Jimmy Raney & Cal Collins: Just Friends

[hannahsfive]

When I was in college I used to go watch Cal play a regular gig at the Omni in Cincinnati - he was an amazing player - the best I had ever seen - played with Benny Goodman quite a bit if I remember correctly - very nice guy too - for me, an aspiring young guitarist living in Ohio it was an incredible thrill to see this "guitar superman" live - thanks for posting

[HERB4441]

I would like this vide except that the sound is so fucked up. These are two great guitarists, & they deserve much better than nthis.

[MarkFromHawaii]

Cal from Cinci - I miss him. I have the Cal Collins in San Francisco LP. Man, the grooves are worn on that. Thanks for posting this treasure.

[gabri3l367]

Grandi Jimmy e Call. Che swing ragazzi !!!!!!! Questo e Jazz a livelli massimi. Logica e vera improvvisazione.

[f15r18]

Magic guitars!! Thanks for posting!

[gabri3l367]

Due grandi chitarristi. Jimmy Raney super !!! Ogni tanto passo a sentire questo brano. Che goduria assoluta.

[718koki]

BRUTALMENTE FANTASTICO !!!!!!

[virveh]

cojones...

[MattLeGroulx]

Damn, Cal Collins is killin' it.  A big gap in my knowledge of jazz guitar exposed.

[pablodepinho]

Lovely!

[blujafunk]

haha 3:33 Jimmy Raneys notes and expression priceless jazz

[philh37]

"God" Collins, may he rest in peace.

[CutiePieZphi]

OMG!!I remember being at this with my daddy (Tyrone wheeler) I was like 5, in the basement of actor's theatre right? I remember this..

[SaunWhee]

CutiePie You forgot to mention that your daddy is the bass player and that was film around 20 years ago.

[CutiePieZphi]

indeed it was. When I saw it I recognized the basement right away bc I followed him to every gig that would allow me to. When I got sleepy I'd curl up and go to sleep in his bass case. lol

[musicman9897]

actually she did mention that her daddy was the bassist

and thats adorable, the bass case thing

[schizchris]

thanks for posting this great piece, very cool to see, I like that bass player, it really shows the types of playing involved here.

[CutiePieZphi]

thats my daddy! :-) (so proud)

[Joelguitarist]

Jimmy Raney is so good, fantastic playing!

Thanks for the uploading. A very nice Video.

[02x9]

Jimmy Raney's playing is so damn melodic and true to the bebop tradition. I almost fell of my chair the first time I heard him. Since then he has been my favorite bebop guitarist next to Tal Farlow. Cal Collin's rhythm playing was amazing on all of the videos in this Actors Theater series. He really seems to channel Django Reinhardt at times with those great string bends.

[minor7b5b9]

Tal is my favorite jazz guitarist too, especially his recordings from 1956-1960. I was a reed player, but after hearing Tal's "The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow" (now on CD) I gave up reeds & became a jazz guitarist.I thought this recording was the coolest thing I had ever heard.I may be wrong, but I think Tal was the first jazz guitarist to play bebop on guitar at this level.

[thejazzybass1]

great swingig video but that's not tal that's cal collins the most underrated guitarist in jazz history. I also think charlie christian was the first guitarist to play bop. keep swinging

[minor7b5b9]

I agree with you that Cal Collins is vastly underrated as a jazz guitarist. I especially love his cool, crisp sound; Tal Farlow: oops, my mistake!

[Jazzwayze]

You could be right there. But listen to Django playing his own composition 'Rhythm Futur'.. Boppy and way ahead of its time.

[steveykeeffe]

Two Great players, Jimmy`s been a favourite of mine since the Storyville sessions with Getz.

[orlandoCF1]

Very nice footage of Mr. Raney, he is so cool. Just sits there and blows people away.

[alpacaprods]

My first experience with jazz guitar was master classes with Mr. Raney at UofL school of music. I wasn't prepared for how wicked he was. It was like watching magic. I still have his hand written course notes somewhere...

[InternetToughGuyXL]

You're very lucky to have had that experience. I have the Aebersold books and they are my favorites. Such clean, well-executed lines, and endless ideas.

