Wisteria (Jimmy Raney album)

Wisteria is an album by guitarist Jimmy Raney featuring Tommy Flanagan, recorded in 1985 and released on the Dutch label, Criss Cross Jazz.[1][2] The CD rerelease added one additional track recorded in 1990.[3]

Wisteria
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedDecember 30, 1985
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length47:00
LabelCriss Cross Jazz
Criss 1019
ProducerGerry Teekens
Jimmy Raney chronology
In Good Company
(1985)
Wisteria
(1986)
But Beautiful
(1990)

Reception

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

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states "The interplay between the three musicians is impressive, and the subtle creativity makes repeated listenings of the modern mainstream music quite valuable. Recommended".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Hassan's Dream" (Benny Golson) – 7:18
  2. "Wisteria" (George Mraz) – 5:32
  3. "Ovals" (Jimmy Raney) – 6:25
  4. "Out of the Past" (Golson) – 7:04
  5. "I Could Write a Book" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:17
  6. "Ev'rything I Love" (Cole Porter) – 7:04
  7. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 7:18 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Criss Cross Jazz album details, accessed March 23, 2017
  2. ^ Jimmy Raney catalog, accessed March 23, 2017
  3. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Jimmy Raney Trio: Wisteria – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1192. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.