Xanadu Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Influence

| Recorded | Sep 2, 1975 |
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| Label | Xanadu Records |
| Released | 1975 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1013006 |
The record
Cut deep in the Xanadu vaults, this trio date lets Raney's lines breathe against Jones and Higgins' easy swing. Understated bebop guitar from a player who'd already shaped the language a generation earlier alongside Getz.
Session personnel
- Sam Jones — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Jimmy Raney — guitar
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1976 | Xanadu Records · JC-7015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1976 | Xanadu Records — STEREO |
| 1976 | Xanadu Records · JX.6613 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Xanadu Records · YS-7093-DU — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Xanadu Records · BRJ-4556 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1998 | Prevue · CD PR 23 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | Xanadu Records · TKCB-71515 — CD, Album, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
Follow the players
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