Junior Mance - Junior's Blues + Happy Time + Big Chief! [New CD] Spain - Import

• 3 COMPLETE ORIGINAL ALBUMS 2 CD SET• INCLUDES 5 BONUS TRACKS• 20 -PAGE BOOKLETThis release presents Junior Mance’s complete trio albums Junior’s Blues (Riverside RS9447), Happy Time (Jazzland JLP977), and Big Chief! (Jazzland JLP953). As a bonus, five tunes taken from 1961 trio broadcasts at Birdland, four of which (“Ruby, My Dear”, “Summertime”, “Atlanta Blues”, and “Love for Sale”) repeat songs from the preceding albums. The live versions of the latter two appear here for the first time ever on CD!PERSONNEL:JUNIOR MANCE piano on all tracks, plus:CD ONE [1-9]: JUNIOR'S BLUESBOB CRANSHAW, bassMICKEY ROKER, drumsPlaza Sound Studios, New York, February 14, 1962.CD ONE [10-16] & CD TWO [1]: HAPPY TIMERON CARTER, bassMICKEY ROKER, drumsPlaza Sound Studios, New York, June 20, 1962.CD TWO [2-10]: BIG CHIEF!JIMMY ROWSER, bassPAUL GUSMAN, drumsPlaza Sound Studios, New York, August 1, 1961.(*) BONUS TRACKS CD TWO [11-15]: Same personnel as BIG CHIEF!Radio broadcasts from Birdland, New York, June 25, October 21 & November 25, 1961.TRACKS:CD ONE (77:06 Min.)01 Down The Line02 Creole Love Call03 Rainy Mornin’ Blues04 Yancey Special05 Gravy Waltz06 Cracklin’07 In The Evening08 Blue Monk09 The Jumpin’ Blues10 Happy Time11 Jitterbug Waltz12 Out South13 Tin Tin Deo14 For Dancers Only15 Taggie’s Tune16 Azure TeCD TWO (78:02 Min.)01 The Simple Waltz02 Big Chief!03 Love For Sale04 The Seasons05 Fillet Of Soul06 Swish07 Summertime08 Ruby, My Dear09 Little Miss Gail10 Atlanta Blues11 Summertime (*)12 Ruby, My Dear (*)13 Love For Sale (*)14 Girl Of My Dreams (*)15 Atlanta Blues (*)