Piano – Junior Mance Bass – Ray Brown Drums – Lex Humphries Written by Junior Mance (B2, B4-5), Benny Goodman (A1), Ernie Royal (A1), Gene Wright (A2), Benny Golson (A3), Cole Porter (A4), Peter DeRose (A5), Mitchell Parish (A5), Hoagy Carmichael (B1), Frank Loesser (B1), Dizzy Gillespie (B3) 1 LP, standard sleeve Original analog Master tape : YES Heavy Press : 180g Record color : black Speed : 33RPM Size : 12'' Stereo Studio Record Press : Third Man Pressing, Detroit, MI Label : Verve - Verve By Request Series Original Label : Verve Recorded in April 9, 1959 in New York City Produced by Norman Granz Remastered by Ryan Smith Art Direction by Sheldon Marks Liner Notes by Nat Hentoff Photography by Burt Goldblatt Originally released in 1959 Reissued in December 2023 Tracks : Side A: A Smooth One Miss Jackie's Delight Whisper Not Love for Sale Lilacs in the Rain Side B: Small Fry Jubilation Birk's Works Blues for Beverlee Junior's Tune Reviews : “The clarity and freshness of ideas that Junior Mance projects on his instrument are refreshing in a jazz field cluttered with experimentalists and fumblers. Junior has the unusual ability to exude tremendous emotional qualities in his playing whilst still retaining the necessary and fundamental swinging condiments inherent in jazz. I truthfully believe that Junior Mance is a new direction as far as modern jazz pianists are concerned. His ideas have the continuity and diversification that lend a story-telling quality to his playing. I am sure that on listening to JUNIOR you will enjoy everything that he has to say, and believe me, this young man has a bountiful amount yet unsaid.” Oscar Peterson (1959) Rating: AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs 4.54 / 5
