Junior Mance Special
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Junior Mance Special is a solo album by jazz pianist Junior Mance recorded in the studio and live and released on the Sackville label in 1989.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars noting "While he's best at blues-tinged material, Mance shows the versatility necessary to do other material and doesn't substitute clichés and gimmicks for ideas and substance".[2]
Track listing
- "Yancey Special" (Meade Lux Lewis, Andy Razaf) - 5:15
- "Careless Love (Traditional) - 6:54
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 3:50
- "[I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free]]" (Billy Taylor) - 6:03
- "Since I Lost My Baby I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) - 6:18
- "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:54
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) - 6:21
- "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:45
- "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) - 7:14
- "Flat on Your Face" (Junior Mance) - 5:08
- Recorded at Cherry Beach Sound in Toronto, Canada on September 14, 1986 (tracks 1-5) and Cafe des Copains, Toronto, Canada on November 30, 1988 (tracks 6-10)
Personnel
References
- ^ Junior Mance discography accessed August 16, 2016
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Mance's Special Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2016.