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Doug Raney
Born(1956-08-29)August 29, 1956
New York City
Died(2016-05-01)May 1, 2016
Copenhagen, Denmark
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1977–2016
LabelsSteepleChase

Doug Raney (August 29, 1956 – May 1, 2016) was an American jazz guitarist. He was the son of jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney.

Raney was born in New York City. He started playing guitar when he was 14, beginning with rock and blues. He was given lessons by guitarist Barry Galbraith and became more interested in jazz. When he was 18, he played at club in New York with pianist Al Haig. In 1977, he accompanied his father, jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney, in a duo. They toured Europe, and then Doug Raney moved to Copenhagen, Denmark. When he was 21, he recorded his first album as a leader, Introducing Doug Raney (SteepleChase, 1977). He recorded several albums with father.[1][2][3]

During his career, he worked with Chet Baker, George Cables, Joey DeFrancesco, Kenny Drew, Tal Farlow, Tomas Franck, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Billy Hart, Hank Jones, Clifford Jordan, Duke Jordan, Jesper Lundgaard, Red Mitchell, Adam Nussbaum, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Horace Parlan, Bernt Rosengren, and Jesper Thilo.[1][2]

Discography

  • Introducing Doug Raney (SteepleChase, 1977)
  • Cuttin' Loose (SteepleChase, 1978)
  • Stolen Moments (SteepleChase, 1979) with Jimmy Raney
  • Duets (SteepleChase, 1979) with Jimmy Raney
  • Listen (SteepleChase, 1980)
  • Raney '81 (Criss Cross, 1981) with Jimmy Raney Quartet
  • I'll Close My Eyes (SteepleChase, 1982)
  • Meeting the Tenors (Criss Cross, 1983)
  • Everything We Love (Hot Club, 1983)
  • Blue and White (SteepleChase, 1984)
  • Lazy Bird (SteepleChase, 1984)
  • Guitar Guitar Guitar (SteepleChase, 1985)
  • Something's Up (SteepleChase, 1988)
  • The Doug Raney Quintet (SteepleChase, 1988)
  • Blues on a Par (SteepleChase, 1993)
  • Raney '96 (SteepleChase, 1996)
  • Back in New York (SteepleChase, 1996)
  • The Backbeat (SteepleChase, 1997)
  • You Go to My Head (SteepleChase, 1998)
  • Doug Raney Trio (Pony Canyon, 2001)
  • Blues, Ballads, Bebop and a Blue Girl (Marshmallow, 2008)

References

  1. ^ a b Buchmann-Moller, Frank (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 357. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2013). The great jazz guitarists : the ultimate guide. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  3. ^ Raney, Jon. "Doug Raney: The Raney Legacy". www.jonraney.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.