Jazz / Cool
Recorded: Jul 23, 1956-Aug 1, 1956, New York City, NY
Jimmy Raney Guitar
Bob Brookmeyer Valve Trombone
Hank Jones (3-4, 7, 8) Piano
Dick Katz (1-2, 5, 6) Piano
Teddy Kotick Bass
Osie Johnson Drums
Because of his pristine sound and his melodic approach. Jimmy Raney is sometimes pigeonholed as a cool guitarist. But if cool implies a lack of emotion, that word is misleading. Raney knew how to dig deep without breaking a sweat, and how to say a lot with just a few notes. On these 1956 sessions, he has the perfect foil in valve trombonist Bobby Brookmeyer, a kindred spirit who also understood that less can be more. |
