Great jazz piano player, Junior Mance was born Julian Clifford Mance Jr on October, 10th, 1928 in Evanston, Chicago. He had music studies at Roosevelt College, leaving when he turned professional in 1947, joining Jimmy Dale.
GENE AMMONS GROUP
Junior Mance first played in Gene Ammons Group from 1948 to 1949, but cannot find proper info about the other players. Help, please:
GENE AMMONS GROUP #? |
1948-1949 |
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Gene Ammons † sax | Junior Mance † piano | + others unknown to me. Help! |
LESTER YOUNG GROUP
This was the Lester Young And His Orchestra in March and April 1949:
Junior Mance joined in 1949 and stayed less than a year.
LESTER YOUNG GROUP #? |
1949 |
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Lester Young † sax | Tex Briscoe bass | Junior Mance † piano | Jesse Drakes trumpet | Jerry Elliott trombone | Roy Haynes drums |
Junior Mance joined in 1949 and stayed less than a year.
GENE AMMONS GROUP (again)
Junior Mance rejoined Gene Ammons Group in 1950 until 1951. This was the lineup for the Gene Ammons-Sonny Stitt Septet in March 1951:
GENE AMMONS GROUP #? |
1951 |
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Gene Ammons † sax | Sonny Stitt † sax | Eugene Wright † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Bill Massey trumpet | Wade Marcus trombone |
Teddy Stewart drums |
Other info on members of Gene Ammons Group (I know up to 21 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | James Moody |
To be covered (14): | Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Pete Cosey, Miles Davis, Cleveland Eaton, Art Farmer, Eddie Harris, Jackie McLean, Teddy Stewart, Sonny Stitt, Mal Waldron, Eugene Wright |
Not enough info (5): | Jodie Christian, Duke Jordan, Wade Marcus, Bill Massey, Marshall Thompson |
AND THEN...
After being released from military duties in 1953, he played with the house band at the Bee Hive in Chicago (along with bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Buddy Smith) until 1954.
DINAH WASHINGTON BAND
In 1954, Junior Mance backed Dinah Washington for a year and a half. This is one of the possible lineups, circa August 1954:
DINAH WASHINGTON BAND #? |
1956 |
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Dinah Washington † vocals | Keter Betts † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Max Roach † drums |
Other info on members of Dinah Washington Band (I know up to 23 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Al Harewood, Ed Shaughnessy |
To be covered (14): | Art Blakey, Patti Bown, Sonny Clark, Jimmy Cobb, Johnny Griffith, Percy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Melba Liston, Blue Mitchell, Max Roach, Sahib Shihab, Ed Thigpen, Paul West, Ernie Wilkins |
Not enough info (6): | Keter Betts, Al Jones, Harold Ousley, Dinah Washington, Larry Wildrice, Fats Wright |
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY GROUP
In 1956, Junior Mance joined Cannonball Adderley until the end of 1957. This was the Cannonball Adderley Quintet in December 1956:
Some sources say that the drummer sometimes was Jimmy Cobb instead of Specs Wright. Can anyone confirm me that, please?
For some TV appearances, they were joined by singer Sylvia Syms.
This was the Cannonball Adderley Quintet that appeared at Newport Jazz Festival in July 1957:
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY GROUP #? |
1956 |
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Cannonball Adderley † sax | Sam Jones † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Nat Adderley † cornet | Specs Wright † drums |
Some sources say that the drummer sometimes was Jimmy Cobb instead of Specs Wright. Can anyone confirm me that, please?
For some TV appearances, they were joined by singer Sylvia Syms.
