I was lucky enough to see Maynard 4 times. As a young trumpet player, he was my idol. My Dad was a drummer, I got a big dose of MF. They both shared the same birthday
The guy was like a human air compressor. Was at the Musicians union Local 47 in Hollywood and went to the rehearsal he and his band were doing for a road tour. He grabbed his horn out of the grand piano it was setting in and played a double high A. The condensation flew out of the bell and across the piano like it was shot out and the A was plastered against the far wall in the rehearsal room. The only thing I could hear coming out of his horn was air, the note was projected like it was shot out. This was about the same time as this video. It was awesome!
Looks like 1978....I see Gordon Johnson on bass....Bobby Millitello on flue/baritone...Stan Mark, Tooly.....looks like late 1978. Interesting he's not wearing his sunglasses but the Japanese kimonos were big on that tour. But Mark Colby is on tenor...so that puts it late 1977 or early 1978 before he left the band.
This performance is from either July 7th or July 8th in 1976 at the Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI. If you purchase the Maynard Ferguson Tribute Concert 2 dvd set, you can find this recording and other great vintage Maynard stuff. I bought the dvd set back in 2008 and have played it a couple hundred times.
His flugergorn sounds like his 🎺 trumpet. Maynard had chops made up pure titanium! I wonder if he ever got injured playing like that. 🤯🎼🌟 double high G towards the end 😵💫🙌🏾
As for injuries Maynard may have sustained? Trumpet Lynn Nicholson explains the pain Maynard went through while the master was young and in the Kenton band. These a at least two of interviews of Lynn. He's an excellent listen.
@@da11king It's a fair question and if I had my laptop charged up? Could provide the exact interview links. However with just this little android here? We'll have to go perform a general search But be reassured that there's only two TH-cam interviews of Lynn Nicholson and it's definitely on at least one of them. And since both are fascinating? It'll surely be worth your while listening to both. The first one is found after searching, 1. "Lynn Nicholson, 2004 interview" This one has a slick, very professional Deejay asking the questions. Lynn's hair a bit shorter on the cover. Still long, but more styled. Again, has a highly professional radio announcer. Sounds almost like Kid Leo. Then, 2. "Lynn Nicholson trumpet hang interview 96" Just as good as the first, but the host isn't quite as professional. Lynn in great in both. These are both "MUST LISTEN" to TH-cam audio recordings. Good luck!
One more thing, Maynard actually had a seriously powerful Triple C. At least from time to time. However the reason we don't often hear examples of it is because he always had a full concert to play. It's one thing for anyone to play their highest note on one tune. Or maybe at the end of a solo. Yet Maynard always played a full concert. And like everyone else, this cut into his endurance. Pretty much any trumpet player's range will lose notes from the top end as the gig continues. I know that mine sure used to. Well in of those interviews I posted about, Lynn Nicholson spoke of a gig where Maynard played a triple so so powerful that, (It (the Triple C) thought it was a Double C". I have listened to many great high note playing trumpet players. Inc rare recordings of Leo Shepherd from.Lionel Hampton's band. Aka "Leo the whistler" because of how high he played. Leo it was alleged, played higher and louder than Cat Anderson. However none of them had Maynard's Big Sound.
I'd put this about 1977 based on the band personnel and Maynards playing. Erskine is still there and I think he left late 77 or early 78 to go with Weather Report. Biff Hannon is still there too....
@@highnotefan Thanks. I was just following the official release date from Columbia. That official release date is June, 1976. How do you know that it was released in late 1975?
4:17: Triple High B (B above Double High C). And this, live, probably near the end of the concert.
I was lucky enough to see Maynard 4 times. As a young trumpet player, he was my idol. My Dad was a drummer, I got a big dose of MF. They both shared the same birthday
Frightening
🎉..pure innocence..Vaughn 😊🎺
Freakin' incredible!!!! He was on fire this night!!!
Wonderful
Better than the album version. He was ON!
The Best! 🎶🎺
The guy was like a human air compressor. Was at the Musicians union Local 47 in Hollywood and went to the rehearsal he and his band were doing for a road tour. He grabbed his horn out of the grand piano it was setting in and played a double high A. The condensation flew out of the bell and across the piano like it was shot out and the A was plastered against the far wall in the rehearsal room. The only thing I could hear coming out of his horn was air, the note was projected like it was shot out. This was about the same time as this video. It was awesome!
