Raney '81

Raney '81
Studio album by
Jimmy Raney Quartet featuring Doug Raney
Released1981
RecordedFebruary 27, 1981
StudioHilversum, Netherlands
GenreJazz
Length73:56
LabelCriss Cross
ProducerGerry Teekens
Jimmy Raney chronology
Here's That Raney Day
(1980) 		Raney '81
(1981) 		The Master
(1983)
Doug Raney chronology
Listen
(1981) 		Raney '81
(1981) 		I'll Close My Eyes
(1982)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 5:40
  2. "This Is New" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 6:01
  3. "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:55
  4. "Peri's Scope" (Bill Evans) – 5:15
  5. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 6:29
  6. "Chewish Chive and English Brick" (Jimmy Raney) – 4:49
  7. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:40
  8. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" [alternate take] (Porter) – 5:40 Bonus track on CD release
  9. "Peri's Scope?" [alternate take] (Evans) – 5:27 Bonus track on CD release
  10. "My Shining Hour" [alternate take] (Arlen, Mercer) – 5:02 Bonus track on CD release
  11. "Sweet and Lovely?" [alternate take] (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) – 6:32 Bonus track on CD release
  12. "If I Should Lose You?" [alternate take] (Rainger, Robin) – 6:38 Bonus track on CD release
  13. "Chewish Chive and English Brick?" [alternate take] (Jimmy Raney) – 4:48 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Criss Cross Jazz album details, accessed March 23, 2017
  2. ^ Jimmy Raney catalog, accessed March 23, 2017
  3. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Jimmy Raney: Raney (1981) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1192. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.