The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance
{{Infobox album
| name = The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance
| type = studio
| artist = Junior Mance
| cover = The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1960
| recorded = October 25, 1960
New York City
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Jazzland
JLP 30
| producer = Orrin Keepnews
| chronology = Junior Mance
| prev_title = Junior
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard
| next_year = 1961
}}
The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Jazzland label.[https://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-jazzland-series/#jlp-30 Jazzland Records discography] accessed November 26, 2018[http://www.juniormance.com/Junior_Mance_Disco.pdf Junior Mance discography] accessed August 15, 2016
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = DownBeat
}}
The AllMusic site awarded the album three stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-soulful-piano-of-junior-mance-mw0000510309 AllMusic Review] accessed November 9, 2012 Leonard Feather noted in DownBeat that "Mance plays in a modern groove that combines several current trends, with a heavy accent on the blues."{{Cite news |last=Feather |first=Leonard |date=March 30, 1961 |title=The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance |work=DownBeat |pages=38}}
Track listing
All compositions by Junior Mance except where noted.
- "The Uptown"{{snd}}4:02
- "Ralph's New Blues" (Milt Jackson){{snd}}4:20
- "Main Stem" (Duke Ellington){{snd}}4:21
- "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" (Anna Sosenko){{snd}}3:38
- "Playhouse"{{snd}}4:14
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias){{snd}}3:55
- "In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee" (Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams){{snd}}4:36
- "I Don't Care" (Ray Bryant){{snd}}4:27
- "Swingmatism" (Jay McShann, William Scott){{snd}}5:12
Personnel
- Junior Mance{{snd}}piano
- Ben Tucker{{snd}}bass
- Bobby Thomas{{snd}}drums
References
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