Maynard Ferguson's Horn, Vol. 1/Maynard Ferguson's Horn, Vol. 2

1. Eli's Coming

2. Country Road

3. Theme from Shaft

4. Theme from Summer of '42

5. Mother

6. Spinning Wheel

7. Free Wheeler

8. Hey Jude

9. Give It One

10. Ballad to Max

11. MacArthur Park

12. Chala Nata

13. If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind

14. L Dopa

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Average customer rating: M. F. Horn A Maynard Milestone A Great Album, A Great Musician, A Great Person Alas, A Sensative Horn... ABOUT TIME is right!!!

M.F. Horn, Vol. 1 Maynard Ferguson Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Maynard Ferguson M.F.Horn 2 & The Ballad Style of Maynard Ferguson Chameleon M.F Horn 4 & 5 - Live at Jimmy's Conquistador ASIN: B0009NSDL6 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Eli's Comin'
2. Ballad To Max
3. MacArthur Park
4. Chala Nata
5. If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind
6. L-Dopa

Customer Reviews:

M. F. Horn.......2006-11-11

I've been listening to Maynard Ferguson since high school. It was a big part of my H.S. Band experience. I want to purchase M.F. Horn 2 when it is released on CD. In the past they put out a double cassette called MF Horn I&II. I want this on CD. The sound quality is good. It's on my IPOD already.

A Maynard Milestone.......2006-09-18

At this late date it is hard to convey the impact this album had on a generation of mostly high school age musicians and fans who were hereto introduced to big band jazz.

Not only were we seduced by the jazz virtuosity demonstrated on the recognizable pop covers here (Mac. Park and Eli's Comin)but the screaming brass intensity and jazz excitement demonstrated on the other original pieces (L-Dopa)rivaled the hormonal satisfaction many had only experienced from progressive rock heroes of the day. The fact that this sound was produced with instrumentation many of us could only struggle with in school music programs sealed the deal.

The unexpected commercial success of this groove allowed the veteran Ferguson to continue with number of successive recordings on Columbia, culminating with a top 40 hit with the cover of the "Rocky" theme, Gonna Fly Now. At that point, the marketing people at Columbia Records got all the wrong signals and helped to run the trumpet virtuoso's reputation into the ground with a series of forgettable efforts based on jazz/disco/pop covers of well known themes. His image in the jazz world never fully recovered; his early work with Stan Kenton and his own substantive recordings of the 50s and early 60s were almost totally forgotten by critics and purists.

Fortunately, Maynard's creativity, personality and loyal fan base rebounded with him on other labels, most notably Concord Records through the 90's with a number of hard bop 'small' big band recordings that yielded steady concert bookings through the end of his life.

Ferguson's early associations with other jazz greats encouraged many fans with curiosity to experience most of the post-swing era mainstream jazz world and, to a considerable extent for this 'student musician' demographic, unravelled what rock and roll had done to popular musical taste.

Quite a contribution to the American art form, I'd say; and from a Canadian, no less.

A Great Album, A Great Musician, A Great Person.......2006-08-25

Maynard Ferguson passed away just a few days ago. A sad day for jazz, he was probably one of the last of the old jazz greats. I'm so glad that I was able to take the family to see him live - front row center, it was a great experience. When I was in high school in the 70s he and his band played at our auditorium, our high school jazz band opened for him. Prior to the show he and his band sat in with us for our rehearsal and it was one of those experiences I'll never forgot. He was not only a great musician, he was a very fine person.

I've been looking for this album on CD for years. On hearing the news I pulled out some of my old albums for a listen. MF Horn has always been a real favorite. I've about worn it out. Today I thought I'd check again and it's available! I will be buying it. So should you.

It has a mood to it that always leaves me feeling real good. The musicianship is great across the board. The various pieces all work together. There's no need to explain the particulars of each song. This is simply a great, great recording. Get this, get it now.

I just hope CDs don't wear out because I'll be playing this one a lot.

Alas, A Sensative Horn..........2006-05-31

Ballad to Max has to be one of, if not the most, beautiful thing Maynard Ferguson has ever recorded. His Flugelhorn is flawless and absolutely "liquid". The rest of the album is straight ahead for the times when this was made over in Europe, but the Ballad (mentioned) is easily worth the price of the album if ever you put a horn to your mouth. This is the ultimate phrasing and one of a kind sound. Others play just as high, but not just as well nor as musical as Maynard does up there. At an age approaching 80, his double high C is still as big as a Buick. He remains, after these six plus decades, entirely in a class by himself.

ABOUT TIME is right!!!.......2006-05-01

Anyone who grew up with the sounds of Maynard doesn't need to read these reviews. MF Horn is awsome. Several years ago I bought a high end album-to-digital-CD converter just to hear these tunes again, but since I listened to them so often back in the days, the conversions carry the scratches of the vinyl medium. Cant wait for MF II, and (can we hope) live a Jimmy's???

Average customer rating: MF Horn RIP MF's one last blast... The Last One Collectors / serious fans only A Great Gift From Maynard!

