Raney '81
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| Studio album by Jimmy Raney Quartet featuring Doug Raney | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | February 27, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Hilversum, Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:56 | |||
| Label | Criss Cross | |||
| Producer | Gerry Teekens | |||
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Raney '81 is an album by jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney with his son, Doug Raney, that was released by Criss Cross Jazz in 1981.[1][2] The album was the first release for the label and the CD release added six alternative takes.[3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states "Together they perform one original and six standards in light but forcefully swinging style. The interplay between the two guitarists is a major plus".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 5:40
- "This Is New" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 6:01
- "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:55
- "Peri's Scope" (Bill Evans) – 5:15
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 6:29
- "Chewish Chive and English Brick" (Jimmy Raney) – 4:49
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:40
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" [alternate take] (Porter) – 5:40 Bonus track on CD release
- "Peri's Scope?" [alternate take] (Evans) – 5:27 Bonus track on CD release
- "My Shining Hour" [alternate take] (Arlen, Mercer) – 5:02 Bonus track on CD release
- "Sweet and Lovely?" [alternate take] (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) – 6:32 Bonus track on CD release
- "If I Should Lose You?" [alternate take] (Rainger, Robin) – 6:38 Bonus track on CD release
- "Chewish Chive and English Brick?" [alternate take] (Jimmy Raney) – 4:48 Bonus track on CD release
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Criss Cross Jazz album details, accessed March 23, 2017
- ^ Jimmy Raney catalog, accessed March 23, 2017
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Jimmy Raney: Raney (1981) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1192. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.