Junior's Blues

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Junior's Blues
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Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedFebruary 14, 1962
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Riverside
RLP 447
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Junior Mance chronology
The Soul of Hollywood
(1962)
Junior's Blues
(1963)
Happy Time
(1962)

Junior's Blues is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label. [1] [2]

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Reception

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating "It's one of many consistently crafted works Mance would make over the years that mixed jazz and blues 50/50. Recommended". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Junior Mance except where noted.

  1. "Down the Line" - 4:58
  2. "Creole Love Call" (Duke Ellington) - 3:19
  3. "Rainy Mornin' Blues" - 4:00
  4. "Yancey Special" (Meade Lux Lewis, Andy Razaf) - 3:01
  5. "Gravy Waltz" (Steve Allen, Ray Brown) - 3:15
  6. "Cracklin'" - 4:32
  7. "In the Evening" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye) - 3:47
  8. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:28
  9. "The Jumpin' Blues" (Jay McShann, Charlie Parker) - 5:24

Personnel

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References

  1. Jazzland Records discography accessed November 12, 2012
  2. Junior Mance discography accessed August 15, 2016
  3. 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed November 12, 2012
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 927. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.