Jimmy Raney - Woody Herman's Cool Guitar Player (1949-1955) (Quadromania 4 CD, 2005/FLAC)

 

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. 

 

CD 1

01. Pinch Bottle (3:02)

02. Earless Engineering (2:54)

03. Be Still, TV (3:09)

04. Short P, Not LP (3:19)

05. The Song Is You (7:07)

06. Parker 51 (6:07)

07. Thou Swell (4:27)

08. Motion (5:22)

09. Lee (4:19)

10. Signal (5:40)

11. Can't We Be Friends (3:26)

12. Blues For Tiny (3:24)

CD 2

01. Somebody Loves Me (3:34)

02. 'Deed I Do (3:06)

03. Our Love Is Here To Stay (2:58)

04. Signal (3:04)

05. You Are Too Beautiful (5:16)

06. The Best Thing For You (2:53)

07. Jumping For Jane (3:06)

08. Invention (5:28)

09. Once In A While (4:31)

10. Pennies From Heaven (3:17)

11. Yesterdays (3:01)

12. There Will Never Be Another You (4:27)

13. Body And Soul (3:35)

CD 3

01. Stella By Starlight (4:29)

02. You Go To My Head (6:52)

03. Bernie's Tune (5:32)

04. J9 Hate K9 (3:14)

05. Out Of Nowhere (4:16)

06. Crazy Rhythm (4:25)

07. Prelude To A Kiss (4:03)

08. Everything I've Got (5:36)

09. Just One Of Those Things (3:19)

10. Stella By Starlight (5:13)

11. Five (4:16)

12. Joanne (4:39)

CD 4

01. Back And Blow (5:56)

02. Minor (4:33)

03. Some Other Spring (5:02)

04. Double Image (4:31)

05. On The Square (4:29)

06. Spring Is Here (2:53)

07. One More For The Mode (3:49)

08. What's New (2:45)

09. Tomorrow, Fairly Cloudy (3:28)

10. A Foggy Day (4:06)

11. Someone To Watch Over Me (3:13)

12. Cross Your Heart (3:54)

13. You Don't Know What Love Is (3:39)