Junior Mance, a pianist and early proponent of church-infused soul-jazz who played and recorded with nearly all of jazz's post-war greats before beginning a leadership career in 1959, died on January 16. He was 92. [Photo above of Junior Mance in 1965]
Junior's playing channeled both urban gospel and rural spirituals and hymns, resulting in a style that …
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