This was the Cannonball Adderley Quintet that appeared at Newport Jazz Festival in July 1957:
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY GROUP #? |
1957 |
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Cannonball Adderley † sax | Sam Jones † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Nat Adderley † cornet | Jimmy Cobb † drums |
Other info on members of Cannonball Adderley Group (I know up to 21 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Nat Adderley |
To be covered (19): | Cannonball Adderley, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb, George Duke, Victor Feldman, Hal Galper, Victor Gaskin, Barry Harris, Louis Hayes, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Charles Lloyd, Roy McCurdy, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Bobby Timmons, Ernie Wilkins, Specs Wright, Joe Zawinul |
ART BLAKEY GROUP
In some places, I read that Junior Mance was a member of Art Blakey Band. Looking in Blakey´s discography, we find Junior Mance in an album in a sessions that took place in October 1957, so I´m going to give this as a proper lineup, but any info would be very appreciated:
ART BLAKEY GROUP #? |
1957 |
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Art Blakey † drums | Spanky DeBrest † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Bill Hardman † trumpet | Johnny Griffin † sax |
Other info on members of Art Blakey Group (I know up to 88 members) | |
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Already covered (3): | Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton |
To be covered (84): | Christopher Amberger, Jan Arnet, Mickey Bass, Walter Bishop Jr, Art Blakey, Terence Blanchard, Juini Booth, Joanne Brackeen, Randy Brecker, Cameron Brown, Clifford Brown, Donald Brown, Jaki Byard, Donald Byrd, George Cables, Chick Corea, Olu Dara, Nathan Davis, Walter Davis, Spanky DeBrest, Sam Dockery, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Dorham, Kevin Eubanks, Robin Eubanks,... up to 84 musicians. |
LESTER YOUNG GROUP (again)
In June & July 1958, we can find Junior Mance playing again with Lester Young And His Quintet:
LESTER YOUNG GROUP #? |
1958 |
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Lester Young † sax | Paul West bass | Junior Mance † piano | Curtis Fuller trombone | Willie Jones † drums |
Other info on members of Lester Young Group (I know up to 19 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Chico Hamilton |
To be covered (10): | Aaron Bell, Tony Fruscella, Curtis Fuller, Roy Haynes, Eddie Jones, Wynton Kelly, John Lewis, Rene Urtreger, Paul West, Lester Young |
Not enough info (7): | Lee Abrams, Tex Briscoe, Jesse Drakes, Jerry Elliott, Willie Jones, Earl Knight, Bud Powell |
DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA
This was followed by Mance joining Dizzy Gillespie in 1958, touring Europe with him in 1959.
This was the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet in January 1959:
This was the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet in September 1959 (also in 1960):
This was the Dizzy Gillespie Group in July 1960:
This was the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet in January 1959:
DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA #? |
1979 |
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Dizzy Gillespie † trumpet, vocals | Les Spann guitar, flute | Sam Jones † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Lex Humphries † drums |
This was the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet in September 1959 (also in 1960):
DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA #? |
1959 |
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Dizzy Gillespie † trumpet, vocals | Art Davis bass | Junior Mance † piano | Leo Wright sax, flute | Teddy Stewart drums |
This was the Dizzy Gillespie Group in July 1960:
DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA #? |
1960 |
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Dizzy Gillespie † trumpet, vocals | Art Davis bass | Junior Mance † piano | Leo Wright sax, flute | Al Dreares drums |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP
Junior Mance formed his own trio around 1961, touring and recording.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in February 1961:
They recorded the live album At The Village Vanguard that same month.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in 1963:
They also backed Joe Williams for a while.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in February 1961:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1961 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Larry Gales bass | Ben Riley † drums |
They recorded the live album At The Village Vanguard that same month.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in 1963:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1963 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Mickey Roker † drums |
They also backed Joe Williams for a while.
EDDIE ´LOCKJAW´ DAVIS GROUP
In between gigs with his trio, he also joined the Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis-Johnny Griffin quintet during 1960 and 1961.
We can find this edition of the Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet in January 1961:
In 1964, they released the album Live! The Midnight Show at Minton´s Playhouse.
We can find this edition of the Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet in January 1961:
EDDIE ´LOCKJAW´ DAVIS GROUP #? |
1961 |
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Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis † sax | Johnny Griffin † sax | Larry Gales bass | Junior Mance † piano | Ben Riley † drums |
In 1964, they released the album Live! The Midnight Show at Minton´s Playhouse.
Other info on members of Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis Group (I know up to 23 members) | |
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Already covered (3): | Buddy Catlett, Bill Eyden, Ben Riley |
To be covered (12): | Ray Brown, Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis, George Duvivier, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Johnny Griffin, Spike Heatley, Wynton Kelly, Bill Le Sage, Jesper Lundgaard, Oscar Peterson, Jimmie Smith, Ed Thigpen |
Not enough info (7): | Georges Arvanitas, Arthur Edgehill, Larry Gales, Jackie Sampson, Charles Saudrais, Shirley Scott, Niels Jorgen Steen |
JOE WILLIAMS GROUP
Junior Mance and his trio backed singer Joe Williams in 1963 and 1964.
