Maynard Ferguson & His Birdland Dream Band - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:07
Size: 181.1 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Crossover jazz
Year: 1956/2011
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. The Wailing Boat
[4:02] 2. Somebody Wants Me Down There
[2:47] 3. Maynard The Fox
[4:09] 4. Blue Birdland
[3:13] 5. Great Guns
[3:15] 6. Lady Bug
[2:32] 7. More West
[3:48] 8. Still Water Stomp
[2:55] 9. That Jones Boy
[2:33] 10. Rosebud
[2:37] 11. Button Nose
[3:52] 12. Little Girl Kimbi
[3:35] 13. Straight Up
[3:02] 14. Cervezita
[3:27] 15. Mogo
[3:25] 16. Sleep Softly
[3:57] 17. Geller's Cellar
[2:41] 18. Free Lee
[2:58] 19. Say It With Trumpets
[4:20] 20. Everybody Moan
[2:37] 21. Tell Me Funky
[2:54] 22. You Said It
[3:47] 23. Early Hours
[3:24] 24. Nightmare

In 1956 Maynard Ferguson had the opportunity to put together a "dream band." Fortunately (in addition to a tour), the orchestra cut a pair of albums, most of which is included on this single CD. With arrangements from Al Cohn, Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Giuffre, Ernie Wilkins, Bill Holman, Marty Paich, Willie Maiden, Johnny Mandel, and Herb Geller, it is not too surprising that these charts sound both modern and quite exciting. In addition to Ferguson's high-note trumpet work, the main soloists are trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, altoist Herb Geller, and Al Cohn on tenor. Overall, this music serves a particularly strong start to Maynard Ferguson's career as a major bandleader. ~Scott Yanow

Maynard Ferguson & His Birdland Dream Band

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