Blue and White (album) explained

Blue and White
Type:	Album
Artist:	Doug Raney Quartet
Cover:	Blue and White (album).jpg
Released:	1984
Recorded:	April 29, 1984
Studio:	Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	52:54
Label:	SteepleChase SCS 1191
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Doug Raney
Prev Title:	Everything We Love
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Lazy Bird
Next Year:	1984

Blue and White is an album by guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1983 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Ken Dryden of AllMusic states "Because Doug Raney has recorded almost exclusively for European labels, he isn't as well known in his homeland, but his CDs are well worth exploring".

Track listing

1. "Blue and White" (Nisse Sandström) – 6:21
2. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 7:11
3. "Gingerbread Boy" (Jimmy Heath) – 9:39
4. "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 6:59
5. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 5:46
6. "Straight Street" (John Coltrane) – 9:18
7. "Minority" (Gigi Gryce) – 7:28 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Doug Raney – guitar
• Ben Besiakov – piano
• Jesper Lundgaard – bass
• Aage Tanggaard – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1100.htm SteepleChase Records discography
2. http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/doug-raney-blue-and-white-sccd-31191/ SteepleChase Productions ApS