Live in Tokyo (Jimmy Raney album)

Live in Tokyo
Live album by
Released1976
RecordedApril 12 & 14, 1976
Yubin Chokin Hall and Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan
GenreJazz
LabelXanadu
132
ProducerDon Schlitten
Jimmy Raney chronology
The Influence
(1975)
Live in Tokyo
(1976)
Solo
(1976)

Live in Tokyo is a live album by guitarist Jimmy Raney which was recorded in Japan in 1976 and released on the Xanadu label.[1][2]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars stating "The boppish performances (which Raney considers among his very best) are subtle with lots of interplay between the players".[3]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) - 5:22
  2. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) - 4:53
  3. "Anthropology" (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:58
  4. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) - 3:36
  5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) - 4:05
  6. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:35
  7. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 4:53
  8. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 4:49

Bonus tracks on 1988 reissue The Complete Jimmy Raney in Tokyo (EPM Musique – FDC 5157, Xanadu Records – FDC 5157)

Personnel

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Jimmy Raney discography accessed April 30, 2014
  2. ^ Xanadu Records discography accessed April 30, 2014
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 30, 2014