Maynard Ferguson - With His Own Bands: Early Years 1954-57 (2024)

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Artist: Maynard Ferguson
Title: With His Own Bands: Early Years 1954-57
Year Of Release: 2024
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:26:25
Total Size: 580 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Maynard Ferguson Octet – Finger Snappin' (03:53)
2. Maynard Ferguson Octet – My New Flame (04:09)
3. Maynard Ferguson Octet – Autumn Leaves (03:19)
4. Maynard Ferguson Octet – Inter-Space (03:33)
5. Maynard Ferguson Octet – 20 Rue De Madrid (05:04)
6. Maynard Ferguson Octet – What Was Her Name? (05:08)
7. Maynard Ferguson Octet – Yeah (06:51)
8. Maynard Ferguson – Egad, Martha (03:54)
9. Maynard Ferguson – Breakfast Dance (04:00)
10. Maynard Ferguson – Maiden Voyage (02:59)
11. Maynard Ferguson – Thou Swell (02:45)
12. Maynard Ferguson – The Way You Look Tonight (02:56)
13. Maynard Ferguson – All God's Children Got Rhythm (02:56)
14. Maynard Ferguson – Slow Stroll (02:42)
15. Maynard Ferguson – Wonder Why (03:29)
16. Maynard Ferguson – Willie Nillie (03:02)
17. Maynard Ferguson – Hymn to Her (02:34)
18. Maynard Ferguson – Lonely Town (03:03)
19. Maynard Ferguson – Somewhere Over The Rainbow (03:06)
20. Maynard Ferguson – Mrs. Pitlack Regrets (03:10)

Disc 2

1. Maynard Ferguson – Never You Mind (03:30)
2. Maynard Ferguson – Pork Pie (03:29)
3. Maynard Ferguson – Dream Boat (02:53)
4. Maynard Ferguson – Well, Hardly Ever (03:32)
5. Maynard Ferguson – The Roamin' Showman (03:36)
6. Maynard Ferguson – Dancing Nitely (03:47)
7. Maynard Ferguson – Ain't Life Grand (03:15)
8. Maynard Ferguson – Idyll (03:21)
9. Maynard Ferguson – Open Sesame (03:12)
10. Maynard Ferguson – C'est La Blues (04:00)
11. Maynard Ferguson – Wildman (03:17)
12. Maynard Ferguson – Give Me The Simple Life (02:29)
13. Maynard Ferguson – My Funny Valentine (03:54)
14. Maynard Ferguson – The Lamp Is Low (03:24)
15. Maynard Ferguson – Imagination (03:56)
16. Maynard Ferguson – The Song Is You (02:06)
17. Maynard Ferguson – Jeepers Creepers (02:50)
18. Maynard Ferguson – Love Me Or Leave Me (02:40)
19. Maynard Ferguson – A Foggy Day (02:43)
20. Maynard Ferguson – Easy To Love (03:10)
21. Maynard Ferguson – Moonlight In Vermont (03:46)
22. Maynard Ferguson – I Hadn't Anyone Till You (01:41)
23. Maynard Ferguson – I Never Knew (03:02)

Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson was something of a prodigy as a youngster, playing solos with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra broadcasts when he was 13 years old, and was always destined for a career in music, training at the Conservatoire in Montreal until 1948. He moved to the USA and played with the bands of Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey and Charlie Barnet before joining Stan Kenton for an extended stint in the early '50s. The recordings featured here represent his first forays into recording leading his own bands. This 43-track 2-CD collection comprises all the titles (excluding one which could not be included for reasons of space) from his albums on the Emarcy label The Maynard Ferguson Octet, Dimensions, Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson and Boy with Lots of Brass, with line-ups ranging from an octet to a 13-piece big band. It features many original compositions, with a number by tenor saxophonist and arranger Bill Holman, along with arrangements of classic Songbook standards, with the musicians involved including Bud Shank, Shelly Manne, Milt Bernhart, Herb Geller, Georgie Auld, Red Callender, Nino Tempo, Ray Linn, Bill Holman, Ray Brown, Alvin Stoller, Bobby Timmons, Larry Bunker and many more. It's an intriguing and entertaining insight into his work as he leads his own bands on record for the first time

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