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Rico Belled's "XR7" Now Available at ITunes, Amazon and CD Baby!

Source: Rico Belled
June 23, 2012

Back Scratch Music is pleased to announce the release of Rippingtons bassist Rico Belled's sophomore album called XR7. Featuring Chris Coleman, Jeff Kashiwa, Dave Karasony, Andy Langham, Jonathan Dresel, Katisse Buckingham, Ronnie Gutierrez, Bill Heller, Scheila Gonzalez and many more fantastic musicians, XR7 is bursting with energy. Ten original compositions take the listener from 70ies Funk to modern Jazz, through richly orchestrated soundscapes that only modern recording systems can provide. XR7 is an album about the relationship between man and ...

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Rippingtons Bassist Rico Belled To Release Sophomore Album "XR7" On May 9th 2012

Source: Rico Belled
April 6, 2012

Multi-instrumentalist Rico Belled will release his follow-up to “The Pursuit Of Comfort", called XR7, on May 9th 2012. Consisting of ten brand new originals, the record is an homage to his beloved 1973 Mercury Cougar XR7 and machines in general, featuring musical adventures in many different genres; from Funk to Electronica, from Latin to Pop, but Jazz is the heart and soul of it all. Enlisting a who's who of Los Angeles session guys, Rico has created a truly innovative ...

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