Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Holy Mama: Junior Mance
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928-10-10
- Active to
- 2021-01-17
hard bopjazzsoul jazz
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 178,980
- Total plays
- 879,035
Tags
jazzjazz pianopianobluessoul-jazz
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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Junior+Mance
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Evanston
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- swing
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Enja Records
- Image
- Junior Mance.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1928-10-10
- Commons category
- Junior Mance
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-01-17
- birth name
- Julian Clifford Mance
- pseudonym
- Junior Mance
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