Jimmy Raney

guitar · 1927–1995 · Louisville

Guitarist born in Louisville, known for his work with the Red Norvo Trio and Stan Getz in the early 1950s; he won the DownBeat critics' poll in 1954 and 1955. He left New York in 1967 and resumed recording in the 1970s, notably with his son Doug.

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Styles

• Cool (Birth of the Cool)
• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Minor (1957)
• Double Image (1957)
• Some Other Spring (1957)
• Spring Is Here (1957)

Sources

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