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Wisteria (Jimmy Raney album)

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Wisteria
Studio album by
Released1986
RecordedDecember 30, 1985
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length47:00
LabelCriss Cross Jazz
Criss 1019
ProducerGerry Teekens
Jimmy Raney chronology
In Good Company
(1985)
Wisteria
(1986)
But Beautiful
(1990)

Wisteria is an album by guitarist Jimmy Raney featuring Tommy Flanagan, recorded in 1985 and released on the Dutch label, Criss Cross Jazz.[1][2] The CD rerelease added one additional track recorded in 1990.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states "The interplay between the three musicians is impressive, and the subtle creativity makes repeated listenings of the modern mainstream music quite valuable. Recommended".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Hassan's Dream" (Benny Golson) – 7:18
  2. "Wisteria" (George Mraz) – 5:32
  3. "Ovals" (Jimmy Raney) – 6:25
  4. "Out of the Past" (Golson) – 7:04
  5. "I Could Write a Book" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:17
  6. "Ev'rything I Love" (Cole Porter) – 7:04
  7. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 7:18 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Criss Cross Jazz album details, accessed March 23, 2017
  2. ^ Jimmy Raney catalog, accessed March 23, 2017
  3. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Jimmy Raney Trio: Wisteria – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1192. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.