Live - At The Top Plaza Hotel -- Rochester, NY Performances by: Randy Purcell - Trombone; Lynn Nicholson - Trumpet; Don Hans - Flugelhorn; Alan Zavod - Electric Piano
In 1981 my father was a shuttle driver for a company in Chicago. He picked up Maynard Ferguson from the airport and he tipped my dad 100 dollars.. it was a very bad year for my family and we were struggling just to make ends meet. It was a miracle .. I later took up playing the trumpet and would always listen to Maynard.. he was the best
@@joshuazamora6464 the Boss was tight, but I know there were moments of unexpected unknown generosity. He and a small group with some artists out of a college he helped support played the gazebo in Oak Park, a little suburb west of the Valley in LA. Wouldn’t have known about it if I hadn’t seen the flyer in an Agoura Hills suburb. Talked with him about Cincinnati, some great performances. Of all things he talked about the ribs he had in Cincy. I knew the ones. Got his address and had them ship some ribs. His return generosity was a real treat for this trumpet player. One great artist, band leader, and musical philanthropist gone too soon.
High school jazz band in the '70's.... Everybody played Maynard Ferguson. What a class act to see him live and shake his hand after a performance that left the Audience exhausted! He was truly an Ambassador, and inspired many thousands of musicians to play, to continue to work on their art. I'm 65 now, still trying to nail this one down on the drums, with a few friends. 3 trumpets, two bones, 2 altos, a bari, keys, rhythm and bass guitar. My living room every Tuesday night, and some odd gigs here and there. We're not that good, but we all love our music. Thank you for the music, Maynard.
Maynard was god to our high school band. I managed to see his orchestra after I got out of high school and the audience was full of high school students. He really did have an affect on us. I'm sitting here going through all the Maynard videos and he really does seem to be enjoying himself and has no problem handing the limelight off to a band member.
+Trek Ryder When I saw him in the 70's, that was the one thing we all commented on was the number of young, super talented players and he let them have their time in the spot light..
Lynn is alive and doing well in Las Vegas. I met him and played notes together and listened to his advice and will treasure this meeting the rest of my life! LYNN IS THE BEST!
Lynn is an wonderful human. Just like Maynard himself that way though perhaps a little more mellow. I'm a Facebook buddy of his and he's been a source of great support
I'm just more impressed on how happy and energetic he was. I'm not really a jazz lover by heart, but I can tell that this man had fire that drove him to play like this everyday. I need whatever he had.
You’re right Ben. As a high school kid I had the privilege of seeing Maynard and his band put on a clinic during the day, then perform a concert in the evening. It was incredible.
In the winter of 1976, I went to see Maynard Ferguson perform at a local high school. I was attending Trinity College (Deerfield IL) and had been playing trumpet all of my life. It was cold, wet and sleeting. My date and I (I don't remember her name anymore), and another couple from Trinity College drove in my 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Special. It was a truly memorable experience. Maynard and his band put on a fantastic show. We didn't want to leave. After the concert, we were able to go up to the band and meet them. My date and I had our picture taken with Maynard (sadly, the picture has been lost). We ended up having coffee and apple pie at the Denny's near our college (the favorite hangout for college kids from our college). Oh to be young again!!
GR Isidro,. One of the most astonishing conditions that happened towards the end of Maynard's career was this: Absolutely Everytime his band got booked at a local school somewhere the principal or leadership of the administration of the school would receive hundreds of phone calls and listen to stories similar to yours. Best regards!
As much as I grew up admiring Maynard (and through this, which I watched on PBS in the 70's) Nicholson...I would also throw out one more name Bill Chase.
Understand, Bill Chase played in Maynard's band, in 1962, on 'Plays Jazz For Dancing'. You get that, right? He credits Maynard as his primary influence, and everything that came after, was based on what he learned from playing in Maynard's band. My personal choice of trumpet these days, not that I am worthy of carrying either Maynard's or Bill's horn case across the parking lot, is a 1969 Conn 60-B, an attempt to compete in that market, for either the MF Horn, or the Schilke B5.
Back in the 74-75 timeframe he did a concert at the Univ of NH. Day before he did a symposium and several of us on music department equipment staff get everything set up and then sat in one of the boxes to listen to him. He "caught" us and in the middle of the symposium said we were the folks who made it happen. Got us backstage passes to watch the show from there (better than front of house). A true gentleman.
one thing i noticed straight away was that Maynard's band really has fun and Maynard doesn't seem to be a prick at all and let's them throw down without feeling over shadowed with tremendous players?
