A (Jimmy Raney album)

A
Studio album by Jimmy Raney
Released	1957
Recorded	May 28, 1954, February 18 and March 8, 1955
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:10
Label	Prestige PR 7089
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Jimmy Raney chronology
Jimmy Raney Visits Paris (1955) A (1957) The Four Most Guitars (1956)

A is an album by guitarist Jimmy Raney recorded at three separate sessions between 1954 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Ken Dryden of Allmusic reviewed the album, stating "This CD contains some of Jimmy Raney's finest work as a leader and is highly recommended". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Raney, except where noted.

1. "Minor" – 4:31
2. "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) – 5:01
3. "Double Image" – 4:28
4. "On the Square" – 4:27
5. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:53
6. "One More for the Mode" – 3:49
7. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 2:42
8. "Tomorrow Fairly Cloudy" – 3:28
9. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:07
10. "Someone to Watch over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 3:12
11. "Cross Your Heart" (Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler, Jimmy Raney) – 3:53
12. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 3:39

Note

• Tracks 5-12 were initially released on a Prestige 10" LP titled Jimmy Raney 1955 (PRLP199)

Personnel

• Jimmy Raney – guitar
• John Wilson – trumpet (tracks 5-12)
• Hall Overton – piano
• Teddy Kotick – bass
• Art Mardigan (tracks 1-4), Nick Stabulas (tracks 5-12) – drums

Production

• Bob Weinstock – supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed January 30, 2013
2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review, January 30, 2013
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1192. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.