Straight Ahead! (Junior Mance album)

Straight Ahead! is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance, recorded in 1964 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2]

Straight Ahead!
Studio album by
Junior Mance with the Bob Bain Brass Ensemble
Released1964
RecordedSeptember 13, 14 & 15, 1964
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length28:14
LabelCapitol
T/ST 2218
ProducerDavid Cavanaugh
Junior Mance chronology
Get Ready, Set, Jump!!!
(1964)		 Straight Ahead!
(1964)		 That's Where It Is!
(1965)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars, with reviewer Dave Nathan stating, "Combining Mance's natural blues-inflected piano with a big horn sound is a true aural treat. The result is a musical conversation with each side taking turns playing on or over the melody line. ... Usually a large-ensemble format doesn't allow for much diversion from the charts. Here it's clear that the band stayed with the charts, but Mance was allowed a good deal of leeway in his playing. He could respond to the call of the band as he saw fit. The result is a dynamic session combining the best of a disciplined brass assembly with the unfettered play of a top jazz improvisor".[3]

Track listing
  1. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) - 2:28
  2. "Hannah Strikes Again" (Hank Lentz) -1:45
  3. "Li'l Darlin'" (Neal Hefti) - 4:52
  4. "Diane" (Lew Pollack, Ernö Rapée) - 2:43
  5. "Happy Time" (Junior Mance) - 2:35
  6. "The Late, Late Show" (Roy Alfred, Murray Berlin) - 2:07
  7. "Fine Brown Frame" (Guadalupe Cartiero, J. Mayo Williams) - 2:08
  8. "Señor Mance" (Mance, Bob Bain) - 2:11
  9. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson, Andy Razaf) - 2:57
  10. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 2:18
  11. "The J. A. M. F." (Lentz) - 2:10

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References
  1. Discography Preview for the Capitol label Main Series 600-2999 (1955-1968) accessed August 15, 2016
  2. Junior Mance discography accessed August 15, 2016
  3. Nathan, Dave. Straight Ahead Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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