Live at the Top

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Live at the Top
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Live album by
Released1969
RecordedSeptember 6, 27 & 28, 1968
The Village Gate, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length36:13
Label Atlantic
SD 1521
Producer Joel Dorn
Junior Mance chronology
The Good Life
(1967)
Live at the Top
(1969)
With a Lotta Help from My Friends
(1970)

Live at the Top is a live album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was released on the Atlantic label in 1969. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Dave Nathan stating, "This is another satisfying session by Mance, who never received the attention and credit he merited for his playing". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Before This Time Another Year" (Traditional) - 9:32
  2. "I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)" (Billy Taylor, Dick Dalas) - 9:38
  3. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 9:13
  4. "Turning Point" (David Newman) - 7:50

Personnel

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References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 Series accessed September 18, 2015
  2. Junior Mance discography Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 18, 2015
  3. 1 2 Nathan, Dave. Live at the Top of the Gate – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 18, 2015.