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) (1994)

Blue Mance is an album by 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]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars noting "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[]