Milestones

by Junior Mance

Overview

Although best known for playing bluesy soul-jazz, Junior Mance has always been a superior bop and hard bop pianist, too. On this 1997 set, he teams up with a pair of Canadians (bassist Don Thompson and drummer Archie Alleyne) to explore seven jazz standards, only two of which ("Work Song" and "Walkin'") are blues-oriented. These live performances feature Mance in particularly creative form and interacting closely with his sidemen. Their lengthy renditions of "Work Song," "Body and Soul" (which is over 12 and a half minutes long), and "Lester Leaps In" are especially rewarding. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	02/26/1999
Label:	Sackville
UPC:	0778132306528
Rank:	154367

Tracks

1. Work Song
2. Milestones
3. Good Bait
4. Body and Soul
5. Lester Leaps In
6. Love for Sale
7. Walkin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Junior Mance   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Nat Adderley   Composer
Lester Young   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Tadd Dameron   Composer
Richard Carpenter   Composer
Oscar Brown, Jr.   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer