Blue and White (album)

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

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)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review 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

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

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

References

1. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 23, 2017
2. SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 23, 2017
3. 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.