Cuttin' Loose

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Cuttin' Loose
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Studio album by
Doug Raney Quintet
Released1979
RecordedAugust 17, 1978
StudioCopenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length44:14
Label SteepleChase
SCS 1105
Producer Nils Winther
Doug Raney chronology
Introducing Doug Raney
(1977)
Cuttin' Loose
(1979)
Stolen Moments
(1979)

Cuttin' Loose is the second album led by guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Dave Nathan of AllMusic states "Cuttin' Loose is a steadfast mainstream jazz session, and is recommended". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Lean Years" (Pat Martino) – 5:59
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 9:37
  3. "Arrival" (Horace Parlan) – 4:09 Bonus track on CD
  4. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:55
  5. "Frank-ly Speaking" (Parlan) – 5:22
  6. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 8:09
  7. "Four" (Eddie Vinson) – 5:45

Personnel

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References

  1. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 23, 2017
  2. SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 23, 2017
  3. 1 2 Nathan, Dave. Doug Raney: Cuttin' Loose – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1191. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.