I think I agree! Combined with that great rhythm section,especially the electric piano, it's brilliant. Sorry to be pedantic but it's "Don Hahn",you know in case you want to look him up. Cheers.
I have goosebumps just thinking about his music while Reading all your comments. My Maynard experience really was kicked into high gear after that first show at U of D.
No one takes the high range road of the bridge like Lynn.....I don't think I have ever heard another player go up on the last phrase of that solo! Even Maynard.
Maybe he improved over time but he was trying so (too) hard to go high there, at the cost of pitch and phrasing (i.e. breath); count the (not many) seconds between breaths. Not a great example of playing.
Let me ask u a question: its Maynard's band. He lets his other tpt player get up front and go mano a mano with him, applauds him, slaps him in the back, and announces him in the middle of the tune Q: who would u rather work for Maynard or Buddy?
Buddy was an absolute prick to his players. He'd fire people mid-tour, and leave them without the means to get home. I knew a couple of his trumpet section "alums" back in the 1970s. His band always had high turnover.
Musically, Buddy and his bands were great, but Maynard and his guys understood that if jazz is anything, it has to be FUN. And it is so obvious in this video the guys are having fun as they absolutely nail the chart AND extend its artistic horizons. By contrast, in a way it is hard to watch Buddy videos, because the band is almost invariably GRIM in demeanor. Don't get me wrong, I love Buddy and think he is the greatest drummer who ever lived or will live. But his surly and grim demeanor sadly radiated throughout his band.
Stan Kenton and Hank Levy were patrons of my high school band and through them we got Maynard to play at our school to raise money for the band to go to New York for national competition. Those of us in the band got to speak and work with him for 3 days. The man was kind, humble, generous and an absolute riot.
I WAS so lucky too see maynard over ten times in the Buffalo ny area, seen him do this at least 5 times. talk about the hair standing arm's! The hair would stand up on every part of your body. You weren't the same for weeks after seeing Maynard back in the 70's. I was very lucky.tommyd
@tom dimartino You truly were blessed! I myself was able to see Maynard perform 3 times in my life and have always felt blessed, too. He would always credit his performers, and often would call former members of his band up on stage when performing in their locales. A lost era and lost bandleaders. RIP, Maynard!
Saw MF twice late 70's in Vancouver. Second time my brother was with me, just after a football practice, and he fell asleep during the performance. For the finale, the band spread out around the hall. One of the trumpet players saw my brother sleeping, so made sure to stand right behind him. Boy did he wake up fast!!
that solo by Len nicholsan was fabulous. All the times I saw Maynard he always would say that he didnt let his trumpet players solo because he didnt want them to show him up. He always had the best musicians mainly from Texas if I remember correctly. The last tim e I saw him he was 70 his trumpet players soloed and would hit double high c's and higher effortlessly. This video is the first one Ive seen where his trumpet players were featured this much
University of North Texas Lab Band is phenomenal, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. I will personally boast, my college band director was an alumnus, and incredibly talented. RIP, Milton Jackson.
thank YOU, Maynard for providing a benchmark for all of the Drum Corps that played your amazing music!!!! Today, I saw a man in a tux PARK AND BARK!!!!! :)
I found Maynard in 1976, same year I fell in love with the wrong girl, so this music has always been bitter sweet for me and as such, Maynard defines a very important part of my life.
The live at Jimmys work was some of their best ever. No doubt. I about wore out my pioneer turntable and several needles playing that trying to pick up the music by ear.
There are 2 releases LP versions, 1970 with Brian Smith on Tenor and of course the monster re-arrangement in 1974 (Live at Jimmy's) with Brice Johnston on Bari Sax. That album also has "Stay Loose with Bruce" - try that once and you will be hooked forever.
That part at 5:52 is my favorite. It's not really a solo, but it's just about the tightest, funkiest rhythm section I've ever heard. Then, Allan Zavod re-programs your mind with his keyboard. Yes, I'm high while I'm typing this, so don't bother pointing that out.
As a kid, and as a young trumpet player, I saw Maynard play at Sacramento City College. My mom took me backstage after the performance and I met the man. He was like right on kid, keep playing, or something. encouraging.
