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| Sweet and Lovely |
| Junior Mance |
| első megjelenés éve: 2004 |
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| (2004)
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CD |
| 5.421 Ft
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| 1. | The Uptown
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| 2. | Ralph's New Blues
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| 3. | Main Stem
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| 4. | Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
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| 5. | Playhouse
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| 6. | Sweet and Lovely
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| 7. | In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee
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| 8. | I Don't Care
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| 9. | Swingmatism
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| 10. | Big Chief!
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| 11. | Love for Sale
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| 12. | Fillet of Soul
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| 13. | Swish
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| 14. | Summertime
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| 15. | Ruby, My Dear
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| 16. | Little Miss Gail
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| 17. | Atlanta Blues
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Jazz
Recorded: Plaza Sound Studios, New York, New York (10/25/1960 - 08/01/1961)
2 LPs on 1 CD:
* THE SOULFUL PIANO OF JUNIOR MANCE (1960)
* BIG CHIEF (1961)
Junior Mance - Piano
Ben Tucker - Bass
Bobby Thomas, Jr. - Drums
Jimmy Rowser - Bass
Paul Gusman - Drums
In the early 1960s "soul-jazz piano" was a flourishing subgenre of the
then-highly popular, back-to-the-blues-roots soul-jazz movement, in which organ combos dominated. While Riverside Records and its Jazzland subsidiary didn't completely corner the soul-jazz piano market, they were certainly well-invested by signing the gifted likes of Bobby Timmons and Junior Mance. Mance (b. 1928), Chicago-born and-raised, had preceded Timmons as pianist in the quintet led by altoist Cannonball Adderley, another major figure in soul-jazz and a longtime Riverside artist. Like Timmons's style, the predominant shade in Mance's musical palette was post-bop blue. On the two LPs joined here--Mance's first and third albums for Jazzland (the second was a live date)--his thorough mastery of the blues’s sundry hues is manifest, as is his good taste in other material, ranging from Cole Porter and the Gershwins to Monk. Backed empathetically by two different bass-drums teams, Junior Mance delivers a series of series of stirring performances that confirm his seniority in the realm of soul-jazz, and beyond.
* Chris Albertson - Liner Notes
* Joe Goldberg - Liner Notes
* Kirk Felton - Remastering
* Ray Fowler - Engineer
In the '60s, the terms "soul-jazz" and "organ combo" went hand-in-hand -- frequently, but not always. Although organ combos dominated soul-jazz in the '60s, there is another valuable part of '60s soul-jazz that isn't discussed quite as much: piano trios led by funky, soulful players like Ray Bryant, Bobby Timmons, Ramsey Lewis, and Gene Harris. All of those artists demonstrated that earthy down-home soul-jazz didn't have to have an organ, and Junior Mance was also well aware of the piano's possibilities as a soul-jazz instrument. The Chicago native has often made it clear that piano jazz (to borrow Marian McPartland's term) can also be soul-jazz -- a fact that is quite evident on Sweet and Lovely. This 2004 release unites two of Mance's early-'60s sessions on a single 77-minute CD: The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance and Big Chief (minus the Big Chief track "The Seasons," which Fantasy omitted due to space limitations). Both albums were produced by Orrin Keepnews for JazzlandRiverside, and both of them find Mance leading cohesive piano trios. Whether Mance is joined by bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Bobby Thomas on Soulful Piano, or bassist Jimmy Rowser and drummer Paul Gusman on Big Chief, the pianist is in fine form throughout Sweet and Lovely. Mance excels on 12-bar blues themes, and he is equally convincing on standards that range from George Gershwin's "Summertime" and Cole Porter's "Love for Sale" to Thelonious Monk's "Ruby, My Dear". Occasionally, Mance ventures into cerebral territory; "Love for Sale" and the original "Swish," for example, underscore the Chicagoan's ability to play tough, complex, demanding bop changes at a fast tempo. But most of these trio performances thrive on groove-oriented accessibility and will easily appeal to those who prefer their jazz on the melodic side.
---Alex Henderson, All Music Guide |
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