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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 ...

featuring tracks recorded in early 1962 and originally released on the

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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 (by Ernie Wilkins, Marty Paich, Don Sebesky, Don Rader, Maiden, Abene and Menza) took advantage of the band's many strengths and the result is a solid set of swinging music". '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' picked the arrangement of "Mimi" as a highlight and the playing on "Morgan's Organ" as the best on the album.

Track listing

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" ( Irving Berlin) – 2:38 # "Early Hours" ( Marty Paich) – 3:54 # "Morganpoint" (Don Sebesky) – 4:54 # "Si! Si! – M. F." (Don Rader) – 6:10 # "

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) – 2:00 # "Mimi" (Don Menza) – 5:14 # "Morgan's Organ" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:20 # " Born to Be Blue" ( Robert Wells,

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) – 3:35 # "Straight Out" (Menza) – 3:31

Personnel

– trumpet, leader *Gene Arnold Goe, Natale Pavone, Donald Arthur Rader – trumpet *John C. Gale, Kenneth Harold Rupp – trombone *

Lanny Morgan Lanny Morgan (born March 30, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American jazz alto saxophonist chiefly active on the West Coast jazz scene. Morgan was raised in Los Angeles. In the 1950s he played with Charlie Barnet, Si Zentner, Terry Gibbs, and ...

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– tenor saxophone,

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* Donald J. Menza – tenor saxophone *Frank J. Hittner, Jr. –

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* Michael Christian Joseph Abene – piano *Lincoln B. Milliman –

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* Rufus Jones –

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*Mike Abene (tracks 1 & 8), Don Menza (tracks 6 & 9), Marty Paich (track 2), Don Rader (track 4), Don Sebesky (tracks 3 & 5), Ernie Wilkins (track 7) – arrangers

References

{{Authority control 1962 albums Maynard Ferguson albums Roulette Records albums Albums produced by Teddy Reig Albums arranged by Ernie Wilkins Albums arranged by Don Sebesky