Jimmy Raney 1984 Dancing in the Dark

Nashville, 1984 (?) date is my recollection. Bassist is Jim Ferguson. Drummer is not referenced on the box (or given any facetime for that matter!) given the fanatical finger focus of the guitar enthusiast videographer. Though pretty amazing to watch those fingers, eh? Like a spider spinning a delicate web!

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[jscottjazz]

wow this takes me back.I played with Jimmy once a week for a few years. I'm the other guitarist on U of L seminar postings. Aside from his musical genius, he was one of the warmest and funiest people I've ever known. Thanks for the posting

[raneyjr]

hey scott, how ya doin

thanks for dropping by

[buckyskank]

thank you for the post.

what size gauge and brand of strings did he use?

[raneyjr]

My recollection was med. gauge D'Addario. He also used Attila's strings.

Why do you ask?

[jazzand]

Yeah Jon,

This would be fun to transcribe, especially since we can get all the fingerings!

I transcribed and learned a bunch of your dad's solos many years ago but had never seen him play. Back then, some well-meaning soul had convinced me to use my 4th finger more. So imagine how surprised I when I met Jimmy in the 80s and saw that he played mostly with the first 3, using the 4th only as a kind of auxiliary!

I think that plays a large part in his legato sound.

~ Rick Stone

[raneyjr]

He definitely navigates horizontally perhaps more than other players (for example Doug). I think the legato is as much a function of the pressure he used. And he used high action to make him really in control--less unintentional notes. I think cello playing influenced him a lot--if you look at the position of his fingers pointed NW.

Yeah definitely transcribe it with the fingering!

[thesheriffdrums]

The drummer sounds like my old friend Teddy Linder. He lived in Nashville around that time.

[SPGGuitar251]

This is very beautiful. Thank you, Doug.

[SIRONEDRAGON]

This is fabulous !! Wonderful to see His fingers gliding over the fretboard with such ease.. Like a Spider on a web of silk.

[MOGLIDER]

Thanks for this great clip of Jimmy Raney playing one of my favourate songs.

We need more of Jim Ferguson,a very fine bassist and jazz singer.Can someone oblige?

Jim's duet album "Haunted Heart" with Mundell Lowe is a beauty.

[sisorlo]

I think this is a real "Dancing in the dark" of the incredile Jimmy's fingers...with this, i mean that the video is a just little too dark...but the fingers of Jimmy Raney make marvellous music...as usual

[gabri3l367]

Grande Jimmy e grande swing !!!

[booksteve]

Talk about a master class on how to play a tune and move the music around on the fretboard. Jimmy Raney was an absolute master guitarist.

[splanky87]

I get criticized for playing horizontally alot so it's get to see that your dad did it as well.

I just transcribed his solos on Isn't it Romantic and Spring is Here and learned SO much. Thanks for the post.

-Alex