Jimmy Raney's Billie's Bounce

[raneyjr]

"Live in Tokyo"

[montgomerylatin]

Smokin'!!!! Wow, I've been blind: my listening has always started with Post Bop (I had all the earlier guitarists pigeonholed together in my mind!). This is amazing, though: drive, excitement, fantastic phrasing. I'm going to go get me some Jimmy Raney CDs!!! Any suggestions?

[montgomerylatin]

@montgomerylatin Whoah! What planet have I been living on?! I just checked out some Doug Raney on Amazon! Fantastic! I'm going to get one of these, too (Raney '96?).

[tellarjj]

Very nice version of Billie's Bounce !...

[gabri3l367]

Che grande assolo. Jimmy Raney magnifico

[ceidic]

Thanks for sharing! What a great musician

[Domingojazz]

One of the greatest guitarists ever...

[THCtastic]

Just beautiful.

[urheadonastick]

Many years ago I snapped up many many Jimmy Raney albums, so glad I did.

[MrDjraney]

hey how about Coltrane "plays the blues" that``ll clarify everything dj raney

[raneyjr]

Dude these comments are just so ridiculous You don't know who the f...Jimmy Raney is. And you're too f;ing stupid to realize that I ain't him, Even in this era of the internet where info is everywhere. 

[guitarstranger]

@raneyjr Well said! As I write, I'm listening to your rendition, and can tell anyone your Dad would be proud, and is probably looking down on us at this moment. A friend I'm sure you've at least heard of, Danny Embrey, once told me how wonderful Jimmy's playing was. god bless you, and "Take no Prisoners!!

[johncgusky]

No. You could use a bit more "blues feeling" though. Listen to some SRV or Albert King!!

[raneyjr]

to prev poster

r u f'ng kidding me man?

[johncgusky]

Not bad! Keep practicing!! omfg can u post tabs?????

[deangelico]

I just love the beautiful long lines that Jimmy played. They just flowed with so much ease and so much melody and swing. Wonderful

[benbrenn]

Could listen to him for ever

[dawg469]

so melodic!

such swing!!

he was all about the music-nothing superfluous, not afraid to take chances.

everything i love about improvisation.

thanks for this!

[EduardoAllo]

first second tou hear this man, you think "yeah, this is jazz guitar playin´...what a swing, that bebop feeling!!"

[GuitarFuYou]

THIS... is the definition of hip. Awesome.

[raneyjr]

Yes, that explains everything...

[paulb7]

In Jazz, you play over the chords. Think tension and release!

[raneyjr]

I don't understand the question at all. Fmajor Iie. FGABb C D E doesn't go thru this entire song. Why would you want to. F is just the key

[danlovesnan]

can anyone tell me why the tonality if "Fmajor" goes through all the song? I can't analyse this standart, I can't quite understand everything...can you tell me why I can play a Fmaj scale all through the song then? thank you!

[NyJazzGuit]

Amazing creativity.

[ThePmfan]

Superb. Your dad was a master.

[NickPycks6]

JIMMY RANEY fans....Parker 51 with Stan Getz has be posted!!!!!!check it out...recognition of Jimmy's Historic solo is long OVERDUE

[followthehatecrewild]

@NickPycks6 I have all of the recordings with Getz and Raney...amazing stuff with two of my favorite players

[mishaguitar]

the master!!

[Gminor7]

Mr Raney had, to my ears, some of the most beautiful lines in all of jazz. Hearing the flow of the chord changes, substitutes and all, in his lines is always just stunning to me. I'm happy to say I find it blues-y as hell, and I love Otis Rush, too.

[guidoman]

@Gminor7 The more I listen --he's(Jimmy Raney) really swinging--and I also love Otis Rush!! I guess my comment should have started with "open a can of worms". I think I was up late that night.

[jshearsmith]

Man his feel is killer.

[raneyjr]

You acknowledge it's not trad blues yet quibble that it isn't. The point being? If preference is to hear blues ideas that conform to certain models rather than a bebop hybrid that's your perogative. It's no more rehearsed than traditional based blues one where the player uses more idiomatically restricted set of ideas that he's played before but not in that order. An artist is to have a consistent vision. If he played standards like Jimmy Raney but blues like B.B. King you'd wonder why.

[grantgre]

@raneyjr I think you mean that once you as an artist start labeling things -blues vs Not blues that can limit your creativity. Take in every thing and use it.

[guidoman]

Not to open a can of worms but...this is where the line gets blurred --some choruses of the solo are bluesy and some are rehearsed lines over the changes which I would love to know how to play but really have no bluesiness to them---very technical and tough to play ---but not blues!!! Not that anyone ever said this song was supposed to be blues music. I could have put this comment on a bazillion videos--I just happened to see this one--Sorry.

[grantgre]

@guidoman All artists have licks one can hear. With the best players, their licks are harder to hear.

The point is the blues form enables all sorts of harmonic approaches. Listen to Charlie Christian solo over a blues verses someone like George Benson.. There is a you tube version of Oleo by Herbie Hancock which I saw recently that is so free harmonically it doesn't have the regular rhythm changes chords but rather just a tonal center.

[jazzguitardotcom]

@guidoman That's the beauty of it. The soloist has free reign to do what he likes. Jazz guys use the Blues form as a song form only, most of the time.

[kungfuaxe]

@guidoman one shouldn't comment where your knowledge is limited. The song form here is in fact a blues.The blues is a huge part of the jazz language, as a phrasing style and song form, and about "rehearsed lines" - all forms of improvisation have a language, what you might call "licks." BTW: good luck on rehearsing a solo like that!

[Fusongs]

Great Post

[gabri3l367]

Un po di Jimmy Raney prima di andare a letto fa solo bene . E vai con lo swing !!!!

[nordine98]

thanks!!!

[wesm65]

superb!

[allegedartistlessons]

WOW! great video! Thanx so much for the upload!

[Metalhead3333]

amazing! thankyou so much!

[gabri3l367]

JIMMY RANEY per sempre. SWING , fantasia , grande logica , bel suono e grande personalità , ect...

[718koki]

molt i molt bó !!!! increible el seu fraseig !!

[vividorrrr]

Thanks for posting. Worth transcribing

[ewe2oobes]

he does it just right

well filmed too, thanks!

[ewe2oobes]

he does it just right

[jobo1060]

Great stuff! Jimmy Raney was a monster.  It was like he turned on the spigot and the lines just flowed out of him. Thanks for posting this man.

[jasmoism]

Great jazz Guitarist !!!

[bopguity]

Wow, thanks so much for this video, and please post more if you have some! It's so informative to see how Jimmy fingered and articulated with his left hand - I'm so inspired. Jimmy Raney was one of the best ever.

[wizard3739]

As always, the King of Jazz Guitar bebop!

[RRdisciple]

god of jazz in human form. The Raneys are the some of the best musicians of jazz....way way under-rated but boy are they good!

[mondodave]

What can you say but KILLER!

[jdstit01]

Thanks for posting these videos! He was a real guitar hero and one of my biggest musical influences- like every other guitarist from Louisville!

[rjazzman]

que show is very fantastic beateful phrasing

[SIRONEDRAGON]

Fantastic !!  The Charlie Parker of Jazz Guitar !!!!!

[EduardoAllo]

@SIRONEDRAGON definitely...Bird is living in his fingers