Parker 51 originally released on "Jazz at Storyville, The Stan Getz Quintet", 1951. Stan Getz (ts), JimmyRaney(g), Al Haig(p), Teddy Kotick(b), Tiny Kahn(d)
This group was considered one of the best in the world at the time. For another reference for this group check out the Live at Birdland, CD.
Jimmy Raney solo excerpt on Anthropology captured from a live audio cassette, Bradley's NY 1976 from Jon Raney's personal audio collection. Jimmy & Doug Raney guitars, John Beale, bass
*Jimmy Raney was a regular at Bradley's 1974-1985 or so. Doug was only 20 when this music was captured!
Blues is a Jimmy Raney solo excerpt from Billie's Blues live concert 1954, Germany.
Jimmy Raney was the definitive cool jazz guitarist, a fluid bop soloist with a quiet sound who had a great deal of inner fire. He worked with local groups in Chicago before spending nine months with Woody Herman in 1948. From then on he was in the major leagues, having associations with Al Haig, Buddy DeFranco, Artie Shaw, and Terry Gibbs. His work with Stan Getz (1951-1952) was historic, as the pair made for a classic musical partnership. Raney was also very much at home in the Red Norvo Trio (1953-1954) before spending six years primarily working in a supper club with pianist Jimmy Lyon (1954-1960). After playing with Getz during 1962-1963, he returned to Louisville and was outside of music until resurfacing in the early '70s. During the 1970s, Raney recorded often for Xanadu. He worked frequently with his son Doug Raney (who has a very similar sound on guitar) and was less active in the late '80s and '90s, up until his 1995 death. (Scott Yanow, allmusic.com)
Jimmy Raney's son, pianist Jon Raney has a website and blog dedicated in part to providing information on the writings, music and life of Jimmy Raney. click here to go to Jon Raney's blog.
**Friend requesters, please make note of the biographical info in previous paragraph included DOD. Anyone who sends a friend/approve comment requests with "Hey Jimmy how ya doin?" or "Have a nice weekend!" will get deleted--just out of the pure absurdity and lack of vigilance.
Maestro in Heaven, I bought two of your albums many decades ago at Raoul Vidal (record shop) in Paris. I listened to them over and over and now on CD, I keep listening to you. You are high on my list of inspirations.
Thorgeir Stubø's memorial site wishes to thank you people behind the Jimmy Raney myspace-tribute so much for the add, it's an honour! Thorgeir was known as one of Scandinavias foremost jazzguitarist's. He even made to albums with Jimmys son, Doug. Thorgeir always referred to Jimmy as one of his main inspirational sources, and we are sure Thorgeir would had been proud of this frienship. Bless
