I Believe to My Soul (album) explained

I Believe to My Soul
Type:studio
Artist:Junior Mance
Cover:I Believe to My Soul (album).jpg
Released:February 1968
Recorded:September 12, 1966, and August 3 & 4, 1967
New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:04
Label:Atlantic
SD 1496
Producer:Joel Dorn
Chronology:Junior Mance
Prev Title:Harlem Lullaby
Prev Year:1966
Next Title:The Good Life
Next Year:1967

I Believe to My Soul is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was released on the Atlantic label in 1968.[1] [2]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Dave Nathan stating, "Mance never ventures far from that jazzy soulfulness which characterized his playing. This is a good representative recording by an artist who was never able to raise himself to the top tier of jazz pianists".

Track listing

All compositions by Junior Mance except where indicated

  1. "I Believe to My Soul" (Ray Charles) – 5:11
  2. "A Time and a Place" (Jimmy Heath) – 5:07
  3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 3:13
  4. "Golden Spur" – 5:06
  5. "Don't Worry 'Bout It" – 2:08
  6. "Home on the Range" (Traditional) – 6:47
  7. "Sweets for My Sweet" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 5:41
  8. "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:51

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1496 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 Series
  2. http://www.juniormance.com/Junior_Mance_Disco.pdf Junior Mance discography