This was the impressive group that backed Joe Williams in the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1963:
In February 1964, Joe Williams & Ben Webster were backed by Junior Mance Trio:
This was the impressive group that backed Joe Williams in the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1963:
JOE WILLIAMS GROUP #? |
1963 |
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Joe Williams † vocals | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Clark Terry † trumpet | Howard McGhee † trumpet | Coleman Hawkins † sax |
Zoot Sims † sax | Mickey Roker † drums |
In February 1964, Joe Williams & Ben Webster were backed by Junior Mance Trio:
JOE WILLIAMS GROUP #? |
1964 |
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Joe Williams † vocals | Ben Webster † sax | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Mickey Roker † drums |
AND THEN...
But a health problem forced Junior to take some rest during 1966 and 1967, making a full comeback in 1968 with a new trio.
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
This was the Junior Mance Trio in September 1968:
They recorded the live album Live at the top, featuring guest appearance by David ´Fathead´ Newman in two of the tracks.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in June 1970:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1977 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Wilbur Little bass | Rudy Collins drums |
They recorded the live album Live at the top, featuring guest appearance by David ´Fathead´ Newman in two of the tracks.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in June 1970:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1970 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Martin Rivera bass | Oliver Jackson † drums |
DEXTER GORDON GROUP
This was the personnel for Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance Trio appearing at Montreux Jazz Festival in June 1970:
DEXTER GORDON GROUP #? |
1987 |
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Dexter Gordon † sax | Junior Mance † piano | Martin Rivera bass | Oliver Jackson † drums |
Other info on members of Dexter Gordon Group (I know up to 24 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Cedar Walton |
To be covered (17): | Dee Dee Bridgewater, George Cables, David Eubanks, Don Friedman, Eddie Gladden, Dexter Gordon, Tim Hagans, Winard Harper, Billy Higgins, Bobby Hutcherson, Victor Lewis, Kirk Lightsey, Pierre Michelot, Rufus Reid, Martin Rivera, Aldo Romano, Woody Shaw |
Not enough info (5): | Oliver Jackson, James Johnson Jr, Walter Norris, Hideo Shimaro, Ikira Suzui |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
This was the Junior Mance Trio in May 1976:
They recorded the live album Holy mama, taken from two concerts that same month.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in June 1977:
They recorded the live album Live at Sweet Basil that same month.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in October 1984:
This was the Junior Mance Trio in September 1989:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1976 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Martin Rivera bass | Salvatore LaRocca drums |
They recorded the live album Holy mama, taken from two concerts that same month.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in June 1977:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1977 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Gene Taylor bass | Ben Riley † drums |
They recorded the live album Live at Sweet Basil that same month.
This was the Junior Mance Trio in October 1984:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1984 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Martin Rivera bass | Alvin Queen drums |
This was the Junior Mance Trio in September 1989:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1989 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Martin Rivera bass | Rudy Lawless drums |
100 GOLD FINGERS
During the nineties, Junior Mance has been part of the 100 Gold Fingers combo, featuring jazz piano legends touring together with a rhythm section, usually touring Japan every two years. Mance appears in almost every edition.
This was the roster for 100 Gold Fingers, in some of the concerts in May 1990:
Part of these performances appear in the live album Piano playhouse 1990, recorded in May 1990.
This was the roster for 100 Gold Fingers, in some of the concerts in May 1990:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
1990 |
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Lynne Arriale piano | Kenny Barron piano | Tommy Flanagan † piano | Hank Jones † piano | Junior Mance † piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass |
Alan Dawson † drums |
Part of these performances appear in the live album Piano playhouse 1990, recorded in May 1990.
