Jimmy Raney: Out Of Nowhere

[SmallDays1]

Thanks so much for sharing this great footage, Best Wishes, Dave ('Small Days')

[peterguitar55]

A beautiful player and trailblazer who needs much more attention for his contribution to the development of the jazz guitar.

[Modes9]

The older I get, the less I want to hear flashy bs and the more I want to hear concrete melodic and harmonic ideas. Even when Jimmy gets "busy" there's a sound musical reason for it. I think I'll check out Charlie Christian after this...he was the source.

[gabri3l367]

Passo spesso da qua e non posso che fermarmi. Grande Jimmy Raney sempre nel mio cuore.

[grwatanabe]

wow.

love and joy to jimmy.

[gabri3l367]

Il numero uno dei grandi improvvisatori insieme a Tal Farlow. Senti che roba !!!!

[maxswing78]

@gabri3l367 Senza dimenticare Kenny Burrell e Barney.

[gjfanatique]

Yep, that's how you do it. Less is more. Melody, bass, rhythm. Single lines most of the time, and nothing is missing. It also takes a fine bass player and drummer to pull it off.

[nckdgmzsax]

Featuring Richard Karn on drums!

[boomerang905]

Something about this makes me wish I had been there!

[boomerang905]

I like. Really nice and cool.....this has caused me to take guitar lessons....finally!

[jhb134]

pix - Thanks for the video, from Actor's Theatre. Raney also played at a place at 6th and Main, in Louisville. At the time, the restaurant was called Charley's, or something like that. ... Too bad that the Jazz Factory, here in town, was closed a year or two ago. Ken Shapero mentioned that there wasn't enough, mid-week, business ... to keep it going.

[TSNash0555]

Wonderful player for sure - and he looks a bit like Michael Corleone in this vid! :-)

[veeshead]

@TSNash0555 You're funny!

[PTNMusic]

improv at its best

[guidoman]

OMG--I love hin--never knew he was so great!

[GabeSlice]

haha yeah, when he bursts into those sixteenth notes he plays clean as an m f er

[carlsev1]

That's definitely a Fender D'Aquisto Elite from the mid-eighties. I have a black one. I believe that Jimmy Bruno used one of these on his first album (Burnin') too. It's a fine jazz instrument. The tune is in the key of G Major, which is the standard key for Out Of Nowhere. I love what Jimmy does for the outro.

[carlsev1]

That's definitely a Fender D'Aquisto Elite from the mid-eighties. I have a black one. I believe that Jimmy Bruno used one of these on his first album (Burnin') too. It's a fine jazz instrument. The tune is in the key of G Major, which is the standard key for Out Of Nowhere.

[metallicafan979]

Can anyone tell me what key he's playing in?

[krizeans]

@metallicafan979 G

[FenceThis]

I almost forgot about Jimmy R. -a great innovative guitarist. Used to rehearse to some of his " Music minus one " stuff.Just listening to his combing patterns and picking up ideas from that alone was worth every second.Salute Jimmy !

[SuperBhubbard]

A gentlemen, a painter, and a consummate musician. I played music with Jimmy at Sunday service in Louisville KY. He was a beautiful person and when I listen to his music, i understand how simple and beautifully his personality is translated into his music. He is a must listen for all guitarists and musicians alike.

[sirtubbyhayes]

Raney is compelling for so may reasons not the least of which is his very hip phrasing and use of space - demonstrated here to very good effect

[freakbeatno1]

I agree with ArkRed1. No wonder Mingus used to get down from the stand to tackle such morons. I once attended a Chet Baker gig at Ronny Scott's place and it was ruined by a bunch of idiots with business accounts talking loudly at front row tables. How can people be so insensitive to the artist?

[ArkRed1]

Great guitar playing, but a lousy audience. I guess it would just be down right rude of you people to shut the hell up while the performers are playing. There's always got to be some losers who think what they have to say is soooo much more important that what the people are doing on stage. Why don't you do us all a favor and go blow your mouths in the parking lot or somewhere where we won't have to listen to you braindead ramblings.

[ericrob2112]

beautiful guitar. great sound!!

[papyslapet]

Geat jazz guitarist! Did i reed "Fender "on the head of this old L5 type guitar?

[seirvedsirob]

@papyslapet

the guitar played by Jimmy here is very likely a Fender D'Aquisto Elite. These were made back in the 80's from what I recall and there were wonderful instruments but apparently not too successful commercially.

[Luigi19730624]

Thank you very much for this video. Jimmy Raney is one of my favorite guitarist.

[anfiorsceal]

brilliant measured playing - like a Bach fugue- is that a Fender guitar?

[seirvedsirob]

@anfiorsceal

yes, likely a Fender D'Aquisto Elite made in the 80's.

