Doug Raney Sextet: Meeting The Tenors (1983 – Criss Cross)

Doug Raney is probably fed up with being described as the son of Jimmy Raney, but that’s the way it goes when your father is one of the most revered guitarists in jazz. This set was recorded in 1983, when Doug was 26 and still very much under Jimmy’s musical influence. The connection is less marked in his playing today. The tenors in question are Ferdinand Povel, perhaps best known for his work with Dutch Radio’s Metropole Orchestra, and Bernt Rosengren, a leading Swedish player. The session was recorded at the end of a tour, and has the ease and looseness that comes from playing together regularly. The arrangements are neat but not elaborate and the rhythm section of Horace Parlan, Jesper Lundgaard and Ole Jacob Hansen steams along nicely. No one would describe this album as a towering classic, but it is thoroughly enjoyable, none the less. It also contains that great rarity: a literate and informative insert-note.
Mark Gardner

Tracklist:
1.: Up In Quincy’s Room
2.: Blues For Bart
3.: Waltz Number One
4.: Arrival
5.: Lover Man
6.: The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Personnel:
Doug Raney (Guitar)
Horace Parlan (Piano)
Bernt Rosengren (Ten Sax / Flute)
Ferdinand Povel (Ten Sax)
Jesper Lundgaard (Bass)
Ole Jacob Hansen (Drums)

Recorded April 29, 1983 in Monster, The Netherlands by Max Bolleman – Label: Criss Cross

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