Lazy Bird (album) explained

Lazy Bird
Type:	Album
Artist:	Doug Raney Quintet
Cover:	Lazy Bird (album).jpg
Released:	1984
Recorded:	November 1, 1984
Studio:	Sweet Silence, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	52:54
Label:	SteepleChase SCS 1200
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Doug Raney
Prev Title:	Blue and White
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Guitar Guitar Guitar
Next Year:	1985

Lazy Bird is an album by guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1984 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic called it "Excellent modern mainstream straight-ahead jazz".

Track listing

All compositions by Doug Raney except where noted.

1. "Walking the Duck" [take 3] – 3:42 Bonus track on CD reissue
2. "Reggie of Chester" (Benny Golson) – 7:54
3. "Feo's Waltz" – 6:51
4. "Lazy Bird" (John Coltrane) – 9:06
5. "Beatrice" (Sam Rivers) – 7:48
6. "Theme for Ernie" (Fred Lacey) – 14:04
7. "Walking the Duck" – 2:43

Personnel

• Doug Raney – guitar
• Bernt Rosengren – tenor saxophone
• Ben Besiakov – piano
• Jesper Lundgaard – bass
• Ole Jacob Hansen – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1200.htm SteepleChase Records discography
2. http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/doug-raney-lazy-bird-sccd-31200/ SteepleChase Productions ApS