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
Buddy And The Juniors
Buddy Guy, Junior Mance, Junior Wells
1970
Blue Thumb Records
Chicago Blues
The Soulful Piano Of Junior Mance
Junior Mance
1960
Jazzland
The Junior Mance Touch
Junior Mance
1973
Polydor
Soul-Jazz
The Chicago Cookers
Johnny Griffin And Wilbur Ware With Junior Mance
1960
The Breakfast Show (Recorded Live At Mintons)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Johnny Griffin And Junior Mance
1966
The Good Life
Junior Mance
1967
Tuba Records
Junior Mance Albums 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
Top Labels
| 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 |
Junior Mance Collaborations
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 |
Key Personnel
| 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 |
Discography
Total: 271 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill McCarron Trio, Vincent Herring, Randy Brecker | Gin | Jazz Bird Records | Sideman | Bop | 2024 |
| Mr.Beats, DJ Celory | Common Mix Vol. 2 | Studio Karasu Recordings | Sideman | Cut-up/DJ | 2024 |
| Various | 100 Gold Fingers / Piano Playhouse 2005 | Solid Records | Sideman | Bop | 2022 |
| Marc Devine Trio | The Late Set | ITI Records | Sideman | 2020 | |
| Manos Hadjidakis | Never On Sunday (Original Sound Track Music) | - | Sideman | 2017 | |
| Junior Mance Trio | Live In Montreux 1970 | B-Side Records | Sideman | 2017 | |
| Various | All Day Thumbsucker Revisited - The History Of Blue Thumb Records | - | Sideman | 2017 | |
| The Dizzy Gillespie Octet | The Greatest Trumpet Of Them All | - | Sideman | 2016 | |
| Various | All The Breaks Vol 1,2,3: 300 Breaks | - | Sideman | 2016 | |
| DJ Dookie, DJ Fresh P | 1/2 Hip Hop & 50% Soul | Groove Yard Tapes | Sideman | 2016 | |
| Michi Fuji Quartet | Warmth & Innocence | JunGlo Music, Inc. | Sideman | 2015 | |
| Carrie Smith | Since I Fell For You | Squatty Roo Records | Sideman | Swing | 2015 |
| Junior Mance | For My Fans, It's All About You | Jun Glo | Leader | 2015 | |
| リチャード・デイビス* | Blue Monk = ブルー・モンク | - | Sideman | 2015 | |
| Ken Peplowski, Alan Barnes | At The Watermill | Woodville Records | Sideman | Swing | 2015 |
| Various | A Jazz Version Of "Kean" / The Soul Of Hollywood | Fresh Sound Records | Sideman | 2014 | |
| Torino Jazz Orchestra, Dusko Goykovich | Jubilation | JCT Records | Sideman | 2013 | |
| Junior Mance | The Three Of Us | Jun Glo | Leader | 2012 | |
| Junior Mance Quintet | Letter From Home | Jun Glo | Sideman | 2011 | |
| The Steve Hall Quintet | Cruisin' On Burnside | Moovealong Records | Sideman | 2011 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
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% |