Junior Mance

Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. (October 10, 1928 – January 17, 2021), known as Junior Mance, was an American jazz pianist and composer.

Biography Early life (1928–1947) Mance was born in Evanston, Illinois. When he was five years old, Mance started playing piano on an upright in his family's home in Evanston. His father, Julian, taught Mance to play stride piano and boogie-woogie. and they worked in New York City during a week when Mance was suspended from school (having been caught playing jazz in a practice room). had missed his flight to Chicago, and Young asked Mance to replace him, thinking Mance was a fill-in rather than Ammons' regular pianist.

Discharged from the Army in 1953, Mance immediately started working at the Bee Hive Jazz Club in Chicago, completing the house rhythm section with Israel Crosby (bass) and Buddy Smith (drums). Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, The rotating line-up of all star pianists included Toshiko Akiyoshi, Monty Alexander, Geri Allen, Lynne Arriale, Kenny Barron, Joanne Brackeen, Ray Bryant, Bill Charlap, Cyrus Chestnut, Gerald Clayton, João Donato, Tommy Flanagan, Don Friedman, Benny Green, Barry Harris, Gene Harris, Hank Jones, Duke Jordan, Roger Kellaway, John Lewis, Harold Mabern, Dave McKenna, Marian McPartland, Mulgrew Miller, Dado Moroni, Hod O'Brien, Eric Reed, Ted Rosenthal, Renee Rosnes, Mal Waldron, Cedar Walton, James Williams, and Chihiro Yamanaka, with bassist Bob Cranshaw and either Alan Dawson or Grady Tate on drums. Junior Mance Special (Sackville, 1989) – recorded in 1986–88 Here 'Tis (Sackville, 1992) Blue Mance (Chiaroscuro, 1995) – recorded in 1994 Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Enja, 1994) Milestones (Sackville, 1999) – recorded in 1997 Mance (Chiaroscuro, 2000) – guests Etta Jones and Lou Donaldson. recorded in 1998. Yesterdays (M&I, 2002) – guest Eric Alexander. recorded in 2000. Groovin' Blues (M&I, 2002) with Eric Alexander – recorded in 2001 On the Road (Trio, 2002) – live Blues Ballads And 'A' Train (Trio, 2003) – recorded in 2000 Soul Eyes (M&I, 2004) The Shadow of Your Smile (Pony Canyon, 2006) Ballads (M&I, 2006) Groovin' With Junior (Sackville, 2008) Blue Minor (Mojo, 2008) For My Fans...It's All About You (Kickstarter, 2015)

Live albums

Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard (Jazzland, 1961) Live at the Top of the Gate (Atlantic, 1968) Live at Sweet Basil (Flying Disk, 1977) First: Live at 3361 Black (Tokuma, 2004) – recorded in 1984 Second: Live at 3361 Black (Tokuma, 2004) – recorded in 1984 At Town Hall, Vol. 1 (Enja, 1995) At Town Hall, Vol. 2 (Enja, 1995) Jubilation (Sackville, 1996) recorded in 1994 Live at the 1995 Floating Jazz Festival (Chiaroscuro, 1996) Live at the 1996 Floating Jazz Festival (Chiaroscuro, 1997) Live at the 1997 Floating Jazz Festival (Chiaroscuro, 1998) Live at the 1998 Floating Jazz Festival (Chiaroscuro, 1999) Mance (Chiaroscuro, 2000) – recorded in 1998 Opus de Funk (Absord, 2003) – recorded in 1991 The Music of Thelonious Monk (Chiaroscuro, 2003) with Joe Temperley – recorded in 1996, 2000 Live at Cafe Loup (JunGlo, 2007) Out South (JunGlo, 2010) Letter From Home (JunGlo, 2011) The Three of Us (JunGlo, 2012)

As sideman

With Cannonball Adderley In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley (EmArcy, 1956) Sophisticated Swing (EmArcy, 1957) Cannonball's Sharpshooters (EmArcy, 1958)

With Nat Adderley To the Ivy League from Nat (EmArcy, 1956) Little Big Horn! (Riverside, 1963)

With Gene Ammons Soulful Saxophone (Chess, 1959) – recorded in 1948-50 Jug and Sonny (Chess, 1960) – recorded in 1948-51 All Star Sessions (Prestige, 1956) – recorded in 1950-55 The Boss Is Back! (Prestige, 1969) Brother Jug! (Prestige, 1969) Together Again for the Last Time (Prestige, 1976) with Sonny Stitt – recorded in 1973

