Part One: Melody
Focuses on single note soloing. Learn how to effortlessly solo through complex chord changes.
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney was the definitive cool jazz guitarist, a fluid bop soloist
with a quiet sound who had a great deal of inner fire. He worked with
local groups in Chicago before spending nine months with Woody Herman
in 1948. From then on he was in the major leagues, having associations
with Al Haig, Buddy DeFranco, Artie Shaw, and Terry Gibbs. His work
with Stan Getz (1951-1952) was historic, as the pair made for a classic
musical partnership.
Raney was also very much at home in the Red Norvo Trio (1953-1954) before
spending six years primarily working in a supper club with pianist Jimmy
Lyon (1954-1960). After playing with Getz during 1962-1963, he returned
to Louisville and was outside of music until resurfacing in the early
'70s. During the 1970s, Raney recorded often for Xanadu. He worked frequently
with his son Doug Raney (who has a very similar sound on guitar) and
was less active in the late '80s and '90s, up until his 1995 death.
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