Blue and White (album)

1984 studio album by Doug Raney Quartet

Blue and White

Studio album by

Doug Raney Quartet

Released| 1984
Recorded| April 29, 1984
Studio| Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre| Jazz
Length| 52:54
Label| SteepleChase
SCS 1191
Producer| Nils Winther
Doug Raney chronology
| Everything We Love
(1983)  | Blue and White
(1984)  | Lazy Bird
(1984)

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Blue and White is an album by guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1983 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]

Ken Dryden of AllMusic states "Because Doug Raney has recorded almost exclusively for European labels, he isn't as well known in his homeland, but his CDs are well worth exploring".[3]

## Track listing

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1. "Blue and White" (Nisse Sandström) – 6:21
2. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 7:11
3. "Gingerbread Boy" (Jimmy Heath) – 9:39
4. "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 6:59
5. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 5:46
6. "Straight Street" (John Coltrane) – 9:18
7. "Minority" (Gigi Gryce) – 7:28 Bonus track on CD reissue

## Personnel

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* Doug Raney – guitar
* Ben Besiakov – piano
* Jesper Lundgaard – bass
* Aage Tanggaard – drums

## References

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1. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 23, 2017
2. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 23, 2017
3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Doug Raney: Blue and White – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1191\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Introducing Doug Raney (1977)
* Cuttin' Loose (1978)
* Stolen Moments (with Jimmy Raney, 1979)
* Duets (with Jimmy Raney, 1979)
* Listen (1980)
* I'll Close My Eyes (1982)
* Nardis (with Jimmy Raney, 1983)
* Meeting the Tenors (1983)
* Blue and White (1984)
* Lazy Bird (1984)
* Guitar Guitar Guitar (1985)
* Something's Up (1988)
* The Doug Raney Quintet (1988)

Live albums|

* Everything We Love (with Thorgeir Stubø, 1983)

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