A (Jimmy Raney album) explained

A
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jimmy Raney
Cover:	A (Jimmy Raney album).jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	May 28, 1954, February 18 and March 8, 1955
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	46:10
Label:	Prestige PR 7089
Producer:	Bob Weinstock
Chronology:	Jimmy Raney
Prev Title:	Jimmy Raney Visits Paris
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	The Four Most Guitars
Next Year:	1956

A is an album by guitarist Jimmy Raney recorded at three separate sessions between 1954 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Ken Dryden of Allmusic reviewed the album, stating "This CD contains some of Jimmy Raney's finest work as a leader and is highly recommended".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Raney, except where noted.

1. "Minor" – 4:31
2. "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) – 5:01
3. "Double Image" – 4:28
4. "On the Square" – 4:27
5. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:53
6. "One More for the Mode" – 3:49
7. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 2:42
8. "Tomorrow Fairly Cloudy" – 3:28
9. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:07
10. "Someone to Watch over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 3:12
11. "Cross Your Heart" (Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler Jimmy Raney) – 3:53
12. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 3:39

Note

• Tracks 5-12 were initially released on a Prestige 10" LP titled Jimmy Raney 1955 (PRLP199)

Personnel

• Jimmy Raney – guitar
• John Wilson – trumpet (tracks 5-12)
• Hall Overton – piano
• Teddy Kotick – bass
• Art Mardigan (tracks 1-4), Nick Stabulas (tracks 5-12) – drums

Production

• Bob Weinstock – supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7000-series/#prlp-7089 Prestige Records discography
2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review, January 30, 2013