''M.F. Horn'' is Maynard Ferguson's second album on Columbia Records, and the first of his highly successful "M.F. Horn" series of albums. It was also released in Europe as ''The World of Maynard Ferguson'' (but with the sides reversed) — not to be confused with the Roulette

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with the same title. His first record for

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(''The Ballad Style of Maynard Ferguson'') was filled with

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/ pop recordings, but this would be Maynard's first foray into the world of

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. His recording of "

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" would prove very popular with his fans, and would be a concert staple for many years.

Reissues

In 2005, ''M.F. Horn'' was reissued by

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Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

* Maynard Ferguson:

Trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

, Flugelhorn,

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* Trumpets: Alan Downey, Martin Drover, John Huckdridge, John Donnelly *

Trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

s: Billy Graham, Chris Pyne, Albert Wood * Alto Saxophone: Pete King *

Tenor Saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

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, Brian Smith * Baritone: Bob Watson *

Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

: Pete Jackson * Bass,

Bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

: Dave Lynane * Drums: Randy Jones *

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

: George Kish * Conga Drums:

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Veena The ''veena'', also spelled ''vina'' ( sa, वीणा IAST: vīṇā), comprises various chordophone instruments from the Indian subcontinent. Ancient musical instruments evolved into many variations, such as lutes, zithers and arched harps ...

: Vemu Mukunda *

Tamboori The tamboori (also called a tambra) is a long-necked bowed string instrument found in Indian music. The tamboori is very similar to the tanpura, despite being smaller and played with a bow. A tamboori is played as a melodic instrument, unlike the ...

: Mohana Lakshmipathy

Production

* Producer:

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* Recording Engineers: Adrian Kerridge, John Mackswith

References

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