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
In March 1991, we can find Junior Mance playing in duo format with Pierre Boussaguet:
In April 1991, Junior Mance and Frank Wess plays together:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1991 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Pierre Boussaguet bass |
In April 1991, Junior Mance and Frank Wess plays together:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1991 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Frank Wess † sax, flute | Martin Rivera bass | Alvin Queen drums |
100 GOLD FINGERS (again)
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 1991:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
1991 |
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Toshiko Akiyoshi piano | Kenny Barron piano | Ray Bryant † piano | Barry Harris piano | Hank Jones † piano | Duke Jordan † piano |
Roger Kellaway piano | John Lewis † piano | Harold Mabern † piano | Junior Mance † piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Alan Dawson † drums |
DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA (again)
In January & February 1992, Dizzy Gillespie plays some special tribute gigs, with some of the best trumpet players guesting with him:
A live album was recorded, To Diz with love, released that same year. The guest trumpet players appearing are: Jon Faddis, Doc Cheatham, Wynton Marsalis, Claudio Roditi, Wallace Roney, Red Rodney, Charlie Sepulveda and Lew Soloff.
DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA #? |
1992 |
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Dizzy Gillespie † trumpet, vocals | Peter Washington bass | Junior Mance † piano | Kenny Washington drums |
A live album was recorded, To Diz with love, released that same year. The guest trumpet players appearing are: Jon Faddis, Doc Cheatham, Wynton Marsalis, Claudio Roditi, Wallace Roney, Red Rodney, Charlie Sepulveda and Lew Soloff.
Other info on members of Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra (I know up to 217 members) | |
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Already covered (12): | Steve Berrios, Larry Bunker, Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath, Hank Jones, Hal McKusick, James Moody, Al Porcino, Mickey Roker, Cedar Walton, Joe Wilder, Mike Zwerin |
To be covered (203): | Pepper Adams, Monty Alexander, Elek Bacsik, Ray Barretto, Kenny Barron, John Barrows, Richard Berg, Ignacio Berroa, Eddie Bert, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ben Brown, Garnett Brown, John Brown, Ray Brown, Tommy Bryant, James Buffington, John Burden, Dave Burns, Billy Butterfield, Don Butterfield, Don Byas, Candido Camero, Tom Campbell, Paul Chambers, Ed Cherry,... up to 203 musicians. |
Not enough info (1): | Kenny Washington |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
This was the new Junior Mance Trio in May 1992:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1992 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Ray Drummond bass | Alvin Queen drums |
THE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME ORCHESTRA
This is the great personnel list for The International Jazz Hall Of Fame Orchestra as they appear in the Jazz Legends in concert DVD, recorded in 1993:
THE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME ORCHESTRA #? |
1993 |
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Nathan Davis † leader, sax | Herb Ellis † guitar | Jimmy Woode † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Nat Adderley † cornet | Conte Candoli † trumpet |
Pete Candoli † trumpet | Harry ´Sweets´ Edison † trumpet | Al Grey † trombone | James Moody † sax | Lou Donaldson sax | Herbie Mann † flute |
Grady Tate † drums |
Other info on members of The International Jazz Hall Of Fame Orchestra (I know up to 13 members) | |
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Already covered (3): | Nat Adderley, Herb Ellis, James Moody |
To be covered (9): | Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Nathan Davis, Lou Donaldson, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Al Grey, Herbie Mann, Grady Tate, Jimmy Woode |
100 GOLD FINGERS (again)
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 1993:
A live album, Piano playhouse ´93, was released from those concerts.
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
1993 |
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Kenny Barron piano | Ray Bryant † piano | Tommy Flanagan † piano | Hank Jones † piano | Duke Jordan † piano | Roger Kellaway piano |
John Lewis † piano | Junior Mance † piano | Dave McKenna † piano | Marian McPartland † piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Alan Dawson † drums |
A live album, Piano playhouse ´93, was released from those concerts.
