Jimmy Raney
| Jimmy Raney | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Elbert Raney |
| Born | August 20, 1927 Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | May 9, 1995 (aged 67) Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | Bebop, Cool jazz, Mainstream jazz |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1944–1994 |
| Labels | Prestige Records, Xanadu Records, Criss Cross Records |
| Associated acts | Stan Getz, Red Norvo |
James Elbert Raney (20 August 1927 – 9 May 1995)[1] was an American jazz guitarist born in Louisville, Kentucky, most notable for his work from 1951 to 1952 and then from 1953 to 1954 with the Red Norvo trio (replacing Tal Farlow) and later, 1962 to 1963, with Stan Getz just as the Bossa Nova breaks out of Brazil. In 1954 and 1955 he won the Down Beat critics poll for guitar.[2] Raney 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 with Woody 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.[3] He resurfaced in the 1970s and also did work with his son Doug, who is also a guitarist.[4]
Raney suffered for thirty years from Ménière'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. His obituary in the New York Times called him "one of the most gifted and influential postwar jazz guitarists in the world".[5]
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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 (Mainstream) with Zoot Sims & Jim Hall
- 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)
- 1956 Teddy Charles: Word from Bird (Atlantic)
- 1962 Lalo Schifrin: Lalo = Brilliance (Roulette)
- 1962 Manny Albam: Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!)
- 1962 Eddie Harris: Bossa Nova (Vee-Jay)
- 1962 Dave Pike: Limbo Carnival (New Jazz), Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Moodsville)
- 1963 Lalo Schifrin and Bob Brookmeyer: Samba Para Dos (Verve)
- 1963 Gary McFarland: Point of Departure (Impulse!)
- 1965 Helen Merrill: The Artistry of Helen Merrill (Mainstream)
- 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)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kernfield, Barry (Ed.): The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. London: Macmillan. 2nd ed. 2002, Vol. 3 p. 357
- ^ Down Beat Critics Poll
- ^ Classic Jazz guitar
- ^ All Music
- ^ NY Times
External links[edit]
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- 1927 births
- 1995 deaths
- Post-bop guitarists
- Hard bop guitarists
- Mainstream jazz guitarists
- Bebop guitarists
- Cool jazz guitarists
- American jazz guitarists
- Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky
- SteepleChase Records artists
- Xanadu Records artists
- Prestige Records artists
- Criss Cross Jazz artists
- Pausa Records artists
- Muse Records artists
- 20th-century American musicians
- Jazz musicians from Kentucky
