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The World of Jazz Legend Maynard Ferguson. DOC SEVERINSEN “I always thought what a great thing Maynard was doing. He was out there with that big band keeping jazz going and keeping big bands going at a time when no one else was doing it.” Full Bio
Maynard Ferguson Childhood. In 1928 a baby boy, Walter Maynard Ferguson, was born in the general hospital in Montreal, Canada. At age nine, after violin and piano lessons, he spotted a man playing cornet at a church social and said to his father, “Dad, get me one of those.”
The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson and His Orchestra. Maynard ’64. Message From Maynard. Maynard ’63. Si! Si! M.F. Maynard ’62 “Straightaway” Jazz Themes. Two’s Company (with Chris Connor) Maynard ’61. Double Exposure (with Chris Connor) Let’s Face the Music and Dance. Newport Suite.
Jazz legend Maynard Ferguson far surpassed the title “trumpet player”; he was an internationally renowned big-band leader, one of the world’s great brass players, composer, arranger, dedicated music educator and instrument designer.
Recorded only week’s before Maynard’s death, The One and Only Maynard Ferguson is a celebration of Maynard’s long and productive career. Former sidemen return to provide creative new arrangements and swinging performances.
Maynard Ferguson. The World of Jazz Legend Maynard Ferguson. News; About. Biography; Press Bio; Media. Videos; Photos. Photos 1; Photos 2; Photos 3; Photos 4
“Hollywood – Maynard Ferguson, ex-star of the ex-Charlie Barnet band, stood up at his end of the new Stan Kenton brass section and broke loose with some of the wildest, most unbelievable, most exciting (and, to some, most perplexing) trumpet playing ever heard anywhere.
Maynard Ferguson (trumpet/flugelhorn/vocals) Stan Mark, Alan Wise, Hoby Freeman (trumpet) Steve Wiest, Chris Braymen (trombone) Nelson Hill, Dan Jordan, Denis DiBlasio (saxophones) Ron Pedley (keyboard), Matt Bissonette (bass), Dave Mancini (drums), Tom Rizzo (guitar), Gregg Bissonette, Luis Conte (percussion)
Release Date: January 2, 1968 Genre: , Catalog ref.: CBS London S-63514 Format: Vinyl
This Double DVD Tribute Package includes the Maynard Ferguson Tribute Concert held September 20, 2006 at the University of Missouri Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis and over 60 minutes of Historical Bonus Footage.
