Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard
1961 live album by Junior Mance
Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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Live album by Junior Mance | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | February 22–23, 1961 | |||
Venue | Village Vanguard, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:10 | |||
Label | Jazzland JLP 41 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Junior Mance chronology | ||||
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Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard is a live album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.[1][2]
Reception
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The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer wrote that the album was inferior to The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance, because it lacked emotion and individuality.[4] The AllMusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating: "Mance's many fans have no reason to despair though for, in addition to a boppish rendition of "Girl of My Dreams", the pianist does perform a generous amount of blues and soulful pieces".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Junior Mance except where noted.
- "Looptown" - 5:05
- "Letter from Home" - 4:50
- "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 4:01
- "63rd Street Theme" (Johnny Griffin) - 6:17
- "Smokey Blues" - 6:36
- "9:20 Special" (William Engvick, Earle Warren) - 5:10
- "Bingo Domingo" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:41
- "You Are Too Beautiful" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:30
Personnel
References
- ^ Jazzland Records discography accessed November 9, 2012
- ^ Junior Mance discography accessed August 15, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 9, 2012
- ^ a b Wilson, John S. (September 28, 1961). "Junior Mance: At the Villige Vanguard". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 20. pp. 33–34.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 927. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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albums
- Junior (1959)
- The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance (1960)
- Big Chief! (1961)
- The Soul of Hollywood (1962)
- Junior's Blues (1962)
- Happy Time (1962)
- Get Ready, Set, Jump!!! (1964)
- Straight Ahead! (1964)
- That's Where It Is! (1965)
- Harlem Lullaby (1966)
- I Believe to My Soul (1966)
- With a Lotta Help from My Friends (1970)
- That Lovin' Feelin' (1972)
- The Junior Mance Touch (1973)
- Holy Mama (1976)
- Deep (1980)
- For Dancers Only (1983)
- Truckin' and Trakin' (1983)
- Junior Mance Special (1986)
- Here 'Tis (1992)
- Blue Mance (1994)
albums
- Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard (1961)
- Live at the Top (1968)