed &
mastered at Woodland Studio, Lake Oswego, OR
Marc Free - producer
Nick O’Toole - engineer
photography by Anna Yatskevich

Release Date

March 6, 2020

Farnell Newton gets up on the good foot and heads off "Rippin' & Runnin'" full speed ahead on his second leader album for Posi-Tone. This action-packed session features the high powered front line of Newton's trumpet, and Brandon Wright s hard-swinging tenor saxophone, alongside the all-star rhythm section of organist Brian Charette and drummer Rudy Royston. With an exciting and evocative program of music, that includes several amazing original songs, an amazing combination of top-notch talents, and a sizzling score of brilliant performances, "Rippin' & Runnin' " is poised and ready to evoke a wide variety of bright moments with jazz fans everywhere.