Maynard Ferguson
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Biography
[Edit]When he debuted with Stan Kenton's Orchestra in 1950, Maynard Ferguson could play higher than any other trumpeter up to that point in jazz history, and he was accurate. Somehow he kept most of that range through his career and since the 1970s has been one of the most famous musicians in jazz. Never known for his exquisite taste (some of his more commercial efforts are unlistenable), Ferguson nevertheless led some important bands and definitely made an impact with his trumpet playing.
After heading his own big band in Montreal, Ferguson came to the United States in 1949 with hopes of joining Kenton's orchestra, but that ensemble had just recently broke up. So instead, Ferguson gained experience playing with the big bands of Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey, and Charlie Barnet. In 1950, with the formation of Kenton's Innovations Orchestra, Ferguson became a star, playing ridiculous high notes with ease. In 1953, he left Kenton to work in the studios of Los Angeles and three years later led the all-star "Birdland Dreamband." In 1957, he put together a regular big band that lasted until 1965, recorded regularly for Roulette (all of the band's recordings with that label are on a massive Mosaic box set) and performed some of the finest music of Ferguson's career. Such players as Slide Hampton, Don Ellis, Don Sebesky, Willie Maiden, John Bunch, Joe Zawinul, Joe Farrell, Jaki Byard, Lanny Morgan, Rufus Jones, Bill Berry, and Don Menza were among the more notable sidemen.
After economics forced him to give up the impressive band, Ferguson had a few years in which he was only semi-active in music, spending time in India and eventually forming a new band in England. After moving back to the U.S., Ferguson in 1974 drifted quickly into commercialism. Young trumpeters in high school and colleges were amazed by his high notes, but jazz fans were dismayed by the tasteless recordings that resulted in hit versions of such songs as the themes from Star Wars and Rocky and much worse. After cutting back on his huge orchestra in the early '80s, Ferguson recorded some bop in a 1983 session, led a funk band called High Voltage during 1987-1988, and then returned to jazz with his "Big Bop Nouveau Band," a medium-sized outfit with which he toured the world up until his death from kidney and liver failure on August 23, 2006.
Title: Two Big Bands Play Selections From West Side Story & Other Delights
Artist: Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swingin' Live In Hollywood
Artist: Maynard Ferguson
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Disco
Title: Live from San Francisco (Live At the Great American Music Hall, 1983)
Artist: Maynard Ferguson
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Pop, Bop
Title: Live At Peacock Lane, Hollywood 1956-1957
Artist: Maynard Ferguson
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Bop
Title: Live From London (Live At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club/1994)
Artist: Maynard Ferguson
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Powerful Music for Running
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Top 50 Disco Music: Super 70s
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Discomania: Hits Dance 70-80, Vol. 3
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Divas Sing Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Legends Play Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Highstream: The Best Of Mainstream Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love the '40s Hits From the Big Band Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cool Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: LRC Jazz Legacy Anthology: A Kiss to Dream On
Genre: Jazz
Title: Falling Leaves: Jazz Classics for Autumn
Genre: Jazz
Title: #1 Big Band Swing Album
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods: Morning Cup of Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Los De Cuba 2
Genre: World Music
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Trumpet Players
Genre: Jazz
Title: Thanksgiving Day - Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Essential Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz West Coast
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Band - Essential Masters
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Only Big Band Swing Album You Will Ever Need
Genre: Jazz
Title: Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration 100
Genre: Jazz
Title: More Big Band Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Boardwalk Party: 50 Old Fashioned Jazz Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Trumpet Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Gold Jazz Hits
Title: 20 Oscar Winning Songs Vol. 2
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Instrumental
Title: Trumpet Dreams
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Finest Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz On The Road Route 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 200 Christmas Songs Of All Time (CD4)
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, Club/Dance, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Celtic
Title: Smooth Jazz Cafe Vol. 02
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Studio 54 - 5th Edition (CD1)
Genre: Disco
Title: Marek Sierocki Przedstawia - I Love Film (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: I Love Film (CD2)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Flavours Of Latin Jazz
Title: Roots Of Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: One Shot Disco (Volume 4) (CD2)
Genre: Disco
Title: Concord Jazz Super Audio CDSampler Volume 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Life @ TMD Jazz Edition Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 14
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chill Out With Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 16
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz It Up Autumn Collection (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Loves Bernstein
Genre: Jazz
Title: Funky Jazz Classics 2018
Title: Viagem Com Jazz 2018
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kings Of 50s Jazz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bop
Title: 60s Jazz Masters
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Oldies Vol. 2 - The Sound Of My Life (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: Man With A Horn: Jazz Trumpeters 2021
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hammond & Big Band
Title: 100 Hits - The Best Jazz (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Maynard Ferguson and His Birdland Dream Band
Artist: Al Cohn, Hank Jones, Herb Geller, Budd Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland, Nick Travis
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Bop
Title: Mani & Co. (Instrumental)
Artist: Lakshminarayana Subramaniam
Genre: World Music, Ethnic , Türküler
Title: Sonny Lester Presents: Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon, Vol. 4 - The Trumpets
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
