In Good Company (Ted Brown album) explained

In Good Company is an album by saxophonist Ted Brown with guitarist Jimmy Raney recorded in 1985 and released on the Dutch label, Criss Cross Jazz.^[1] The CD rerelease added five alternate takes in 1990 renaming the album Good Company and displaying Jimmy Raney's name more prominently.

Reception

David R. Adler of AllMusic observed "In Good Company makes a nice companion piece to Warne Marsh's Back Home ... There's some good Tristano-oriented bop writing here." noting "Ted Brown and guitar legend Jimmy Raney are essentially co-leaders here, teaming with a stellar rhythm section".

Track listing

1. "Blimey" (Ted Brown) – 4:49
2. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 5:56
3. "Lost and Found" (Hod O'Brien) – 6:40
4. "Sir Felix" (Jimmy Raney) – 4:37
5. "Instant Blue" (O'Brien) – 7:01
6. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 4:49
7. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:13
8. "Lost and Found" [alternate take] (O'Brien) – 6:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "We'll Be Together Again" [alternate take] (Fischer, Laine) – 6:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Blimey" [alternate take] (Brown) – 5:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Sir Felix" [alternate take] (Raney) – 4:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "People Will Say We're in Love" [alternate take] (Rogers, Hammerstein) – 6:48 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Ted Brown – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Raney – guitar
• Hod O'Brien – piano
• Buster Williams – bass
• Ben Riley – drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1020.html Criss Cross Jazz album details