Junior Mance

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Synopsis:

As pianist Junior Mance celebrates his eightieth birthday, Alyn Shipton talks to him about his recorded output, and together they select discs that cover not only Mance's solo work, but his collaborations ranging from work with Gene Ammons and Dizzy Gillespie to Cannonball Adderley and Lester Young.

PLAYLIST:
Jazz Library
Junior Mance

DISC 1
Title Junior’s Tune (part)
Artist Junior Mance
Composer Mance
Album Junior
Label Verve (Japan)
Number 5139 Track: ?

Personnel Junior Mance, p; Ray Brown, b; Lex Humphries, d. 1959.

DISC 2
Title Hot Springs
Artist Gene Ammons
Composer Jimmy Mundy
Album 1949-1950
Label Classics
Number 1329 Track 4

Personnel: Jesse Miller, t; Matthew Gee, tb; Ernest McDonald, as; Gene Ammons, ts; Junior Mance, p; Leo Blevins, g; Leroy Jackson, b; Wes Landers, d. 4 Oct 1949 Chicago.

DISC 3
Title Stringin’ The Jug Parts 1 and 2
Artist Gene Ammons
Composer Ammons / Stitt
Album 1950-51
Label Classics
Number 1367 Tracks 11 + 12

Personnel Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, ts; Junior Mance, p; Gene Wright, b; Wes Landers, d. 28 Oct 1950.

DISC 4
Title Ding Dong
Artist Lester Young
Composer Young
Album The Lester Young Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 8 CD 4 Track 18

Personnel: Jesse Drakes, t; Jerry Elliott, tb; Lester Young, p; JUnior Mance, p; Leroy Jackson, b; Roy Haynes, d. 23 June 1949.

DISC 5
Title Miss Jackie’s Delight
Artist Cannonball Adderley
Composer Adderley / Wright
Album Sophisticated Swing
Label Verve
Number 5284082 CD 1 Track 14

Personnel: Cannonball Adderley, as; Nat Adderley, c; Junior Mance, p; Sam Jones, b; Jimmy Cobb, d. Feb 1957.

DISC 6
Title There is no greater love
Artist Dizzy Gillespie
Composer Jones, Symes
Album Have Trumpet will Excite
Label Verve
Number 549744 Track 7

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, t; Junior Mance, p; Les Spann, g; Sam Jones, b; Lex Humphries, d. 17 Feb 1959.

DISC 7
Title Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
Artist Dizzy Gillespie
Composer Gillespie
Album Dizzy’s Diamonds
Label Verve
Number 513875-2 CD 2 Track 11

(originally on The Ebullient Mr Gillespie)
Personnel Dizzy Gillespie, t; Junior Mance, p; Les Spann, g; Sam Jones, b; Lex Humphries, d. 18 Feb 1959.

DISC 8
Title Junior’s Tune
Artist Junior Mance
Composer Mance
Album Junior
Label Verve (Japan)
Number 5139 Track 1

Personnel Mance, p; Ray Brown, b; Lex Humphries, d. 1959.

DISC 9
Title Hackensack
Artist Junior Mance
Composer Monk
Album Monk
Label Chiaroscuro
Number 370 Track 8

Personnel: Joe Temperley, bar; Junior Mance, p; Peter Washington, b; Mickey Roker, d. 2003.

DISC 10
Title Love For Sale
Artist Dinah Washington
Composer Porter
Album After Hours with Miss D
Label Verve
Number 0760562 Track 8

Personnel: Clark Terry, t; Eddie Chamblee, ts; Junior Mance, p; unknown, g; Keter Betts, b; Ed Thigpen, d. 4 Feb 1954.

DISC 11
Title Prelude to a Kiss
Artist Junior Mance / Martin Rivera
Composer Ellington
Album For Dancers Only
Label Sackville
Number 3031 Track 3

Personnel: Junior Mance p; Martin Rivera, b. July 1983.

DISC 12
Title Falling in love with love
Artist Junior Mance
Composer Rodgers / Hart
Album Blue Mance
Label Chiaroscuro
Number 331 track 1

Personnel: Mance, p: Keter Betts, b; Jackie Williams, d.

Broadcast:

1. 11 Oct 2008
   16:00
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