“Strike Up the Band”
Red Norvo Trio (rec: 1953)
“The Song is You”
Birdland Sessions 1952 Featuring Jimmy Raney
“Motion”
Jimmy Raney Plays, 1953
“Stella by Starlight”
Jimmy Raney Quintet Featuring Phil Woods 1954
“The Flag is Up”
Jimmy Raney with Bob Brookmeyer, 1956
“Stella by Starlight”
Jimmy Raney Strings & Swings Featuring Bobby Jones, 1967
“Jim’s Tune”
Jimmy Raney In Three Attitudes (rec: 1956)
Fan transcriptions
I have often received many transcription offers from fans and musicians. I’ve devoted this section of page to this.
Enjoy! Keep ’em coming.
Transcription: Xavier Doré, Guitarist (France)
“Pennies from Heaven”
Jimmy Raney Visits Paris, Vol 1 (rec 1954)
Transcription: Joep van Leeuwen, guitarist, composer, educator (Netherlands). R.I.P.
“Anthropology”
Jimmy Raney, Live in Tokyo, (rec 1976)
Transcription: Luca Giberti, Guitarist, Educator,
Sound Music School, Conservatory of Livorno, Mascagni (Italy)
“Pardon My Bop”
Al Haig Meets Master Bop Saxes, (rec 1948)
Transcription: Francesco Cigna, Guitarist & Composer (Denmark)
“Tres Chouette”
Jimmy Raney Visits Paris, Vol 2 (rec 1954)
Transcription: Tim Quinn, Guitarist & Teacher (USA)
“I’m Old Fashioned”
Doug Raney, Back in New York (rec 1996)
*note. Transcription accuracy rests with the contributors. That said, most who have contacted me about their transcriptions are fine musicians in their own right.
8 Comments
Charlie Apicella
Hello Jon,
Thanks for all the hard work, wonderful job on the website.
Strings and Swings is one of my favorite all-time albums. Do you have the sheet music for the string quartet music Jimmy wrote?
Jon Raney
Thanks,
Re: Suite for Guitar Quintet.
I had the published score at one point. Not entirely sure I still have it though.
ESTEVAO KALAANY
Thanks for your wonderful page.
I´m searching the score of Invitation (duo Doug/Jimmy Raney)
Jon Raney
I haven’t transcribed that or seen a public transcription. You could give it a try! I would spot check and post. I used to have more time to do transcriptions but its current job makes it hard
Eddie McGee
Dear Jon,
Is there a transcription available of your piano version of “Danny Boy” ?
Eddie McGee
Jon Raney
Hello Eddie,
Sorry no. I started one but never finished it. If that changes I will let you know.
Best,
Jon
Anthony
Hello Jon,
I am looking for some Lead sheets for tunes recorded by Jimmy Raney. I have checked all the obvious Fake Books and I have done several internet searches to no avail.
In Particular, I am looking for these tunes :
Tres Chouette
No Male for Me
Cross Your Heart
Signal
Motion
Minor
Any leads would be greatly appreciated
AA
Jon Raney
Hello Anthony,
My recommendation would be simply to search this way:
Jimmy Raney, {Song tile), pdf then search images. There are plenty of hits
Another recommendation which I have done is simply transcribe them yourself? As a jazz musician seems like that is pivotal to understand better and getting under your fingers.
Cross Your Heart is not Dad’s tune. it’s a Standard
No Male for Me is Brookmeyer’s tune