The Master (Jimmy Raney album) explained

The Master
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jimmy Raney
Cover:	The Master (Jimmy Raney album).jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1983
Recorded:	February 16, 1983
Studio:	Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	59:07
Label:	Criss Cross
Producer:	Gerry Teekens
Chronology:	Jimmy Raney
Prev Title:	Raney '81
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Nardis
Next Year:	1983

The Master is an album by jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney that was released by Criss Cross Jazz in 1983.^{[1] [2]} The CD release added two alternative takes.

Reception

Ron Wynn of AllMusic states "A nice mid-'80s session with the relaxed, fluid guitar of Jimmy Raney ... He's supported with style by pianist Kirk Lightsey, who emerges as the date's other dominant solo voice".

Track listing

1. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:52
2. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 6:28
3. "Along Came Betty" (Benny Golson) – 6:16
4. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 3:57
5. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 8:19
6. "Lament"(J. J. Johnson) – 7:54
7. "Tangerine" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 6:54
8. "The Song Is You" [alternate take] (Kern, Hammerstein) – 5:58 Bonus track on CD release
9. "Tangerine" [alternate take] (Schertzinger, Mercer) – 6:48 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

• Jimmy Raney – guitar
• Kirk Lightsey – piano
• Jesper Lundgaard – bass
• Eddie Gladden – drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1009.html Criss Cross Jazz album details
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/jimmy-raney/catalog/#criss-cross-jazz-criss-1009 Jimmy Raney catalog