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    Doug Raney Memorial

    May 7, 2016

    It is difficult to describe my feelings of grief adequately in words. What is going through my mind evolves from minute to minute. I cry suddenly thinking about an unresolved regret or hearing Doug’s beautiful passionate guitar tone and phrasing on a recording. I laugh suddenly at something I remembered Doug saying. Or I sit in silence contemplating what I must do while I’m here in Denmark to bring Doug’s passing to a proper close for those close to him.

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STELLA BY STARLIGHT (“STRINGS AND SWINGS” 1967)

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Jon Raney

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Bill Crow is 97 years young and still going strong. Bill and I had gotten to know each other in the 90's but we never really sat down and got into some of the finer details of his life and his relationship with my father, Guitarist, Jimmy Raney.

Bill met Dad first when they played together with vibraphonist Teddy Charles and from there Dad recommended Bill for Stan Getz’ band. Bill continued to play with Stan and Bob Brookmeyer. Brookmeyer, Hall and Dad became close friends. Bill went on to play with a famous trio with Marion McPartland then many years with Gerry Mulligan including on the famous film, Jazz on a Summer’s Day.

Bill is a bit of raconteur of jazz with an encyclopedic memory of all his experiences that he rattles like they happened yesterday. He writes a regular jazz column and is the author of 2 books, Jazz Anecdotes and from Birdland to Broadway. His website is https://www.billcrowbass.com
Bill Crow Interview
This is a demonstration of Jimmy Raney Book Chapter 3 and how you can use it to improve your playing
Jimmy Raney Book: Sequence & Development
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Jimmy Raney Displacement Demo
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Direct link to the book 
https://www.shermusic.com/9781883217853.php
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The Jimmy Raney Book: An Introduction
My interpretation of the Bill Evans classic. Still working on it! (For those of you who saw it before and commented my apologies for removing it! Had some issues and editing in any meaningful way is not really possible)
Keyboard Workshop: Very Early
In the spirit of "Workshop", I present this little unfinished woodshed ditty I was working a while back on Bill Evans' classic "Periscope".  So here's the thing, it's deceptively hard. Yes, it's in C but that's precisely the reason I find it hard. It's a "sea of C" so to speak and ALOT of repeated turnarounds on  II-V & III-VI. 

In other words, I find it easy to miss in C because they are similar white keys. At least with flats, you have some black key "guardrails".  And with the constantly repeated turnarounds, you have to find something interesting and different while maintaining consistency.  :)
Peri's Scope
I record for fun on my Yamaha P115 on some of my Fav Jazz Standards. 
This one is in the standard key of Eb. Was trying to press for some different elements: Changed harmony on the opening chord and some Bud Powell-like rising II-V chord substitutions in the middle. Enjoy!
Keyboard Workshop: Misty
I record for fun on my Yamaha P115 on some of my Fav Jazz Standards. 
This one is in the standard key of Eb. You might find some of my Shearing influences on this one.
Enjoy!
Keyboard Workshop: STAR EYES
I record for fun on my Yamaha P115 on some of my Fav Jazz Standards. 
On this one I tried to both choose an odd key and some more challenging harmonies. 
Enjoy!
Keyboard Workshop: My One and Only love
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