Goldnrain is right. Maynard was a band leader, composer, and arranger, along with being an amazing performer. He was generous with sharing credit and helping younger players build their careers. He never saw himself as the only important element of a performance. He was a genuinely nice man, and didn't get the credit he deserved for the influence he had on jazz in many ways. I'm sorry I didn't get to meet him until shortly before his death.
Maynard might not have gotten due credit at the time but he has an enduring legacy. I suspect every high school and college trumpet player in the world is aware of Maynard Ferguson. Yet Doc Severinsen, as great as he was, is largely forgotten by the younger generations of trumpet players and musicians.
Maynard, I apologize for the way I played this. That said, your trombone guy is amazing. To be able to sit there listening to you, then stand up and play...wow, just wow! and S You will always be my hero, right up there w/ Mays and Starr.
I attended Maynard concerts at BGSU in Ohio from 1972-76. He sold out our 5000 seat Great Hall. We got there 3 hours early. Ordered 10 pizzas- passed pieces to fellow Trumpet Majors.- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College & GSU
We went to the University of Delaware in 78 to see MF and his band. The place was empty. Only about 20-25 people. Our seats were towards the rear of the auditorium. After the opening tune Maynard says to us, hey everyone come on down front. Get close. Intimate is putting lightly. We were spit valve close to him. Those high Cs will make the hair on your neck stand right up. He blew the roof off the place for a crowd of less than 50. We ate it up. He didn’t have to do that. That is the kind of guy he was. He always had the best dressed and the tightest band in the land.
This guy put his other players out front to stretch their abilities and show off their skills. Maynard was a scary judge of talent when it came to picking his players. He was always putting skilled talent on stage. Ego wasn’t an issue with him. I have the greatest respect and admiration for him as an artist and promoter of young talent. He is deeply missed!
So true. Maynard embodied all facets of the true meaning of being a musician...using his talent to benefit others. I first came to admire him when I was in band in high school and college and was very fortunate to attend one of his concerts. He was an amazing person.
We Need Another Great like Maynard to pick up the Baton and Ride this wave into 2020 and beyond ! I grew up on this music and Him & Buddy were my mentors
i was lucky enough to see this this same show with the same line up at the under age of 16 at Jonny Yees in so.Yarmouth Ma.(on cape cod) in 1974 i think ,that my dad got me into the club and he was able to record the concert on his portable 4 track cassette top of the line radio shack stereo recorder that the club allowed him to bring in , I still have the tapes today ,what a show Also saw Buddy Rich there but they wouldn't let my dad bring in the recorder....understandably.
Wore this one out too! I thought Randy Purcell's trombone solo in the "B" section was gorgeous and cemented the sound I wanted as a player. Did I get it? No, but that's my fault! =)
Yes, many years ago, I saw Maynard Ferguson in concert at the Fridley High School in Minnesota to promote the student jazz band there. We'll, it was an excellent show, and he nearly blew the roof off the place!
To me, the very best version of this is on MF 5 "Live at Jimmy's". The sax solo is good and of course the trumpet kicks ass!!! Actually I mean trumpets as in multiple. I'm so thankful I've got all this great music on an ipod cuz my vinyl is so worn from hour after hour of listening.
I was attending University of Buffalo from 1975-1977, playing trumpet in the UB Jazz Ensemble, and frequently went to see Maynard downtown and at other venues in Western NY. He seemed to hang-out in the upstate very frequently around that time. There was a jazz station in Toronto who used to really promote his music, and the station came in loud and clear every night in our dorm room at Goodyear Hall. An era long gone, but long remembered.
He encouraged me. As lead trumpet playing his charts were the best. He was a class act. In 1975 he took the time to come and visit me after I had a bad accident.
Actually not coke but LSD. He became close to Timothy Leary in the 1960s and began experimenting with the drug for a number of years, as well as psilocybin (which is found in shrooms) and other psychotropic drugs. He was well known for his use that he is mentioned in the book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, which is all about the drug scene of that time.
The pop singer versions of this song are unbearable! Maynard and his band did it best on their MF Horn 5&6 Live at Jimmy's, with Bruce Johnstone on the baritone sax tearin' it up! This is also a great version and more true to the original arrangement on the MF Horn 1 album. I do not believe that Maynard did much, if any arrangements. He used Kenny Wheeler, Jay Chattaway and many others throughout his career.
This is just off tap. These musos are beyond. Alan Zavod - what a great solo on the keys gotta love that - more than 30 years later he's still amazing.
