This intriguing set features Jimmy Raney in a set of overdubbed guitar duets with himself. He put a lot of thought into the interpretations, which range from a couple of nearly free pieces ("New Signal" and a revamping of the standard "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") to mostly pre-planned numbers influenced by classical music, a fairly ad-lib "The Way You Look Tonight," a straightforward rendition of the pretty "Wait 'Til You See Her," and the tricky "Blues Variations." - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1. The Fugue (Jimmy Raney)
2. New Signal (Jimmy Raney)
3. How Deep Is the Ocean? (Irvin Berlin)
4. The Way You Look Tonight (Dorothy Fields/Jerome Kern)
5. Wait Till You See Her (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
6. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Otto Harbach/Jerome Kern)
7. Blues Variations (Jimmy Raney)
JIMMY RANEY guitar
Recorded December 20, 1976
Xanadu Records - Xanadu 140