Jimmy Raney – Masterful Jazz Guitar

Here’s a few videos of the great bebop guitarist Jimmy Raney. He played with many of the great jazz players including Barry Harris and Stan Getz.  I really enjoy his playing because he had an excellent lyrical and melodic flow. Check it out.

Here he’s playing Billie’s Bounce:

I love this one of he and Cal Collins playing “Just Friends”:

Finally, here’s Jimmy giving some masterclasses.  In the first clip, he’s answering the question: “Do you think about chord/scale relationships?”  In the second video, he talks about the importance of timing.

Enjoy!,

Leon