In Good Company makes a nice companion piece to Warne Marsh's Back Home, another mid-'80s Criss Cross date reissued in 2001. Ted Brown and guitar legend Jimmy Raney are essentially co-leaders here, teaming with a stellar rhythm section in pianist Hod O'Brien, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Ben Riley. The CD adds five alternate takes to the original seven selections. There's some good Tristano-oriented bop writing here, particularly Brown's opening "Blimey," based on "Limehouse Blues."
Ted Brown
In Good Company
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In Good Company Review
by David R. Adler
Track Listing
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 04:49 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 05:56 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 06:40 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 04:37 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 07:01 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 04:49 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 06:13 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 06:24 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 06:29 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 05:09 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 04:35 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Ted Brown feat: Jimmy Raney | 06:48 | Amazon |