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1957 studio album by Jimmy Raney
A
Studio album by Jimmy Raney
Released1957
RecordedMay 28, 1954, February 18 and March 8, 1955
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length46:10
LabelPrestige
PR 7089
ProducerBob Weinstock
Jimmy Raney chronology
Jimmy Raney Visits Paris
(1955) 		A
(1957) 		The Four Most Guitars
(1956)

A is an album by guitarist Jimmy Raney recorded at three separate sessions between 1954 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Ken Dryden of Allmusic reviewed the album, stating "This CD contains some of Jimmy Raney's finest work as a leader and is highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Raney, except where noted.

  1. "Minor" – 4:31
  2. "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) – 5:01
  3. "Double Image" – 4:28
  4. "On the Square" – 4:27
  5. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:53
  6. "One More for the Mode" – 3:49
  7. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 2:42
  8. "Tomorrow Fairly Cloudy" – 3:28
  9. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:07
  10. "Someone to Watch over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 3:12
  11. "Cross Your Heart" (Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler Jimmy Raney) – 3:53
  12. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 3:39

Note

  • Tracks 5-12 were initially released on a Prestige 10" LP titled Jimmy Raney 1955 (PRLP199)

Personnel

Production

References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed January 30, 2013
  2. ^ Dryden, K. Allmusic Review, January 30, 2013
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1192. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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