Jim Hall on Jimmy Raney

[fasstrack]

http://www.jonraney.com/colleagues/jim-hall/

[mjzee]

Good read; thanks for posting this.

[Quasimado]

There is some fine Raney to be heard on the Home page and in the Music section of this site. Q

Edited December 8, 2015 by Quasimado
superb is too strong

[fasstrack]

BTW it was a mutual admiration society: Jimmy told me that Jim Hall was his favorite guitar player, and he told his son Jon that Jim's work on Jim Hall Live was 'stunning'. 

[ArtSalt]

I enjoyed that and the mention of Street Swingers which is a great album.

Anybody know of the story behind Raney's adventures in Paris?

Edited December 6, 2015 by ArtSalt

[fasstrack]

  On 12/6/2015 at 3:57 PM, ArtSalt said:

 

Anybody know of the story behind Raney's adventures in Paris?

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To what adventures do you refer? He made one album there, Jimmy Raney in Paris. That's all I know.

[Big Beat Steve]

  On 12/7/2015 at 3:09 PM, fasstrack said:

To what adventures do you refer? He made one album there, Jimmy Raney in Paris. That's all I know.

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Actually several albums' (three 10-inch LPs) worth of music. ;)

[ArtSalt]

I had one of the original 10"s and on the back cover he mentioned staying on in Paris after a tour with a big band(?) because the city had such a good jazz scene. I know only have a Japanese CD which doesn't have this interview included, at least in English.