Introducing Doug Raney is the debut album by jazz guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1977 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.[1][2][3]
| Introducing Doug Raney | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | September 28–29, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:52 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Doug Raney chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states Raney has "a swinging style and light tone just slightly heavier than that of his father" calling it "An impressive debut".[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. P.C." (John Coltrane) | 5:33 |
| 2. | "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | 6:52 |
| 3. | "Bluebird" (Charlie Parker) | 6:48 |
| 4. | "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) | 7:16 |
| 5. | "Casbah" (Tadd Dameron) | 10:20 |
| 6. | "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Unit 7" (Sam Jones) | 5:55 |
| 9. | "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) | 5:38 |
Personnel
edit- Doug Raney – guitar
- Duke Jordan – piano
- Hugo Rasmussen – double bass
- Billy Hart – drums
References
edit- ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 23, 2017
- ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 23, 2017
- ^ The Raney Legacy, accessed March 23, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Doug Raney: Introducing Doug Raney – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1191. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.