[marcodelpapa1]

@seirvedsirob Hi there, I have a Fender Daquisto Deluxe but i can't find a web site to see the specific of thet guitar : can anybody help me ? Thx a lot :)

[seirvedsirob]

@marcodelpapa1 I'm no expert on these guitars, I just happen to have had the opportunity to play a used D'Aquisto Elite that was for sale in a local music store a little while ago. This link would be a start: wwwDOTarchtopDOTcom/ac_84fenda­sbDOThtml - Good Luck.

[maxswing78]

d'accordissimo.Le sue improvvisazioni erano vere e proprie composizioni,come d'altronde Wes.

[gabri3l367]

IL PIU' GRANDE tra i grandi chitarristi improvvisatori . Ti adoro !!!!!!

[pablodepinho]

He's great!

[nico69l1]

great. not a guitaristique guy. a jazzer with a guitar. relaxt lines, a few licks and good ears. hot.

[Heavengrey]

Thanks very much for posting this!!! Jimmy was very tasteful. A real champ! He did a nice book with Aebersold (Vol. 20) with several solos written out and his advice on how to play them and how to anticipate changes so you don't sound dead (i.e.; boring) when you solo.

[jazz1bro]

A creative genius. His son is great too!

[G7flat5]

He was great, never ran out of those continous lines.

[gabri3l367]

La vera chitarra jazz. Grande swing , fantasia melodica , bel suono , armonicamente perfetto. Un grande caposcuola. Grandissimo !!!!

[jazzmusic1937]

jimmy told the story when he returned to louisville he was soo stoned he didnt know where he was he said ihe lost his guitar which he finally found in a field jim managed to clean up an did some good stuff this tune was ok i heard him do better later

[varga88]

have you ever herd of sentences?

[bopplayer]

Drummer swings and dig that sweater.

[maestroDelakk]

wish i was there!

[ShEiKyErButTi]

One of the unsung greats, RIP Jimmy

[gtrvox]

Astounding player - and keep in mind he was almost completely deaf at this point (suffered from Meniere's Disease which affects hearing and balance)

[Kunstdesfechtens]

I love Jimmy's playing. The perfect blend of melody and logic.

[martinblasick]

I always thought he should be mo famous, Top flight true jazzman.

[anitadavideduo]

Jimmy Raney is great!

[fastiknart]

I saw Jimmy maybe 30 or 35 years ago in switzerland, playing with his son Dough... unforgettable experiance, beyond gravity...

[Upsunday]

One of the great guitarists that played with Stan Getz. His son is also a guitarist; they have played duo

[maxswing78]

Thanks Jimmy,the voice of the jazz guitar.

[Modes9]

I guess his attitude is: "Play motivicly and make every note count!"

[JazzGeetar213]

no doubt. his feel is unbelievable. he reminds quite a lot of paul desmond. that ridiculously relaxed and natural style of improv.

[jazzbox111]

Yeah, no bullshit sort of thing. I kind of like to think that is the best way to play, its without putting a 'mask' on, and everybody gets to be themselves. He is in the same class as desomond was in this sense, those desmond was maybe a little more of an 'intellectual' player.

[Gui7arFreak]

As well as improv should be, having the knowledge of music so well that it comes naturally without having to think about it...unprocessed, without the hint of mechanical thinking, it just flows.

I focused on technique for so long that I forgot about the foundations of music. Technique will find any musician that just ignores it, it comes with experience in my opinion.

[brankomacic]

one of the best

[MikeJohnstonguitar]

very good...thanks for the post.

[menilmontant]

his playing is so cool

thanks for posting!

[rbrtclmb]

Great Jimmy Raney!

[markwjazzguitar]

Yeah!!  Thats the sound! Great!

[bluespuppet]

Thanks for posting this! Jimmy Raney was a master of letting his guitar lines breathe between notes. His use of space is simply unsurpassed in jazz circles. A jazz icon!

[wintermoon1939]

thanks for posting these videos of Jimmy.

seems he's almost forgotten and not mentioned too often as one of the greats but he certainly was...

[bemyjazz]

Thanks for posting this rare video!

[mm00m]

Thank you for Jimmy Raney me because there was no image of ..most

favorite guitarist.. Jimmy who has it in Japan at all ..making it

moved deeply very much...

[rounder2u]

Many, many thanks for sharing this video where we can hear Jimmy stretch out in a nice trio-setting. Jazz-guitar at it's very best!

Jimmy is, in my opinion, unsurpassed in melodic improvisation, and he has also a very good sound.

[jazzand]

Wow, beautiful. Reminds me of the many nights I saw him play in New York around 1986 at Gregories and Bradley's. One of my main inspirations on jazz guitar.

[deangelico]

Thank you so much for this clip. I just love Jimmy's long graceful swinging lines. a lot of the young hotshots playing millions of notes that mean nothing could learn much from this sadly missed great player

[paynow]

I couldn't have said it better. The musicality in this beats listening to someone blast meaningless scales at 360 on a metronome. And Jimmy could play fast and meaningful too. He's so underrated.

[davens99]

Thank you!!!!

[Urbanflash11]

super!!!!!!!!!!

[ramonjazzguitar]

Very Nice! Like his rhythmical motives!