Mercury Records Collection: MG-36114: Boy With Lots Of Brass

Maynard Ferguson's last LP on EmArcy/Mercury - swingy but well organized ensemble as always.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Maynard Ferguson, one of the best-known band leaders and trumpetter, left several album on EmArcy. This is one of them,

This album is maybe one of the best example of “West-Coast” style Modern Jazz ensemble. Some may say West-Coast style is shit and the true aspcet of Modern Jazz only exists in East-Coast hard-bop by black musicians. But please wait, although in a well-arranged swingy ensemble, it's actually a one aspect of Jazz. You like it, you don't like it, it's up to you, but it's not so bad as such guys says...

Anyway, this group plays so well. It's a kind of typical “West-Coast” style well-arranged ensemble. You may notice such members' name as Jimmy Cleveland on trombone, Larry Banker on drums, and Bobby Timmons on the piano (unfortunately only a short solo can be heard on A-3 and B-3).

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

Track Listing

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1, A-2, A-4, A-6, B-2, B-5:
Maynard Ferguson (tp, leader) with:
Tom Slaney (tp), John Bello (tp), Joe Burnette (tp), Bob Burgess (tb), Jimmy Cleveland (tb),
Anthony Ortega (as), Jimmy Ford (as, ts), Willie Maiden (ts), Tete Houston (bs),
Bobby Timmons (p), Richard Evans (b), Larry Bunker (ds),
Irene Kral (vo on A-2, A-4, B-5).
Recorded in New York City on July 29, 1957.

A-3, A-5, B-1, B-3, B-4, B-6:
same personnel as above, with Irene Kral (vo on A-5, B-4).
Recorded in New York City on August 2, 1957.

A-1, A-2, A-4, A-5, B-4, B-5 arranged by Willie Maiden.
A-3, B-6 arranged by Ernie Wilkins.
A-6, B-1, B-2 arranged by Al Cohn.
B-3 arranged by Bill Holman.

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