Live in Tokyo (Jimmy Raney album) explained

Live in Tokyo
Type:	Live
Artist:	Jimmy Raney
Cover:	Live in Tokyo (Jimmy Raney album).jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	April 12 & 14, 1976 Yubin Chokin Hall and Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Xanadu 132
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Jimmy Raney
Prev Title:	The Influence
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Solo
Next Year:	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

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

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)

• "Just Friends" (John Klenner and Sam M. Lewis) - 4:23
• "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:46
• "Blue 'n' Boogie (Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli) - 7:32

Personnel

• Jimmy Raney - guitar
• Sam Jones - bass
• Leroy Williams - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/jimmy-raney/catalog/#xanadu-132 Jimmy Raney discography
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Xanadu.htm Xanadu Records discography
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 30, 2014