Saw MF band at the Midwest Clinic midnight jazz concert. Memorable! MacArthur Park was stellar just like this recording. Another standout chart was Hey Jude featuring the entire trumpet section split up into the giant ballroom audience. Better than quadraphonic! 90 minutes of high energy jazz/fusion. We didn’t want it to end!
In 1981 my father was a shuttle driver for a company in Chicago. He picked up Maynard Ferguson from the airport and he tipped my dad 100 dollars.. it was a very bad year for my family and we were struggling just to make ends meet. It was a miracle .. I later took up playing the trumpet and would always listen to Maynard.. he was the best
Yea right
@@joshuazamora6464 the Boss was tight, but I know there were moments of unexpected unknown generosity. He and a small group with some artists out of a college he helped support played the gazebo in Oak Park, a little suburb west of the Valley in LA. Wouldn’t have known about it if I hadn’t seen the flyer in an Agoura Hills suburb. Talked with him about Cincinnati, some great performances. Of all things he talked about the ribs he had in Cincy. I knew the ones. Got his address and had them ship some ribs. His return generosity was a real treat for this trumpet player. One great artist, band leader, and musical philanthropist gone too soon.
@@joshuazamora6464🤡
High school jazz band in the '70's.... Everybody played Maynard Ferguson. What a class act to see him live and shake his hand after a performance that left the Audience exhausted! He was truly an Ambassador, and inspired many thousands of musicians to play, to continue to work on their art.
I'm 65 now, still trying to nail this one down on the drums, with a few friends. 3 trumpets, two bones, 2 altos, a bari, keys, rhythm and bass guitar. My living room every Tuesday night, and some odd gigs here and there. We're not that good, but we all love our music. Thank you for the music, Maynard.
Maynard was god to our high school band. I managed to see his orchestra after I got out of high school and the audience was full of high school students. He really did have an affect on us.
I'm sitting here going through all the Maynard videos and he really does seem to be enjoying himself and has no problem handing the limelight off to a band member.
Gotta hand it to Maynard. He didn't have an ego problem. He encouraged younger players to get up there and shine. Great example.
+Trek Ryder When I saw him in the 70's, that was the one thing we all commented on was the number of young, super talented players and he let them have their time in the spot light..
+Dan Bogle I saw him two or three times in the same time period and was really impressed by Lynn Nicholson.
+Tony Seel Lynn is still playing like that too!
And, no "bus tapes" either.
My mentor growing up see him many times I still have his 1980 concert shirt
Flugel solo cleaner than my search history
Trombone solo like butter.
That was my brother on Trombone; Randy Purcell
I was fortunate enough to play in a collegiate band that Randy led in Pittsburgh. He was incredible to work with. So talented and happy to teach.
Don Hans on Flugel ... some great licks
Lynn Nicholson's solo on MacArthur Park will live forever
Shaun Blackstock yes
Lynn is alive and doing well in Las Vegas. I met him and played notes together and listened to his advice and will treasure this meeting the rest of my life! LYNN IS THE BEST!
@@AnonymousPatriot7 the best trumpet high note screamer!
MF was into it so much!!!! Great soloing from Don too.
I did not think that it was that good. he reached for notes that he could not hit. Upper notes were flat and thin.
Not only is it great hearing this band, I love Maynard's spirit and personality, and watching him work.
recalcitrist1 same
Cocaine.
This video is soooo 70's.
Carlos Diaz it's so good
Carlos Diaz who has the best hair in the trumpet section tho? I’m really feeling Don’s
@@tab9856 Lynn Nicholson
Gives me goosebumps today just like it did the first time I heard it 45 years ago.
Man. Lynn's solo.
Its amazing
Lynn is an wonderful human. Just like Maynard himself that way though perhaps a little more mellow.
I'm a Facebook buddy of his and he's been a source of great support
I hope jazz makes a huge come back. I think it will one day!
No way! Totally dead!
Rest in Peace Randy Purcell. he was a great trombone player
I think the other trombonist was Jerry Johnson. He is also deceased.
I'm just more impressed on how happy and energetic he was. I'm not really a jazz lover by heart, but I can tell that this man had fire that drove him to play like this everyday. I need whatever he had.
You’re right Ben. As a high school kid I had the privilege of seeing Maynard and his band put on a clinic during the day, then perform a concert in the evening. It was incredible.
