On January 16, 2021, Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. aka Junior Mance died aged 92. He was musician (piano) and composer, one of the main figures of the Hard bop jazz scene. He recorded and performed with some of the biggest names of jazz, blues and soul music including Gene Amons, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Sonny Stitt, Dinah Washington, Wynton Kelly, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Nat Adderley, Joe Gordon, Bennie Green, Al Grey, Ernie Andrews, Johnny Griffin, Art Blakey, Cliford Brown, Benny Carter, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Cleveland, Arnett Cobb, Red Holloway, Jose James, Ray Crawford, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Eddie Jefferson, Aretha Franklin, Etta Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Irene Kral, Jay Leonhart, Les McCann, Paul Gonsalves, Howard McGhee, The Metronomes, Virgil Gonsalves, James Moody, Wild Bill Moore, Barbara Morrison, Sandy Mosse, Leo Parker, Ken Peplowski, Billie Poole, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Alvin Queen, Jimmy Scott, Arnold Sterling, Sonny Stitt, Clark Terry, Frank Vignola, Wilbur Ware, Ben Webster, Joe Williams, Marion Williams, and Leo Wright. As leader, Monce released 56 albums (live and studio). In 2007, Mance and his wife Gloria started their own record label “JunGlo”.
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Donald Fagen: Morph the Cat
On March 7, 2006, “Reprise” label released “Morph the Cat”, the third Donald Fagen solo album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Donald Fagen.
Personnel:
- Donald Fagen – Fender Rhodes, organ, piano, melodica, backing vocals
- Frank Vignola, Ken Wessel, Ken Emerson, Hugh McCracken, Wayne Krantz, Jon Herington – guitar
- Ted Baker – piano
- Ted Baker – Wurlitzer Electric Piano
- Howard Levy – harmonica
- Phonus Quaver – vibraphone
- Brian Montgomery – bass
- Harlan Post, Jr – acoustic bass.
- Freddie Washington – bass
- Keith Carlock – drums
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Gordon Gottlieb – percussion
- Joe Pasaro – percussion
- Walt Weiskopf – tenor saxophone
- Lawrence Feldman – tenor saxophone
- Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Roger Rosenberg – bass clarinet
- Illinois Elohainu – flute
- Mark Patterson – trombone
- Phonus Quaver – marimba
- Jerry Barnes, Michael Harvey, Amy Helm, Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
- Camille Meza, Candice Predham, Eddie Jackson, Jennifer Battista – handclaps
- Elliot Scheiner – tracking engineer, mixing
- Brian Montgomery – overdub, Pro Tools engineer. engineer assistant, mixing assistant
- T. J. Doherty – overdub, Pro Tools engineer
- Eddie Jackson, Jim Keller, Chad Lupo, Steve Mazur, Matt Scheiner, Bryan Smith, Allan “A.T.” Thomas – engineer assistant
- Darcy Proper – mastering
- Joseph M. Palmaccio – additional mastering
- Maria Triana – mastering assistant
- Jeri Heiden – art direction
- Ryan Corey – design
- Danny Clinch – photography
- Jill Dell’Abate, Cindy Osborne – production coordinator
- Mary Lou Arnold – production assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Donald Fagen.
- Morph the Cat
- H Gang
- What I Do
- Brite Nitegown
- The Great Pagoda of Funn
- Security Joan
- The Night Belongs to Mona
- Mary Shut the Garden Door
- Morph the Cat (Reprise)
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