The Master (Jimmy Raney album)

The Master is an album by jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney that was released by Criss Cross Jazz in 1983.[1][2] The CD release added two alternative takes.[3]

The Master
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedFebruary 16, 1983
StudioStudio 44, Monster, Netherlands
GenreJazz
Length59:07
LabelCriss Cross
ProducerGerry Teekens
Jimmy Raney chronology
Raney '81
(1981)
The Master
(1983)
Nardis
(1983)

Reception

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

Ron Wynn of AllMusic states "A nice mid-'80s session with the relaxed, fluid guitar of Jimmy Raney ... He's supported with style by pianist Kirk Lightsey, who emerges as the date's other dominant solo voice".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:52
  2. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 6:28
  3. "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 6:16
  4. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 3:57
  5. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 8:19
  6. "Lament"(J. J. Johnson) – 7:54
  7. "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 6:54
  8. "The Song Is You" [alternate take] (Kern, Hammerstein) – 5:58 Bonus track on CD release
  9. "Tangerine" [alternate take] (Schertzinger, Mercer) – 6:48 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 Wynn, Ron. Jimmy Raney Quartet: The Master – 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.