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]
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | February 16, 1983 | |||
| Studio | Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:07 | |||
| Label | Criss Cross | |||
| Producer | Gerry Teekens | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| 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
edit- "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:52
- "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 6:28
- "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 6:16
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 3:57
- "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 8:19
- "Lament"(J. J. Johnson) – 7:54
- "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 6:54
- "The Song Is You" [alternate take] (Kern, Hammerstein) – 5:58 Bonus track on CD release
- "Tangerine" [alternate take] (Schertzinger, Mercer) – 6:48 Bonus track on CD release
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Criss Cross Jazz album details, accessed March 23, 2017
- ^ Jimmy Raney catalog, accessed March 23, 2017
- ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. Jimmy Raney Quartet: The Master – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1192. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.