Maynard Ferguson's Horn, Vol. 6: Live at Ronnie's Maynard Ferguson Manufacturer: Bcd Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: M.F Horn 4 & 5 - Live at Jimmy's M.F. Horn 3 M.F.Horn 2 & The Ballad Style of Maynard Ferguson Wow! The Formative Years On a High Note: Best of the Concord Jazz Recordings ASIN: B000FTAVU0 Release Date: 2006-12-26

Tracks:

1. Blue Birdland
2. The Girl From Ipanema
3. Frame For the Blues
4. But Beautiful
5. Milestones
6. I m Old Fashioned
7. Blues From Around Here
8. MF Hit Medley
9. Blue Birdland

Product Description

Maynard Ferguson Music, USA Inc. announces the release of their new album, MF Horn VI: Live at Ronnie's. Recorded in the summer of 2005 at the legendary Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, England, this album features exciting new arrangements of classic jazz standards done in the colorful Ferguson way, as well as a few quintessential Ferguson chart toppers.

Customer Reviews:

MF Horn RIP.......2007-06-07

Overall maybe 3 starts. The Band gets 4 stars - MF "always" has the most wonderful sidemen. Hession gets 5 for effort. Sadly, I cannot rate the "Great Mans" performance. At age 77 in 2005 when this was recorded, he appears to be way out of sorts. I have heard he was having several health issues at this time. Never the less, MF fans - add it to the collection.

Skip ahead almost 1 year to the newly released "The One and Only" recording (apparently not available on Amazon as of 6/2007) and be prepared for a wonderful resurrection. Granted, it is not the MF we knew in his prime. But for this superman of 78 years it is a farewell effort worth its weight in gold.

Ironically, and very sadly, a month after recording "The One and Only" he was gone.

MF's one last blast..........2007-06-04

Not his best by far, but it was a pleasure to hear his last album feature standards - with a MF twist, naturally. A must-have for collectors and fans alike of this high note-hitting Canadian.

The Last One.......2007-02-17

It's Maynard Ferguson's last CD...so that makes it special all by itself. Certainly the Boss continued to amaze all right up to the end. And much has been made of his "resurgence" in recent months with the new horn and all.

But candidly, this recording was too late. The band is not the top line it could have been.

Patrick Hession does a great job on lead trumpet and plays some wild notes in the Hit Medley covering the Boss's old parts. Stockton Helbing is a fine and gifted drummer who has matured nicely as part of the band over the years, graduating to music director this go round.

But otherwise, not the greatest performance turned in.

Still, a worthwhile buy because it was the final new recording of one of the all time great impact trumpeters.

Collectors / serious fans only.......2007-02-13

It's amazing that Maynard Ferguson, well into his mid-70's at the time of this recording, was still able to play trumpet with the power and precision that he displays on this CD. It's even more impressive knowing that by 2005 (when this was recorded) he had survived more than 55 years of touring and traveling with various bands. Truly he was a force of nature, and there are some snippets here that hint at this virtuosity.

However, when compared with other work from Maynard's career, this is not one of his better efforts. Maynard's playing on this CD includes a few forays into the upper register, but in general he lacks the real physical ability and creative spark that so many of his early CD's display. And even though earlier in his career Maynard was a more-than-acceptable soloist and improviser, you don't get to hear a lot of lower-register Maynard on this disc, either. If this were the first MF album you'd ever heard, I think you'd walk away wondering how he built the career and devoted fan following that he (still) has.

As usual Maynard is fronting an eager band of talented young musicians. And there are a couple of good arrangements and entertaining songs here. But the overall quality of the arrangements and the band does not make it stand alone as a top-notch big band album; Maynard aside, the performances and the arrangements are just OK, and not up to par with a long list of other current big band CD's on the market. Particularly painful is the "MF Hit Medley": this worked well to appease live audiences who wanted to hear a bit of everything from Maynard's career, but on CD it's a choppy, disjointed collection of phrases and melodies that doesn't hang together. If you're enough of a Maynard Ferguson plan to recognize all these "greatest hits" from his career, you'd rather hear the originals.

So -- kudos to Maynard for years of inspiration and dedication, and for recording some licks on this CD that would put many younger players to shame. Unfortunately for this CD, it doesn't meet the standards of so many other albums of his work that are still available on the market. If you're an extremely dedicated fan, you may want to pick this up, but there are easily another dozen MF CD's you ought to own before exploring this one.

A Great Gift From Maynard!.......2006-10-17

Maynard's music lives on in this great concert CD, recorded live at Ronnie's Jazz Club in London on August 4-7, 2005. It's one of Maynard's very best live CDs--and, of course, that's saying a lot. Maynard is a natural, not only on the horn, but in his stage presence as well. Here he is laid back and playing in top form, both solos and ensembles. Having seen him in person a number of times during the 1970s through the 1990s, this recording brings it all back in the nicest possible way. There's Maynard blasting away, then introducing and encouraging his hand-picked and always talented sidemen, an inspired turn by one-of-a-kind Denis DiBlasio on sax and vocals, and the MF hit medley for welcome nostalgia and to remind us of the music and style that drew us to this unique musician and individual over all those years. For a Maynard fan, playing and enjoying this CD over and over will be a tribute to the man and his memory that I'm sure he would appreciate and treasure. He was one of the most fan-friendly of world-class celebrities; he always had time for the people who came to see and cheer him. We were indeed lucky to have him to entertain and educate us for all his years, and we are fortunate that this engagement was recorded so we can take 'one more trip to Birdland' with him.
1. Blue Birdland 2. The Girl From Ipanema 3. Frame For The Blues 4. But Beautiful 5. Milestones 6. I'm Old Fashioned 7. Blues From Around Here 8. MF Hit Medley 9. Blue Birdland. Over 70 minutes, with excellent live sound quality. (And there is a Maynard Ferguson website with lots of information).

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