A (Jimmy Raney album)
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Studio album by Jimmy Raney | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded |
May 28, 1954, February 18, 1955 and March 8, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 46:10 | |||
Label |
Prestige PR 7089 | |||
Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
Jimmy Raney chronology | ||||
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A is an album by guitarist Jimmy Raney recorded at three separate sessions between 1954 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Ken Dryden of Allmusic reviewed the album, stating "This CD contains some of Jimmy Raney's finest work as a leader and is highly recommended".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy Raney except as indicated
- "Minor" - 4:31
- "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) - 5:01
- "Double Image" - 4:28
- "On the Square" - 4:27
- "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:53
- "One More for the Mode" - 3:49
- "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 2:42
- "Tomorrow Fairly Cloudy" - 3:28
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:07
- "Someone to Watch over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 3:12
- "Cross Your Heart" (Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler Jimmy Raney 3:53
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 3:39
Tracks 5-12 were initially released on a Prestige 10" LP titled Jimmy Raney 1955 (PRLP199.)
Personnel
- Jimmy Raney - guitar
- John Wilson - trumpet (tracks 5-12)
- Hall Overton - piano
- Teddy Kotick - bass
- Art Mardigan (tracks 1-4), Nick Stabulas (tracks 5-12) - drums
Production
- Bob Weinstock - supervisor
- Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed January 30, 2013
- 1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic Review, January 30, 2013
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