Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Junior
| Recorded | Apr 9, 1959 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 784475 |
The record
A trio date built on Mance's blues-soaked touch, with Ray Brown's rock-solid bottom end and Lex Humphries keeping things swinging without clutter. Cut for Verve at the tail end of the '50s, it's a fine showcase of the earthy, gospel-tinged piano style that would soon make Mance a favorite accompanist and leader alike.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Lex Humphries — drums
- Junior Mance — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 29 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-8319 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Verve Records · VLS-1031 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1959 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1959 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1342 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-8319 — Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Mono |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-6057 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Karusell · KEP 379 — Vinyl, 7", EP, Mono |
| 1961 | Verve Records · MG V-8319 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1961 | Verve Records · MG V-8319 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Verve Records · VLS-1031 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1973 | Verve Records · MV 2059 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Verve Records · 18MJ 9018 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3255 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Verve Records · 20MJ 0027 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
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