Junior Mance - Junior

Release Date	08/12/2023
Format	LP (Verve By Request Series)
Label	Verve
Catalogue Number	5579886

 
Pianist Junior Mance, a veteran of albums and dates with Dinah Washington and Cannonball Adderley, was offered his own recording date by Norman Granz during a session with Dizzy Gillespie. The result is this 1959 debut album, a bluesy and swinging date with Gillespie’s drummer Lex Humphries and bassist Ray Brown. Highlights include the original “Jubilation” and Cole Porter’s “Love For Sale”.

This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.

Tracklist:

A Smooth One 
Miss Jackie's Delight 
Whisper Not 
Love For Sale 
Lilacs In The Rain 
Small Fry 
Jubilation
Birk's Works 
Blues For Beverlee 
Junior's Tune