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Jimmy Raney

Born: Aug 20, 1927 in Louisville, KY

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Died: May 10, 1995 in Louisville, KY

Styles: Bop, Cool, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Standards

Biography: Jimmy Raney was the definitive cool jazz guitarist, a fluid bop soloist with a quiet sound who had a great deal of inner fire. He worked with local groups in Chicago before spending nine months with Woody Herman in 1948. From then on he was in the major leagues, having associations with Al Haig, Buddy ...Read full biography

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Two Jims and Zoot

Released: 1964

Label: P-Vine

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Guitarists Jimmy Raney and Jim Hall, both masterful unto themselves, team with tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims in a pianoless quintet on a recording made as one of the original CD's in the digital era from ...Read full review

Jimmy and Doug Raney Quartet

Released: 1979

Label: Steeplechase

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More Jimmy Raney albums: Main Albums (38), Compilations (5)

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