Cuttin' Loose is the second album led by guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.[1][2]

Cuttin' Loose
Studio album by
Doug Raney Quintet
Released1979
RecordedAugust 17, 1978
StudioCopenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length44:14
LabelSteepleChase
SCS 1105
ProducerNils Winther
Doug Raney chronology
Introducing Doug Raney
(1977)
Cuttin' Loose
(1979)
Stolen Moments
(1979)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Dave Nathan of AllMusic states "Cuttin' Loose is a steadfast mainstream jazz session, and is recommended".[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Lean Years" (Pat Martino) – 5:59
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 9:37
  3. "Arrival" (Horace Parlan) – 4:09 Bonus track on CD
  4. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:55
  5. "Frank-ly Speaking" (Parlan) – 5:22
  6. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 8:09
  7. "Four" (Eddie Vinson) – 5:45

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 23, 2017
  2. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 23, 2017
  3. ^ a b Nathan, Dave. Doug Raney: Cuttin' Loose – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1191. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.