Sunset and the Mockingbird tells the love story of jazz pianist Junior Mance and Gloria Clayborne Mance.
Junior Mance may not be a household name, but he’s a legend in the jazz world. Over his 70-year career, he’s recorded more than 200 albums alongside greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Dinah Washington.
Gloria grew up in Virginia in the 1950s. Driven to experience the world beyond her family’s sprawling farm, she earned two degrees, became a teacher, and moved to New York City, where she fell in love with jazz.