Words can't express how much I love this performance! 🙂🎺
Looks like 1978....I see Gordon Johnson on bass....Bobby Millitello on flue/baritone...Stan Mark, Tooly.....looks like late 1978. Interesting he's not wearing his sunglasses but the Japanese kimonos were big on that tour. But Mark Colby is on tenor...so that puts it late 1977 or early 1978 before he left the band.
This performance is from either July 7th or July 8th in 1976 at the Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI. If you purchase the Maynard Ferguson Tribute Concert 2 dvd set, you can find this recording and other great vintage Maynard stuff. I bought the dvd set back in 2008 and have played it a couple hundred times.
My jaw fell on the floor and I need help
Take that Mo-Ray;
🎵"No more Rice Crispies?"🎶
Awesome!!
OMG
Gor blimey!
His flugergorn sounds like his 🎺 trumpet. Maynard had chops made up pure titanium! I wonder if he ever got injured playing like that. 🤯🎼🌟 double high G towards the end 😵💫🙌🏾
As for injuries Maynard may have sustained?
Trumpet Lynn Nicholson explains the pain Maynard went through while the master was young and in the Kenton band. These a at least two of interviews of Lynn. He's an excellent listen.
@@jorgecallico9177 please provide link 🙏🏻
@@da11king
It's a fair question and if I had my laptop charged up? Could provide the exact interview links. However with just this little android here? We'll have to go perform a general search
But be reassured that there's only two TH-cam interviews of Lynn Nicholson and it's definitely on at least one of them. And since both are fascinating? It'll surely be worth your while listening to both. The first one is found after searching,
1. "Lynn Nicholson, 2004 interview"
This one has a slick, very professional Deejay asking the questions. Lynn's hair a bit shorter on the cover. Still long, but more styled.
Again, has a highly professional radio announcer. Sounds almost like Kid Leo. Then,
2. "Lynn Nicholson trumpet hang interview 96"
Just as good as the first, but the host isn't quite as professional. Lynn in great in both.
These are both "MUST LISTEN" to TH-cam audio recordings. Good luck!
One more thing,
Maynard actually had a seriously powerful Triple C. At least from time to time. However the reason we don't often hear examples of it is because he always had a full concert to play.
It's one thing for anyone to play their highest note on one tune. Or maybe at the end of a solo. Yet Maynard always played a full concert. And like everyone else, this cut into his endurance.
Pretty much any trumpet player's range will lose notes from the top end as the gig continues. I know that mine sure used to. Well in of those interviews I posted about, Lynn Nicholson spoke of a gig where Maynard played a triple so so powerful that,
(It (the Triple C) thought it was a Double C".
I have listened to many great high note playing trumpet players. Inc rare recordings of Leo Shepherd from.Lionel Hampton's band. Aka "Leo the whistler" because of how high he played. Leo it was alleged, played higher and louder than Cat Anderson.
However none of them had Maynard's Big Sound.
Triple
What an awesome ending! MF Horn forever!
Some ferry in Wisconsin. There are some other clips from the same place on there-Tommy, etc.
Is the original chopped up or with this edited?
The Godfather 🙏
Maestro de maestros *
#MoRay No more Rice Crispies.
Sounds like 1977 Phantom Regiment.
Maynard sporting a gen one digital watch, maybe a Hamilton.
Here is a version of this with better audio: th-cam.com/video/T3mDJJ945a8/w-d-xo.html
Does anyone know the date and venue for this recording?
I'd put this about 1977 based on the band personnel and Maynards playing. Erskine is still there and I think he left late 77 or early 78 to go with Weather Report. Biff Hannon is still there too....
July 1976
Pretty sure that was at Summerfest in Milwaukee at the Miller Jazz Oasis. I think in 1974 or 1975. I was probably at that performance.
Primal Scream was released in 1976.
@@bkf8166 Yeah, but Maynard was known to play material on the road long before he recorded it.....
@@bkf8166 actually late 1975
Was the release of Primal Scream that is... late 1975
@@highnotefan Thanks. I was just following the official release date from Columbia. That official release date is June, 1976. How do you know that it was released in late 1975?
must have been a pajamas party
sounds like has in a small room
It looks like it's outside.....
Summerfest in Milwaukee. Outside venue
I love MF but he dragged the arse out of this, they were all fabulous musicians.
He did this with a lot of songs when playing live. You can't play double-C's for 2 hours, gotta space em out.