Cuttin' Loose

Cuttin' Loose
Studio album by Doug Raney Quintet
Released	1979
Recorded	August 17, 1978
Studio	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:14
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1105
Producer	Nils Winther
Doug Raney chronology
Introducing Doug Raney (1977) Cuttin' Loose (1979) Stolen Moments (1979)

Cuttin' Loose is the second album led by guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Dave Nathan of AllMusic states "Cuttin' Loose is a steadfast mainstream jazz session, and is recommended".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Lean Years" (Pat Martino) – 5:59
2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 9:37
3. "Arrival" (Horace Parlan) – 4:09 Bonus track on CD
4. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:55
5. "Frank-ly Speaking" (Parlan) – 5:22
6. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 8:09
7. "Four" (Eddie Vinson) – 5:45

Personnel

• Doug Raney – guitar
• Bernt Rosengren – tenor saxophone, flute
• Horace Parlan – piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
• Billy Hart – drums

References

1. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 23, 2017
2. SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 23, 2017
3. Nathan, Dave. Doug Raney: Cuttin' Loose – 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.