AL GREY GROUP
This was the Al Grey Group in March 1995:
AL GREY GROUP #? |
1995 |
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Al Grey † trombone | Ben Brown bass | Junior Mance † piano | Harry ´Sweets´ Edison † trumpet | Jerome Richardson † sax, flute | Bobby Durham † drums |
Other info on members of Al Grey Group (I know up to 15 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Marcus Belgrave |
To be covered (8): | Ben Brown, Bobby Durham, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Al Grey, Bobby Hutcherson, Billy Mitchell, Calvin Newborn, Jerome Richardson |
Not enough info (5): | Gabriel Armstrong, Joe Cohn, Mike Grey, Steve Novosel, Rickey Woodard |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
This was the Junior Mance Group in March 1995:
For several years, Junior Mance and his trio appeared as the house band for some cruises, under the name The Floating Jazz Festival Trio. This was their lineup in November 1995:
Again in October 1996, Junior Mance and his trio appeared as the house band in a sea cruise, under the name The Floating Jazz Festival Trio:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1995 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Calvin Hill bass | Houston Person sax | Alvin Queen drums |
For several years, Junior Mance and his trio appeared as the house band for some cruises, under the name The Floating Jazz Festival Trio. This was their lineup in November 1995:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1995 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Keter Betts † bass | Jackie Williams drums |
Again in October 1996, Junior Mance and his trio appeared as the house band in a sea cruise, under the name The Floating Jazz Festival Trio:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1996 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Keter Betts † bass | Jackie Williams drums |
Other info on members of Junior Mance Group (I know up to 33 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Ben Riley, Mickey Roker |
To be covered (13): | Ron Carter, Rudy Collins, Bob Cranshaw, Ray Drummond, Calvin Hill, Wilbur Little, Houston Person, Alvin Queen, Martin Rivera, Joe Temperley, Ed Thigpen, Peter Washington, Frank Wess |
Not enough info (17): | Archie Alleyne, Ryan Anselmi, Keter Betts, Pierre Boussaguet, Cyrus Chestnut, Michi Fuji, Larry Gales, Kim Garey, Andrew Hadro, Oliver Jackson, Salvatore LaRocca, Rudy Lawless, Akira Tana, Hide Tanaka, Gene Taylor, Don Thompson, Jackie Williams |
HARRY ´SWEETS´ EDISON GROUP
This was the lineup for Harry ´Sweets´ Edison And The Golden Horns in April 1997:
HARRY ´SWEETS´ EDISON GROUP #? |
1997 |
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Harry ´Sweets´ Edison † trumpet | Marcus McLaurine bass | Junior Mance † piano | Clark Terry † trumpet, flugelhorn | Frank Wess † sax, flute | David Gibson drums |
Other info on members of Harry ´Sweets´ Edison Group (I know up to 8 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Harold Mabern |
To be covered (5): | Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Tommy Flanagan, David Gibson, Clark Terry, Frank Wess |
Not enough info (1): | Marcus McLaurine |
100 GOLD FINGERS (again)
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 1997:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
1997 |
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Kenny Barron piano | Ray Bryant † piano | Cyrus Chestnut piano | Tommy Flanagan † piano | Benny Green piano | Gene Harris † piano |
Roger Kellaway piano | Junior Mance † piano | Mulgrew Miller † piano | Renee Rosnes piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Grady Tate † drums |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
This was the new Junior Mance Trio for some Canadian appearances in September 1997:
And again, this time in November 1997, Junior Mance and his trio appeared as the house band in a sea cruise, under the name The Floating Jazz Festival Trio:
This was a different Junior Mance Trio for some Japanese appearances in February 1998:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1997 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Don Thompson bass | Archie Alleyne † drums |
And again, this time in November 1997, Junior Mance and his trio appeared as the house band in a sea cruise, under the name The Floating Jazz Festival Trio:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1997 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Keter Betts † bass | Jackie Williams drums |
This was a different Junior Mance Trio for some Japanese appearances in February 1998:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1998 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Calvin Hill bass | Akira Tana drums |
RED HOLLOWAY GROUP
This was the Red Holloway Quintet, for a live recording in October 1998 in a sea cruise, with the late singer O C Smith:
They released the live album Standing room only in 2000.
RED HOLLOWAY GROUP #? |
1988 |
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Red Holloway † sax | Phil Upchurch guitar | Keter Betts † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Paul Humphrey drums |
They released the live album Standing room only in 2000.
Other info on members of Red Holloway Group (I know up to 9 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Donald Bailey |
To be covered (3): | Red Holloway, Paul Humphrey, Phil Upchurch |
Not enough info (4): | Keter Betts, Dwight Dickerson, Art Hillery, Richard Reid |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
In November 1999, Junior Mance and his trio appeared as the house band in a sea cruise, under the name Junior Mance And The Floating Jazz Festival Trio:
They were joined in some songs by Arturo Sandoval (trumpet), Lou Donaldson (sax) and singer Etta Jones.