[tedwinward]

Great solo by Tyrone Wheeler on bass, too. Where is he now?

[mattwolfe3]

Did Jimmy Raney ever play with Charlie Parker?

[enalnitram]

I don't know of any recordings of them together, but they did used to hang out. Jimmy said that Charlie would stop by his apt and drink all his gin and listen to his records.

[minor7b5b9]

They kinew each other so they probably played together. I don't think they ever recorded together.

[wizard3739]

Jimmy Raney at his best! Absolutely the king of bebop guitar!! This video is really great and displays his never-ending melodic ideas as proof of his mastery of jazz guitar!!

[leonardsly]

wow, just occurred to me that Jimmy is the guy on the right. Had to google image it. Hmm. Lot's of cool album covers if you google "jimmy raney"

[styleomatic]

Wonderful video.. thank you for posting it... Cal Collins in San Francisco was the first jazz album I bought in the local music store. Come to think of it, laying around somewhere is a Jimmy Raney

lesson book too....

[unkyadam]

Hey Styleomatic........

Cal Collins San Fransisco has my favorite cut in the world...."Sometimes I'm Happy" the evolving and ebb and flow of mood is amazing.

Cal was a friend who I miss. Any way you could post the audio of "Sometimes I'm Happy"?Even though you most likely don't know me, it sure would be HUGE to me.

[pixaninny]

And I've been a longtime fan of Louis Stewart's so thank you John for posting the clips with Louis and Mundell Lowe.

[Chordwayze]

Saw a video of LS and ML on BBC some years back. ML reckoned Bill Evans composed 'Waltz for Debbie' as tribute to ML's daughter. Someone else reckoned that was wrong, so I dunno now! This is great stuff of course. I have a good few Raney records, glad to say.

[deangelico]

Great to see these clips on youtube. I have been a fan of Jimmy's for many years. thank you for posting

[itakethecoltrane]

Jimmy Raney...is straight up out of control. 5 stars

[Moshe13us]

For all Jimmy's fans, don't forget to get 2 CDs from Jamey Aebersold (volumes 20 & 29): you won't regret it.

You will play-along as long as you like with Jimmy and a good rythmic section.

Mo

[leandrocruzcps]

A melhor guitarra de bebop de todos os tempos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bobgure]

THANKS for posting this! I've been waiting to see Raney play on film and this doesn't disappoint. Time to watch it again(and again). :-)

[iamJROD]

Jimmy Raney and Johnny Smith... My favorite jazz guitarist.

[ramonjazzguitar]

This is just phenomenal!

Thanks for posting this great vid!

ramon

[chromaticbird]

The term genius really applys to Raney . As far as single note playing goes he has no equal . His time is the best. Check out Jimmy Raney Live in Tokyo for his best recording but skip the additional tracks added that weren't on the lp.

[rounder2u]

Many thanks for sharing this rare gem - a video with the master Jimmy Raney!

PS. One of his records is aptly titled 'The Master'

[hannahsfive]

raney had such a gift - his son is damn good too and they have at least one album together (dont know if it was issued on cd or not) - cal is no slouch either, I "discovered" him in Cincinnati playing in a hotel bar of a swank hotel (forget which one) - his playing was magic and he was so nice - great guy - we spent some time discussing music, etc., - i had no idea he was famous - this was when i was in college in athens ohio, maybe 17 years ago - funny, i still feel the same....

[minor7b5b9]

Jimmy & his son, Doug, have a great CD out called "Stolen Moments." It's issued by Steeplechase.

[hannahsfive]

yea - thats the one i was thinking of - thanks

[jazzguitarlife]

That was wonderful to watch. Thank you.

[NyJazzGuit]

Phenomenal! I've never seen Jimmy Raney on video. What a great touch, lines, sound everything! If you have any more, please post them - this is a treasure.

[thuss80]

Note to students of jazz guitar: Now. What was that you said about that collection of Jazz Licks in the back of Book 4, Intermediate Studies for Jazz Guitar being unimportant? Better play this vid again.

[boowannabee]

Outstanding! Jimmy Raney IS bebop on the guitar. Should be required listening for all aspiring jazz guitarists. Thanks for this rare video!!!