Blue Mance

Blue Mance
Studio album by The Junior Mance Trio
Released	April 25, 1995
Recorded	May 18, 1994
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:20
Label	Chiaroscuro CR(D) 331
Producer	Hank O'Neal
Junior Mance chronology
Here 'Tis (1992) Blue Mance (1995) Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (1994)

Blue Mance is an album by the jazz pianist Junior Mance, recorded in 1994 and released on the Chiaroscuro label the following year.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

AllMusic noted that "this CD finds Mance and his colleagues in excellent form on well-known standards as well as some lesser-known gems".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:36
2. "Head Start" (Keter Betts) - 5:12
3. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 8:10
4. "Teach Me Tonight" (Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn) - 5:21
5. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) - 9:31
6. "Blue Mance" (Junior Mance) - 7:35
7. "Shepherd of the Night Flock" (Duke Ellington) - 5:42
8. "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro) - 5:52
9. "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" (Billy Taylor) - 8:52
10. "Jazzspeak" - 9:07

Personnel

• Junior Mance - piano
• Keter Betts - bass
• Jackie Williams - drums

References

1. Chiaroscuro caltalog album entry Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 16, 2016
2. Junior Mance discography Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 16, 2016
3. Wynn, Ron. Blue Mance Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 928. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.