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
1998 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Keter Betts † bass | Jackie Williams drums |
They were joined in some songs by Arturo Sandoval (trumpet), Lou Donaldson (sax) and singer Etta Jones.
100 GOLD FINGERS (again)
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 1999:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
1999 |
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Kenny Barron piano | Ray Bryant † piano | Cyrus Chestnut piano | Benny Green piano | Junior Mance † piano | Eric Reed piano |
Bob Cranshaw † bass | Grady Tate † drums | + others unknown to me. Help! |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
In November 2000, Junior Mance appeared in a sea cruise, with a different lineup:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2000 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Peter Washington bass | Joe Temperley † clarinet | Mickey Roker † drums |
100 GOLD FINGERS (again)
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 2001:
A live album, Piano playhouse 2001, was released from those concerts.
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 2003:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
2001 |
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Geri Allen † piano | Kenny Barron piano | Ray Bryant † piano | Cyrus Chestnut piano | Don Friedman † piano | Benny Green piano |
Junior Mance † piano | Eric Reed piano | Mal Waldron † piano | James Williams † piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Grady Tate † drums |
A live album, Piano playhouse 2001, was released from those concerts.
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 2003:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
2003 |
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Kenny Barron piano | Ray Bryant † piano | Bill Charlap piano | Don Friedman † piano | Benny Green piano | Junior Mance † piano |
Eric Reed piano | Renee Rosnes piano | Cedar Walton † piano | James Williams † piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Grady Tate † drums |
BARBARA MORRISON GROUP
Barbara Morrison was backed by these great musicians in February 2004:
BARBARA MORRISON GROUP #? |
2004 |
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Barbara Morrison vocals | Earl May † bass | Junior Mance † piano | Houston Person sax | Jackie Williams drums |
Other info on members of Barbara Morrison Group (I know up to 6 members) | |
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To be covered (4): | Earl May, Barbara Morrison, John Pearson, Houston Person |
Not enough info (1): | Jackie Williams |
100 GOLD FINGERS (again)
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 2005:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
2005 |
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Toshiko Akiyoshi piano | Kenny Barron piano | Ray Bryant † piano | Cyrus Chestnut piano | Don Friedman † piano | Benny Green piano |
Junior Mance † piano | Dado Moroni piano | Eric Reed piano | Cedar Walton † piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Grady Tate † drums |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
Junior Mance reunites with some Canadian players in June 2006:
This was the Junior Mance Trio in June 2007:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2006 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Don Thompson bass | Archie Alleyne † drums |
This was the Junior Mance Trio in June 2007:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2007 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Hide Tanaka bass | Jackie Williams drums |
100 GOLD FINGERS (again)
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 2007:
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 2009:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
2007 |
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Toshiko Akiyoshi piano | Kenny Barron piano | Cyrus Chestnut piano | Gerald Clayton piano | Joao Donato piano | Don Friedman † piano |
Benny Green piano | Junior Mance † piano | Hod O´Brien † piano | Cedar Walton † piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Grady Tate † drums |
This was the lineup for 100 Gold Fingers in June 2009:
100 GOLD FINGERS #? |
2009 |
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Kenny Barron piano | Cyrus Chestnut piano | Gerald Clayton piano | Joao Donato piano | Don Friedman † piano | Benny Green piano |
Junior Mance † piano | Ted Rosenthal piano | Cedar Walton † piano | Chihiro Yamanaka piano | Bob Cranshaw † bass | Joe LaBarbera drums |
Other info on members of 100 Gold Fingers (I know up to 38 members) | |
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Already covered (3): | Hank Jones, Harold Mabern, Cedar Walton |
To be covered (21): | Monty Alexander, Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, Joanne Brackeen, Ray Bryant, Bill Charlap, Bob Cranshaw, Alan Dawson, Tommy Flanagan, Don Friedman, Benny Green, Barry Harris, Roger Kellaway, Joe LaBarbera, John Lewis, Dave McKenna, Mulgrew Miller, Ted Rosenthal, Grady Tate, Mal Waldron, James Williams |
Not enough info (13): | Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lynne Arriale, Cyrus Chestnut, Gerald Clayton, Joao Donato, Gene Harris, Duke Jordan, Marian McPartland, Dado Moroni, Hod O´Brien, Eric Reed, Renee Rosnes, Chihiro Yamanaka |
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP (again)
In August 2009, we can fin Junior Mance playing piano duets with Cyrus Chestnut:
And in December 2009, this was the Junior Mance Quintet:
During March to June 2012, this was the unusual Junior Mance Trio:
They played in this configuration quite often during 2013 & 2014.
