Junior Mance discusses work as a sideman.

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Q: “Have you been doing any work as a sideman even? Does somebody call you up, or do you avoid that sort of thing now?”

A: Junior Mance: “I don't avoid it. I've done a few things, but nothing to speak of, you know, like maybe in the orchestra behind and some singers half of them I can't remember the names. Some of them were just demo dates or stuff like that. Now, what I've been thinking about is expanding to a quartet because the truth of the matter is nobody wants to record trios anymore. They say piano trio records don't sell for some reason. You know, whereas if let's say, quartet records, if you've got a horn on there … I don't quite agree with their thinking or I can't understand how they figure this out, but there might be something to it because a lot of clubs, a lot of the jazz clubs, in New York, especially are getting away from hiring trios, they say because they think the trios don't hold the attention of the people, you know.”

Interviewer: “Really?”

Junior Mance: “Yeah, and this is also ... I was also told this about the club I'm working here.”