Junior Mance
- Instrument:
- Piano
- Styles:
- Bop, Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz, Swing, Post Bop, Vocal, Big Band, Cool Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk
Best Junior Mance Albums
Leader albums ranked by reissues and demand.
Buddy And The Juniors
Buddy Guy, Junior Mance & Junior Wells
1970
Blue Thumb Records
The Junior Mance Touch
Junior Mance
1973
Polydor
The Soulful Piano Of Junior Mance
Junior Mance
1960
Jazzland
Straight Ahead!
Junior Mance
1964
Capitol Records
Etta Jones Sings
Etta Jones, Junior Mance, Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess, Joe Newman, Milt Hinton
1965
Roulette
Timeline
Key Junior Mance studio albums by decade, with the labels and styles that define each period.
| Decade | Key albums | Labels | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s |
| Verve Records | Post Bop |
| 1960s |
| Jazzland, Capitol Records, Roulette, Atlantic | Soul-Jazz |
| 1970s |
| Blue Thumb Records, Atlantic, Milestone, Polydor, East Wind | Soul-Jazz, Chicago Blues, Acoustic, Jazz-Funk |
| 1980s |
| Sackville Recordings, Nilva Records, Bee Hive | Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Cool Jazz |
| 1990s |
| Lob Inc., Sackville Recordings, Chiaroscuro Records, Enja Records | Soul-Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Post Bop |
| 2000s |
| Chiaroscuro Records, All Art Promotion Inc., Trio Records, Seven Seas | Bop |
| 2010s |
| EWE Records, King Records | — |
Albums by Style
Top albums grouped by style.
Bop
Happy Time
Junior Mance Trio
1962
Jazzland
At The Village Vanguard
Junior Mance Trio
1961
Jazzland
The Tender Touch Of Junior Mance & Martin Rivera (Duo)
Junior Mance
1983
Nilva Records
Junior Mance Special
Junior Mance
1989
Sackville Recordings
Here 'Tis
Junior Mance Quintet
1992
Sackville Recordings
Soul-Jazz
The Junior Mance Touch
Junior Mance
1973
Polydor
Straight Ahead!
Junior Mance
1964
Capitol Records
Post Bop
Similar Artists
Artists with similar styles and catalogs.
Junior Mance Discography
Junior Mance studio albums as leader and sideman.
Total: 245 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Ammons Sextet | McDougal's Sprout / Hold That Money | Mercury | Sideman | Bop | 1947 |
| Leo Parker's All Stars | El Sino / Wild Leo | Savoy Records | Sideman | Bop | 1947 |
| Gene Ammons And His Orchestra | Odd-En-Dow / Dues In Blues | Mercury | Sideman | Bop | 1948 |
| Gene Ammons And His Orchestra | E-A-A-K Blues / Shermanski | Mercury | Sideman | Bop | 1948 |
| Gene Ammons Quintet | Blowing Red’s Bop / Concentration | Aladdin | Sideman | Bop | 1948 |
| Gene Ammons And His Orchestra | Little Irv / Daddy Sauce's Airlines | Mercury | Sideman | Bop | 1949 |
| Gene Ammons And His Orchestra | Jeet Set / "Harold" The Fox | Mercury | Sideman | 1949 | |
| Lester Young | Crazy Over JZ / June Bug | Savoy Records | Sideman | 1949 | |
| Gene Ammons And His Orchestra | Hot Springs / Everything Depends On You | Mercury | Sideman | Bop | 1950 |
| Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | Stringin' The Jug | Prestige | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1951 |
| Sonny Stitt | Mr. Saxophone | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1951 |
| Gene Ammons And His Band | Jug / 'Round About One A.M. | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1951 |
| Sonny Stitt Quartet | Imagination / Cherokee | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1951 |
| Gene Ammons | Favorites | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1951 |
| Gene Ammons' Band* | Chabootie / Blue And Sentimental | - | Sideman | 1951 | |
| Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt | Battle Of The Saxes | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1951 |
| Lester Young | Tenor Sax Solos | Metronome | Sideman | Swing | 1952 |
| Gene Ammons Quartet, Gene Ammons And His Band | When I Dream Of You / Wow | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1953 |
| Leo Parker | New Sounds In Modern Music Vol. 3 | Savoy Records | Sideman | Bop | 1953 |
| Sonny Stitt Quartet | Nevertheless / Jeepers Creepers | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1953 |
Junior Mance Collaborations
Players they worked with most often, as leader and as sideman.
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Rivera | Bass | 6 |
| Jackie Williams | Drums | 5 |
| Ben Riley | Drums | 4 |
| Keter Betts | Bass | 4 |
| Lex Humphries | Drums | 3 |
| Frank Wess | Tenor Saxophone | 3 |
| David "Fathead" Newman | Tenor Saxophone | 3 |
| Alvin Queen | Drums | 3 |
| Calvin Hill | Bass | 3 |
| Ray Brown | Bass | 2 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Terry | Trumpet | 21 |
| Sam Jones | Bass | 15 |
| Bob Cranshaw | Bass | 14 |
| Keter Betts | Bass | 13 |
| Gene Ammons | Tenor Saxophone | 11 |
| Johnny Griffin | Tenor Saxophone | 11 |
| Art Blakey | Drums | 10 |
| Nat Adderley | Cornet | 10 |
| Eugene Wright | Bass | 9 |
| Jimmy Cobb | Drums | 9 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Style and genre mix across their releases.
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Bop | 74 | 12.1% |
| Hard Bop | 42 | 6.9% |
| Soul-Jazz | 34 | 5.5% |
| Swing | 24 | 3.9% |
| Post Bop | 13 | 2.1% |
| Vocal | 12 | 2% |
| Big Band | 11 | 1.8% |
| Cool Jazz | 10 | 1.6% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 7 | 1.1% |
| Jazz-Funk | 5 | 0.8% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 231 | 37.7% |
| Blues | 15 | 2.4% |
| Funk / Soul | 13 | 2.1% |
| Pop | 9 | 1.5% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 3 | 0.5% |
| Latin | 3 | 0.5% |
| Non-Music | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hip Hop | 2 | 0.3% |
| Rock | 1 | 0.2% |
| Reggae | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Labels
Labels with the most releases in their catalog.
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Prestige | 50 |
| Verve Records | 38 |
| Mercury | 32 |
| Riverside Records | 31 |
| Atlantic | 20 |
| Capitol Records | 19 |
| EmArcy | 18 |
| Jazzland | 15 |
| Chiaroscuro Records | 10 |
| Fresh Sound Records | 9 |
Key Personnel
Frequent producers, engineers, and studio credits.
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 30 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer | 12 |
| Ray Fowler | Engineer [Recording] | 10 |
| Dinah Washington | Leader | 7 |
| Joel Dorn | Producer | 6 |
| Ken Deardoff | Design [Cover] | 6 |
| Ken Deardoff | Design | 5 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer, Liner Notes | 5 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By | 5 |
| Ernie Wilkins | Arranged By | 5 |