Harlem Lullaby Explained

Harlem Lullaby
Type:	studio
Artist:	Junior Mance
Cover:	Harlem Lullaby.jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	September 12, October 28 and November 7, 1966 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:35
Label:	Atlantic SD 1479
Producer:	Joel Dorn
Chronology:	Junior Mance
Prev Title:	That's Where It Is!
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	I Believe to My Soul
Next Year:	1967

Harlem Lullaby is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating: "Most records by pianist Junior Mance are well worth getting, but this obscure Atlantic album was a bit of a misfire. One of the problems is that on three of the eight songs, Mance switches to harpsichord, which doesn't work too well".

Track listing

All compositions are by Junior Mance except where indicated.

1. "The Uptown" - 3:52
2. "That Mellow Feeling" - 4:35
3. "Cootin'" - 4:43
4. "I'm Falling For You" (Joe "Trafalgar" Hubert, George Sanders, Clarence Williams) (misidentified on album as 'Floyd Trill') - 5:03
5. "St. James Infirmary" (Traditional) - 3:11
6. "Harlem Lullaby" - 4:54
7. "Run 'Em Round" - 4:37
8. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, James Dean) - 3:02

Personnel

• Junior Mance - piano (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8), harpsichord (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Bob Cunningham (tracks 2 & 6), Gene Taylor (tracks 1, 3-5, 7 & 8) - bass
• Alan Dawson (tracks 2 & 6), Ray Lucas (tracks 1, 3 & 8), Bobby Thomas (tracks 4, 5 & 7) - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1479 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 Series
2. http://www.juniormance.com/Junior_Mance_Disco.pdf Junior Mance discography