| The Influence | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jimmy Raney |
| Cover: | The Influence.jpg |
| Released: | 1975 |
| Recorded: | September 2, 1975 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 36:12 |
| Label: | Xanadu 116 |
| Producer: | Don Schlitten |
| Prev Title: | Momentum |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Live in Tokyo |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
The Influence is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney, released in 1975 for Xanadu Records.[1] [2]
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars stating "After barely being on records at all from 1957-1974 (just three albums of material and only one and a half albums during 1958-1973), the great guitarist Jimmy Raney had several opportunities to record for Xanadu between 1975-1976. His debut for the label consists of six trio numbers with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Billy Higgins, along with a couple of unaccompanied solos".[3]