For years I have been listening to Doug Raney. It has been a consistent pleasure. For a few months now I have been listening to only him in my car audio. I simply put all the albums I have of his on a USB stick and plugged it in my car system that starts up when I drive off. I like all his work, which is mostly standard oriented. Great chops, gorgeous sound, fine tunes and a Raneyesque feel that I dig so much of his father too. Very lyrical and a true contemporary jazz guitar classic. His CDs with his father and Joe Cohn belong to the best duo jazz guitar records I have heard. A personal favourite. You will find a nice cross section of his albums on Youtube.
Thanks Dick - checking him out on Spotify now.
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with him Luke ...
ReplyDeleteFerociously good taste - that's what Doug Raney has! I'd bet he can tear it up with the best of them but at slower tempos it shows all his good points as a musician. Honestly I hadn't heard of him, but you can bet I'll check out his playing a lot further! thanks for calling my attention to Mr. Raney.
ReplyDeleteHe is a great player for sure; I love those duo albums.
ReplyDeleteJust a side note, if anyone appreciates his work then it's worth trying to actually buy his products rather than Youtube or Spotify.
Just saying :)
Loving Doug here too. He's really amazing, I wonder what would be his whereabouts, I lived in Copenhagen for one year in 2009 and never heard about him even if I tried to follow the local jazz scene... great taste Dick!
ReplyDeleteHello from Hollywood Joe - Joe Nania - On Easter Sunday night March 27 2016 I hope all is well with you -
ReplyDeleteSorry to tell you that our big inspiration, Doug Raney is annonced dead may 2. 2016 in Danish and Swedish newspaper.
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