Maynard Ferguson
CD
RRP £11.60 historic list price — see live Amazon pricing below
- Performers
- Ferguson, Maynard
- Label
- Vocalion
- Barcode
- 0765387842123
In 1968 American jazz giant and trumpet-playing phenomenon Maynard Ferguson came to live in Britain. His stay in the UK lasted four years before returning to the US in 1972, and the four albums he recorded for the CBS labels British division during that time are regarded by critics and fans alike as being among the best in his extensive discography. The two albums compiled by Vocalion on CDSML 8421 the first time they have been issued in CD format come from this period of Maynards career and showcase the trumpeter in two very different settings. M.F. Horn 2 & The Ballad Style of Maynard Ferguson have been remastered from the original CBS stereo analogue master tapes. M.F. Horn 2, recorded at Londons Lansdowne Studios in January 1972, was Maynards last album for British CBS and cast him in his best-known role as the extrovert leader of a powerhouse big band a particularly modern one in this instance. This album featured the production and arranging talents of Keith Mansfield. To accompany Maynard on M.F. Horn 2, Keith assembled a big band made-up of some of Britains leading jazz and session musicians including Pete King (alto sax), Derek Wadsworth and Adrian Drover (trombones), Randy Jones (drums) and Stan Robinson (tenor sax). In complete contrast is The Ballad Style of Maynard Ferguson. Recorded in London in 1969, it is the trumpeters first British CBS album and features the lush, sweeping accompaniment of the Keith Mansfield Orchestra. It makes clear Maynards a
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