With Dizzy Gillespie The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959) Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (Verve, 1959) Copenhagen Concert (1979) – recorded in 1959 To Diz with Love (Telarc, 1992) – live

With Johnny Griffin Johnny Griffin (Argo, 1958) – recorded in 1956 Tough Tenors (Jazzland, 1960) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Griff & Lock (Jazzland, 1960) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis The First Set (Prestige, 1961) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis The Tenor Scene (Prestige, 1961) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis The Late Show (Prestige, 1961) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis The Midnight Show (Prestige, 1961) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Lookin' at Monk! (Jazzland, 1961) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

With Jimmy Scott The Source (Atlantic, 1969) Dream (Sire, 1994)

With Sonny Stitt Kaleidoscope (Prestige, 1957) – recorded in 1950-51 Stitt's Bits (Prestige, 1958) – recorded in 1950 The Matadors Meet the Bull (Roulette, 1965) The Last Stitt Sessions, Vol. 1 (Muse, 1982)

With Clark Terry Everything's Mellow (Moodsville, 1961) One on One (Chesky, 2000)

With Dinah Washington After Hours with Miss "D" (EmArcy, 1954) Dinah Jams (EmArcy, 1955) – recorded in 1954 In the Land of Hi-Fi (EmArcy, 1956)

With Joe Williams At Newport '63 (RCA, 1963) Me and the Blues (RCA, 1964) Havin' a Good Time (Hyena, 2005) – live recorded in 1964

With others Ernie Andrews, No Regrets (Muse, 1992) Art Blakey, Hard Drive (Bethlehem, 1957) Clifford Brown, Jam Session (EmArcy, 1954) Benny Carter, A Man Called Adam (Original Soundtrack) (Reprise, 1966) Jimmy Cleveland, A Map of Jimmy Cleveland (Mercury, 1959) Arnett Cobb, Keep On Pushin' (Bee Hive, 1984) Ray Crawford, Smooth Groove (Candid, 1988) – recorded in 1961 Harry "Sweets" Edison, Live at the Iridium (Telarc, 1997) Paul Gonsalves, Jazz School (EmArcy, 1956) Virgil Gonsalves, Jazz at Monterey (Omega, 1959) Dexter Gordon, Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux (Prestige, 1970) Joe Gordon, Introducing Joe Gordon (EmArcy, 1955) – recorded in 1954 Bennie Green, Glidin' Along (Jazzland, 1961) Al Grey, Centerpiece: Live at the Blue Note (Telarc, 1995) Buddy Guy, Buddy & the Juniors (MCA, 1970) Aretha Franklin, Soul '69 (Atlantic, 1969) Red Holloway, Standing Room Only (Chiaroscuro, 2000) – recorded in 1998 José James, The Dreamer (Brownswood Recordings, 2008) Eddie Jefferson, Letter From Home (Riverside, 1962) Etta Jones, Etta Jones Sings (Roulette, 1966) – recorded in 1965 Irene Kral, Better Than Anything (Äva, 1963) Jay Leonhart, Great Duets (Chiaroscuro, 1999) Les McCann, Comment (Atlantic, 1970) – recorded in 1969 Howard McGhee, The Sharp Edge (Fontana, 1961) The Metronomes, Something Big (Jazzland, 1962) James Moody, Last Train from Overbrook (Argo, 1958) Wild Bill Moore, Wild Bill's Beat (Jazzland, 1961) Barbara Morrison, Live at the Dakota, Volume 2 (Dakota, 2005) – live Sandy Mosse, Relaxin' with Sandy Mosse (Argo, 1959) Leo Parker, 1947–1950 (Classic, 2002) – 78 rpm singles recorded for Savoy in 1947 Ken Peplowski, Illuminations (Concord Jazz, 1991) Billie Poole, Confessin' the Blues (Riverside, 1963) Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Soul to Jazz II (Act, 1997) Alvin Queen, Glidin' and Stridin' (Nilva, 1981) Arnold Sterling, Here's Brother Sterling (Jam, 1982) Frank Vignola, Appel Direct (Concord Jazz, 1993) Wilbur Ware, The Chicago Sound (Riverside, 1957) Ben Webster, Live at Pio's (Enja, 1963) – live Marion Williams, The New Message (Atlantic, 1969) Leo Wright, Blues Shout (Atlantic, 1960) Lester Young,The Immortal Lester Young - Blue Lester (Savoy, 1949)