Live in Tokyo (Jimmy Raney album)

Live in Tokyo
Live album by Jimmy Raney
Released	1976
Recorded	April 12 & 14, 1976 Yubin Chokin Hall and Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Jazz
Label	Xanadu 132
Producer	Don Schlitten
Jimmy Raney chronology
The Influence (1975) Live in Tokyo (1976) Solo (1976)

Live in Tokyo is a live album by guitarist Jimmy Raney which was recorded in Japan in 1976 and released on the Xanadu label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars stating "The boppish performances (which Raney considers among his very best) are subtle with lots of interplay between the players".[3]

Track listing

1. "How About You?" (Burton Lane, Ralph Freed) - 5:22
2. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) - 4:53
3. "Anthropology" (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:58
4. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) - 3:36
5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) - 4:05
6. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:35
7. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 4:53
8. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 4:49

Bonus tracks on 1988 reissue The Complete Jimmy Raney in Tokyo (EPM Musique – FDC 5157, Xanadu Records – FDC 5157)

• "Just Friends" (John Klenner and Sam M. Lewis) - 4:23
• "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:46
• "Blue 'n' Boogie (Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli) - 7:32

Personnel

• Jimmy Raney - guitar
• Sam Jones - bass
• Leroy Williams - drums

References

1. Jimmy Raney discography accessed April 30, 2014
2. Xanadu Records discography accessed April 30, 2014
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 30, 2014