Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing
Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing | ||||
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Studio album by Maynard Ferguson | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded |
February 23, 25 & 26 and March 31, 1959 Capitol Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label |
Roulette R 52038 | |||
Producer | Teddy Reig | |||
Maynard Ferguson chronology | ||||
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Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and states "Ferguson and his excellent orchestra purposely play it safe, performing pleasing but unadventurous music that is not as exciting as their more jazz-oriented sessions of the era".[3]
Track listing
- "Hey There" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) - 2:58
- "Where's Teddy" (Maynard Ferguson, Willie Maiden) - 2:37
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:35
- "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) - 2:25
- "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) - 3:07
- "Secret Love" (Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:22
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Harry James, Johnny Hodges) - 2:38
- "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:28
- "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf) - 2:23
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 3:10
- "Soft Winds" (Goodman) - 3:31
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone, euphonium
- Bill Chase, Don Ellis, Larry Moser - trumpet
- Don Sebesky - trombone, bass trombone
- Slide Hampton - trombone
- Jimmy Ford - alto saxophone
- Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden - tenor saxophone
- John Lanni - baritone saxophone
- Bob Dogan - piano
- Jimmy Rowser -bass
- Frankie Dunlop - drums
- Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky - arrangers
References
- ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson discography, accessed October 30, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Jazz for Dancing – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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