Jimmy Raney

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Jimmy Raney (20 August 192710 May 1995) was an American jazz guitarist born in Louisville,
Kentucky, most notable for his work from 1951 to 1952 and 1962 to 1963 with Stan Getz and for
his work from 1953 to 1954 with the Red Norvo trio, replacing Tal Farlow. In 1954 and 1955 he
won the Down Beat critics poll for guitar.
[1]
Raney has worked in a variety of jazz mediums,
including cool jazz, bebop, post bop, hard bop and mainstream jazz.
In 1946 he worked for a time as guitarist with the Max Miller Quartet at Elmer's in Chicago, his
first paying gig. Raney also worked in the Artie Shaw Orchestra and collaborated withWoody
Herman for nine months in 1948. He also collaborated and recorded with Buddy DeFranco, Al
Haig and later on with Bob Brookmeyer. In 1967 alcoholism and other professional difficulties led
him to leave New York City and return to his native Louisville.
[2]
He resurfaced in the 1970s and
also did work with his son Doug, who is also a guitarist.
[3]

Raney suffered for thirty years from Mnire's disease, a degenerative condition that eventually
led to near complete deafness in both ears, although this did not stop him from playing. He died
of heart failure in Louisville on May 10, 1995, just short of his 68th birthday. His obituary in
the New York Times called him "one of the most gifted and influential postwar jazz guitarists in
the world".
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Contents
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1 Discography
o 1.1 As leader/co-leader
o 1.2 As sideman
2 References
3 External links
Discography[edit]

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As leader/co-leader[edit]
1954 Together with Sonny Clark, Red Mitchell, Bobby White (Xanadu)
1954 Minor, Back and Blow
1954 Five
1954 Visits Paris (Fresh Sound, 1954-55)
1954-55 A (Prestige, released 1957)
1956 Indian Summer
1956 Featuring Bob Brookmeyer" (ABC Paramount)
1956 Passport To Pimlico
1957 2 Guitars - with Kenny Burrell (Prestige)
1957 Jimmy Raney in Three Attitudes (ABC-Paramount 1957)with Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall
Street Swingers
1957 Brookmeyer And Guitars (reissue of three attitudes) (World Pacific/Kimberly)
1964 Two Jims And Zoot with Zoot Sims, Jim Hall, Steve Swallow, Osie Johnson
1974 Raney Haig Special Brew with Al Haig
1974 Momentum with Richard Davis, Alan Dawson (Pausa Records)
1975 The Influence (Xanadu)
1976 Live in Tokyo (Xanadu)
1976 Solo (Xanadu)
1976 ... And 1 with Attila Zoller
1976 The Complete Jimmy Raney In Tokyo (Xanadu) with Charles McPherson, Barry
Harris, Sam Jones
1979 Stolen Moments (Steeplechase) with Doug Raney, Michael Moore
1979 Duets (Steeplechase) with Doug Raney
1980 Here's That Rainy Day (Black & Blue) with Hank Jones, Pierre Michelot, Jimmy Cobb
1981 Raney `81 (Criss Cross)
1983 The Master (Criss Cross) with Kirk Lightsey
1983 Nardis (Steeplechase) with Doug Raney
1985 Wisteria (Criss Cross) with Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz
1985 In Good Company with Ted Brown (Criss Cross)
1990 But Beautiful (Criss Cross) with George Mraz, Lewis Nash
As sideman[edit]
1949 Artie Shaw: The Artistry of Artie Shaw (Fresh Sound)
1950 Stan Getz: The Complete Roost Recordings (Roost, 1950-54)
1951 Teddy Charles: New Directions (OJC, 1951-53)
1951 Stan Getz: At Storyville (Blue Note Records)
1952 Teddy Charles: Collaboration West (Prestige)
1954 Red Norvo: Trio (OJC)
1955 Bob Brookmeyer: The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (Prestige)
1962 Lalo Schifrin: Lalo = Brilliance (Roulette)
1962 Manny Albam: Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!)
1962 Eddie Harris: Bossa Nova (Vee-Jay)
1963 Lalo Schifrin and Bob Brookmeyer: Samba Para Dos (Verve)
1963 Gary McFarland: Point of Departure (Impulse!)
1965 Dannie Richmond: "In" Jazz for the Culture Set (Impulse!)
1965 Shirley Scott: Latin Shadows (Impulse!)
1976 Barry Harris: Tokyo 1976 (Xanadu)
1976 Charles McPherson: Live in Tokyo (Xanadu)
References[edit]
1. Jump up^ Down Beat Critics Poll
2. Jump up^ Classic Jazz guitar
3. Jump up^ All Music
4. Jump up^ NY Times
External links[edit]
Jimmy Raney fansite
Authority control
WorldCat
VIAF: 69116604
LCCN: n87114941
ISNI: 0000 0000 5514 9858
GND: 134491858
BNF: cb13898814n (data)

Categories:
1927 births
1995 deaths
Post-bop guitarists
Hard bop guitarists
Mainstream jazz guitarists
Bebop guitarists
Cool jazz guitarists
American jazz guitarists
Musicians from Kentucky
SteepleChase Records artists
Xanadu Records artists
Prestige Records artists
Criss Cross Jazz artists
Pausa Records artists
Muse Records artists