Deep (Junior Mance album)

1980 studio album by Junior Mance Trio

Deep

Studio album by

Junior Mance Trio

Released| 1980
Recorded| June 1980
Downtown Sound, New York City
Genre| Jazz
Label| JSP
1013
Producer| John Stedman
Junior Mance chronology
| Holy Mama
(1976)  | Deep
(1980)  | The Tender Touch of Junior Mance and Martin Rivera
(1983)

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Deep is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was released on the JSP label in 1980.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it a "a patented blend of soul jazz, blues, and mainstream fare" and stating: "Mance reflects the influence of Ahmad Jamal in his phrasing and solos, but works in the Gene Harris school, eschewing fancy statements and intricate progressions for more bluesy, funky lines".[3]

## Track listing

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1. "9:20 Special" (Earle Warren, Jack Palmer, William Engvick)
2. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
3. "Small Fry" (Carmichael, Frank Loesser)
4. "In the Evening" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye)
5. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll)
6. "Deep" (Junior Mance)
7. "Ease on Down the Road" (Charlie Smalls)
8. "Smokey Blues" (Mance)

## Personnel

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* Junior Mance \- piano
* Martin Rivera - bass
* Walter Bolden - drums

## References

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1. ^ JSP Records discography accessed August 16, 2016
2. ^ Junior Mance discography Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 16, 2016
3. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Deep Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 928\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Junior Mance

Studio
albums|

* Junior (1959)
* The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance (1960)
* Big Chief! (1961)
* The Soul of Hollywood (1962)
* Junior's Blues (1962)
* Happy Time (1962)
* Get Ready, Set, Jump!!! (1964)
* Straight Ahead! (1964)
* That's Where It Is! (1965)
* Harlem Lullaby (1966)
* I Believe to My Soul (1966)
* With a Lotta Help from My Friends (1970)
* That Lovin' Feelin' (1972)
* The Junior Mance Touch (1973)
* Holy Mama (1976)
* Deep (1980)
* For Dancers Only (1983)
* Truckin' and Trakin' (1983)
* Junior Mance Special (1986)
* Here 'Tis (1992)
* Blue Mance (1994)

Live
albums|

* Junior Mance Trio at the Village Vanguard (1961)
* Live at the Top (1968)

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