Maynard '64 is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson collecting tracks recorded between 1959 and 1962 which was originally released on the Roulette label.
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "the boppish performances feature such soloists as altoist Lanny Morgan, the tenors of Willie Maiden and Don Menza and pianist Mike Abene. The arrangements took advantage of the band's many strengths and the result is a solid set of swinging music".
Track listing
All compositions by Willie Maiden except where noted.
- "For the Cats" â 2:46
- "Vignette" â 2:52
- "New Bag Blues" (Mike Abene) â 3:07
- "Easy Chair" (Don Sebesky) â 3:59
- "My Sweetie Went Away, She Didn't Say Where, When, or Why" (Rey Turk, Lou Handman) â 2:51
- "Animated Suspension" â 2:22
- "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) â 2:47
- "Great Guns" (Ernie Wilkins) â 5:17
- "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) â 2:20
- Recorded in New York City on February 26, 1959 (track 9), January 20, 1961 (track 7), early 1962 (tracks 5 & 8) and March 1962 (tracks 1âÂÂ4 & 6)
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson â trumpet, leader
- Bill Berry (track 7), Bill Chase (track 9), Gene Coe (tracks 1âÂÂ6 & 8), Don Ellis (track 9), Rolf Ericson (track 7), Chet Ferretti (track 7), Larry Moser (track 9), Natale Pavone (tracks 1âÂÂ6 & 8), Don Rader (tracks 1âÂÂ6 & 8) â trumpet
- John Gale (tracks 1âÂÂ6 & 8), Slide Hampton (track 9), Kenny Rupp (tracks 1âÂÂ8), Don Sebesky (track 9), Ray Winslow (track 7) â trombone
- Jimmy Ford (track 9), Lanny Morgan (tracks 1âÂÂ8) â alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell (track 7), Carmen Leggio (track 9), Willie Maiden, Don Menza (tracks 1âÂÂ6 & 8) â tenor saxophone
- Frank Hittner (tracks 1âÂÂ8), John Lanni (track 9) â baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Mike Abene (tracks 1âÂÂ6 & 8), Jaki Byard (track 7), Bob Dogan (track 9) â piano
- Linc Milliman (tracks 1âÂÂ6 & 8), Jimmy Rowser (track 9), Charlie Sanders (track 7) â bass
- Frankie Dunlop (track 9), Rufus Jones (tracks 1âÂÂ8) â drums
- Mike Abene (tracks 3 & 5), Jaki Byard (track 7), Willie Maiden (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 9), Don Sebesky (track 4), Ernie Wilkins (track 8) â arrangers
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