| Straight Ahead! | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Junior Mance with the Bob Bain Brass Ensemble |
| Cover: | Straight Ahead! (Junior Mance album).jpg |
| Released: | 1964 |
| Recorded: | September 13, 14 & 15, 1964 |
| Studio: | Capitol (Hollywood) |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 28:14 |
| Label: | Capitol T/ST 2218 |
| Producer: | David Cavanaugh |
| Chronology: | Junior Mance |
| Prev Title: | Get Ready, Set, Jump!!! |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | That's Where It Is! |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
Straight Ahead! is an album by jazz pianist Junior Mance, recorded in 1964 and released on the Capitol label.[1] [2]
The Allmusic reviewer Dave Nathan stated: "Combining Mance's natural blues-inflected piano with a big horn sound is a true aural treat. The result is a musical conversation with each side taking turns playing on or over the melody line. ... Usually a large-ensemble format doesn't allow for much diversion from the charts. Here it's clear that the band stayed with the charts, but Mance was allowed a good deal of leeway in his playing. He could respond to the call of the band as he saw fit. The result is a dynamic session combining the best of a disciplined brass assembly with the unfettered play of a top jazz improvisor".