Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer

Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer is an album by jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer which was recorded in 1956 for the ABC-Paramount label.[1][2]

Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedJuly and August 1956
StudioNew York City
GenreJazz
Length34:51
LabelABC-Paramount
ProducerCreed Taylor
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Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

AllMusic gave the album 3½ stars and its review by Thom Jurek states, "This is as fine a set from the end of the cool jazz period as one is likely to hear."[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Isn't It Romantic?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)4:09
2."How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)4:34
3."No Male for Me" (Brookmeyer)4:22
4."The Flag Is Up" (Raney)4:13
5."Get Off That Roof" (Brookmeyer)4:10
6."Jim's Tune" (Raney)4:05
7."Nobody Else But Me" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)5:01
8."Too Late Now" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)4:17

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. ABC-Paramount Album Discography, Part 1: ABC-100 to 199 (1955–1957), accessed March 24, 2017
  2. ^ Jimmy Raney catalog, accessed March 24, 2017
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Jimmy Raney Featuring Bob Brookmeyer". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2018.