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Junior Mance
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Junior Mance

Junior Mance is a jazz artist formed in 1928. 62 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Jazz · Best jazz albums

62
Releases
1961–2025
Active years
1928
Formed

Discography

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I Believe to My Soul cover

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I Believe to My Soul

1968 · 8 tracks

Singles & EPs

1

Live & compilations

8

Credits

3

Records Junior Mance worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

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Junior Mance at a glance

Born in
Evanston
From
United States
Active since
1947
Instruments
piano
Member of
Gene Ammons and His Orchestra
Labels
Atlantic Records, Enja Records, Chiaroscuro Records, Riverside
Educated at
Evanston Township High School

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Mance began playing professionally in his early teens and left college in 1947 to join Gene Ammons' band, where he began his recording career. Mance also worked with Lester Young before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951. In the 36th Army Band, he served with another notable Jazz musician: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. After his discharge from the Army in 1953, Mance worked as a sideman and accompanist with musicians such as Dinah Washington, Cannonball Adderley, and Dizzy Gillespie before recording his first album as a leader and forming his own trio in 1961. To date he has recorded over thirty albums, for labels such as Verve, Jazzland, Riverside, Capitol, Atlantic, Milestone, Polydor, Inner City, JSP, Nilva, Sackville, Bee Hive, and others. Since 1988 he has been a member of the faculty of the Jazz and Contemporary Music Program at the New School University in New York City. In 1997, Junior Mance was inducted into The International Jazz Hall of Fame.

Junior Mance in brief

How many Junior Mance releases are on Riffiter?
62 releases are catalogued, spanning 1961 to 2025.
When was Junior Mance formed?
Junior Mance formed in 1928.
What genre is Junior Mance?
Junior Mance is catalogued under Jazz.
What is the most recent Junior Mance release on Riffiter?
Essential Classics, Vol. 519: Junior Mance, released in 2025.