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Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard

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Released
  
1961

Length
  
42:10

Artist
  
Junior Mance

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Recorded
  
February 22-23, 1961

Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard (1961)
  
Big Chief! (1961)

Release date
  
1961

Genre
  
Jazz

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Venue
  
Village Vanguard, New York City

Label
  
J. Joes J. Edizioni Musicali

Similar
  
Junior Mance albums, Jazz albums

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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.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Junior Mance except where noted.

  1. "Looptown" - 5:05
  2. "Letter from Home" - 4:50
  3. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 4:01
  4. "63rd Street Theme" (Johnny Griffin) - 6:17
  5. "Smokey Blues" - 6:36
  6. "9:20 Special" (William Engvick, Earle Warren) - 5:10
  7. "Bingo Domingo" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:41
  8. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:30

Personnel

  • Junior Mance - piano
  • Larry Gales - bass
  • Ben Riley - drums

    • Songs

    1Looptown (Remastered 2015)5:06
    2Letter from Home (Remastered 2015)4:49
    3Girl of My Dreams (Remastered 2015)4:00

    References

    Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard Wikipedia
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