# Holy Mama

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Holy Mama
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Junior Mance](/source/Junior_Mance)
| cover      = Holy Mama.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1976
| recorded   = May 3–4, 1976
| venue      =
| studio     = Vanguard Studios, New York City
| genre      = [Jazz](/source/Jazz)
| length     =
| label      = [East Wind](/source/East_Wind_Records)<br><small>EW-8036</small>
| producer   = Kiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh
| chronology = [Junior Mance](/source/Junior_Mance)
| prev_title = [The Junior Mance Touch](/source/The_Junior_Mance_Touch)
| prev_year  = 1973
| next_title = [Deep](/source/Deep_(Junior_Mance_album))
| next_year  = 1980
}}

'''''Holy Mama''''' is an album by [jazz](/source/jazz) pianist [Junior Mance](/source/Junior_Mance) which was released on the Japanese [East Wind](/source/East_Wind_Records) label in 1976.<ref>[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/eastwind.htm East Wind Records List] accessed August 16, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.juniormance.com/Junior_Mance_Disco.pdf Junior Mance discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227183420/http://www.juniormance.com/Junior_Mance_Disco.pdf |date=2014-02-27 }} accessed August 16, 2016</ref>

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> 
}}

The [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) site awarded the album 4 stars stating "These 1976 sessions by pianist Junior Mance are typical for the era, mixing originals, standards, and a modern pop tune. ...This is an excellent date that is well worth seeking out".<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|first=Ken |last=Dryden |class=album |id= mw0000757797 |title=''Holy Mama'' Review |accessdate=August 15, 2016}}</ref>

==Track listing==
All compositions by Junior Mance except where noted.
# "[By the Time I Get to Phoenix](/source/By_the_Time_I_Get_to_Phoenix_(song))" ([Jimmy Webb](/source/Jimmy_Webb)) - 7:33
# "[God Bless the Child](/source/God_Bless_the_Child_(Billie_Holiday_song))" ([Billie Holiday](/source/Billie_Holiday), [Arthur Herzog, Jr.](/source/Arthur_Herzog%2C_Jr.)) - 8:20
# "That Mellow Feeling" - 7:16
# "Holy Mama" - 5:21
# "[Miss Otis Regrets](/source/Miss_Otis_Regrets)" ([Cole Porter](/source/Cole_Porter)) - 2:58
# "The Good Old Days" - 5:59
# "Blues for the Schnug" - 6:45

==Personnel==
*[Junior Mance](/source/Junior_Mance) - [piano](/source/piano) 
*Martin Rivera - [bass](/source/double_bass)
*Salvatore LaRocca - [drums](/source/drum_kit)

==References==
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Category:1976 albums
Category:Junior Mance albums
Category:East Wind Records albums

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