This was a different edition of Junior Mance Trio (probably in 2012?):
This was the Junior Mance Quintet in August 2012:
This was the Junior Mance Quartet in September 2013:
Junior Mance passed away on January 17th, 2021. He was 92. Thankfully, we have many, many albums to enjoy his musical legacy.
This is my tribute to him, and as usual, I´m still missing many, many albums in his discography.
   16 BANDS (WITH 37 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
   6 ALBUMS FOR 5 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
   3 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
   13 SESSIONS (FOR 9 ARTISTS):
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2009 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Cyrus Chestnut piano |
And in December 2009, this was the Junior Mance Quintet:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2009 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Hide Tanaka bass | Ryan Anselmi sax | Andrew Hadro sax | Jackie Williams drums |
During March to June 2012, this was the unusual Junior Mance Trio:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Hide Tanaka bass | Michi Fuji violin |
They played in this configuration quite often during 2013 & 2014.
This was a different edition of Junior Mance Trio (probably in 2012?):
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Hide Tanaka bass | Kim Garey drums |
This was the Junior Mance Quintet in August 2012:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2012 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Hide Tanaka bass | Andrew Hadro sax | Michi Fuji violin | Kim Garey drums |
This was the Junior Mance Quartet in September 2013:
JUNIOR MANCE GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Junior Mance † piano | Hide Tanaka bass | Andrew Hadro sax | Michi Fuji violin |
Other info on members of Junior Mance Group (I know up to 33 members) | |
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Already covered (2): | Ben Riley, Mickey Roker |
To be covered (13): | Ron Carter, Rudy Collins, Bob Cranshaw, Ray Drummond, Calvin Hill, Wilbur Little, Houston Person, Alvin Queen, Martin Rivera, Joe Temperley, Ed Thigpen, Peter Washington, Frank Wess |
Not enough info (17): | Archie Alleyne, Ryan Anselmi, Keter Betts, Pierre Boussaguet, Cyrus Chestnut, Michi Fuji, Larry Gales, Kim Garey, Andrew Hadro, Oliver Jackson, Salvatore LaRocca, Rudy Lawless, Akira Tana, Hide Tanaka, Gene Taylor, Don Thompson, Jackie Williams |
Junior Mance passed away on January 17th, 2021. He was 92. Thankfully, we have many, many albums to enjoy his musical legacy.
This is my tribute to him, and as usual, I´m still missing many, many albums in his discography.
   16 BANDS (WITH 37 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
100 Gold Fingers |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Cannonball Adderley Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Gene Ammons Group |   |  
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Art Blakey Group |   |  
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Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Harry ´Sweets´ Edison Group |   |  
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Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Dexter Gordon Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Al Grey Group |   |  
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Red Holloway Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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The International Jazz Hall Of Fame Orchestra |   |  
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Junior Mance Group |   | 21 RECORDINGS:
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Barbara Morrison Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Dinah Washington Band |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Joe Williams Group |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Lester Young Group |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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   6 ALBUMS FOR 5 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
Nat Adderley Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Bennie Green Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Roy Haynes Group |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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David ´Fathead´ Newman Group |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Clark Terry Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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   3 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 3 COMPILATIONS:
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   13 SESSIONS (FOR 9 ARTISTS):
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
Buddy Guy Band |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Eddie Jefferson Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Etta Jones Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Les McCann Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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James Moody Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Wild Bill Moore Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jimmy Scott Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Arnold Sterling Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Wilbur Ware Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED MUSICIANS:
Junior Mance mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Orrin Keepnews (12)
Clark Terry (12)
Johnny Griffin (8)
Eddie ´Lockjaw´ Davis (7)
Ben Riley (7)
Joel Dorn (6)
Ray Fowler (6)
Larry Gales (6)
Sam Jones (6)
Wynton Kelly (6)
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