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Let's Face The Music And Dance (Maynard Ferguson Album)
''Let's Face the Music and Dance'' is an album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in late 1960 and originally released on the Roulette Records, Roulette label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed May 17, 2016 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. Track listing # "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) - 1:58 # "Teach Me Tonight" (Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn) - 3:30 # "Mangos (song), Mango's" (Dee Libbey, Sid Wayne) - 4:05 # "The Party's Over (1956 song), The Party's Over" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 3:42 # "It Could Happen to You (song), It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke (lyricist), Johnny Burke) - 2:20 # "You Don't Know What Love Is" (De Paul, Don Raye) - 2:51 # "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) - 2:43 # "The Masquerade Is Over" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 3:35 # "My Foolish Heart (song), My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 2:53 # "Don't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maynard Ferguson
Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served as stepping stones for up-and-coming talent, his versatility on several instruments, and his ability to play in a high register. Biography Early life and education Ferguson was born in Verdun (now part of Montreal), Quebec, Canada. Encouraged by his mother and father (both musicians), he started playing piano and violin at the age of four. At nine years old, he heard a cornet for the first time in his local church and asked his parents to buy one for him. When he was thirteen, he soloed with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra. He was heard frequently on the CBC, notably featured on a "Serenade for Trumpet in Jazz" written for him by Morris Davis. He won a scholarship to the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