Heart and soul...
That's what he had.
@@donm6798 ...aaaaand lotsa coke XD
@@shader_son697 cocaine
yo lynn was having a great time and maynard throws his trumpet in the air at 8:15 wooooooh
In the winter of 1976, I went to see Maynard Ferguson perform at a local high school. I was attending Trinity College (Deerfield IL) and had been playing trumpet all of my life. It was cold, wet and sleeting. My date and I (I don't remember her name anymore), and another couple from Trinity College drove in my 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 Special. It was a truly memorable experience. Maynard and his band put on a fantastic show. We didn't want to leave. After the concert, we were able to go up to the band and meet them. My date and I had our picture taken with Maynard (sadly, the picture has been lost). We ended up having coffee and apple pie at the Denny's near our college (the favorite hangout for college kids from our college). Oh to be young again!!
awesome story
nice memories to have
GR Isidro,.
One of the most astonishing conditions that happened towards the end of Maynard's career was this:
Absolutely Everytime his band got booked at a local school somewhere the principal or leadership of the administration of the school would receive hundreds of phone calls and listen to stories similar to yours.
Best regards!
Don's Fugle horn solo was outstanding as was Lynn's!
2024 still Maynard is the best Trumpet player of all time.🎉
What I would do to achieve Randy Purcell’s tone. Oh well, off to practicing!
As much as I grew up admiring Maynard (and through this, which I watched on PBS in the 70's) Nicholson...I would also throw out one more name Bill Chase.
Màynard fergison
+bshelley3 +1 on Lynn and Bill.
Bill Chase would have surpassed both MF and Doc
are u crazy?
Understand, Bill Chase played in Maynard's band, in 1962, on 'Plays Jazz For Dancing'. You get that, right?
He credits Maynard as his primary influence, and everything that came after, was based on what he learned from playing in Maynard's band.
My personal choice of trumpet these days, not that I am worthy of carrying either Maynard's or Bill's horn case across the parking lot, is a 1969 Conn 60-B, an attempt to compete in that market, for either the MF Horn, or the Schilke B5.
Back in the 74-75 timeframe he did a concert at the Univ of NH. Day before he did a symposium and several of us on music department equipment staff get everything set up and then sat in one of the boxes to listen to him. He "caught" us and in the middle of the symposium said we were the folks who made it happen. Got us backstage passes to watch the show from there (better than front of house). A true gentleman.
one thing i noticed straight away was that Maynard's band really has fun and Maynard doesn't seem to be a prick at all and let's them throw down without feeling over shadowed with tremendous players?
Don Han Best horn solo i ever heard! That's the vibe i love
I think I agree! Combined with that great rhythm section,especially the electric piano, it's brilliant. Sorry to be pedantic but it's "Don Hahn",you know in case you want to look him up. Cheers.
I love Don Hans' solo in this so much...
soulfire2588 mine was better
Yep, just brilliant
I have goosebumps just thinking about his music while Reading all your comments. My Maynard experience really was kicked into high gear after that first show at U of D.
The solo by Lynn Nicholson is simply amazing. Sorta like the album version, kicked up several notches.
I think this performance of Mac Park is by far the best that Maynard and band ever did.
No one takes the high range road of the bridge like Lynn.....I don't think I have ever heard another player go up on the last phrase of that solo! Even Maynard.
Maybe Arturo Sandoval
I did it once at a concert last year
Maybe he improved over time but he was trying so (too) hard to go high there, at the cost of pitch and phrasing (i.e. breath); count the (not many) seconds between breaths. Not a great example of playing.
Eric miyashiro does
James Rawlins Arturo never played much Mac park,
Lynn killed it
Don Hans SLAYS!
Gotta love Don Hanz's solo. Nothing more tasteful than that.
Let me ask u a question:
its Maynard's band. He lets his other tpt player get up front and go mano a mano with him, applauds him, slaps him in the back, and announces him in the middle of the tune
Q: who would u rather work for
Maynard or Buddy?
Andrew Chaplowitz Maynard for sure
Buddy was an absolute prick to his players. He'd fire people mid-tour, and leave them without the means to get home. I knew a couple of his trumpet section "alums" back in the 1970s. His band always had high turnover.
Musically, Buddy and his bands were great, but Maynard and his guys understood that if jazz is anything, it has to be FUN. And it is so obvious in this video the guys are having fun as they absolutely nail the chart AND extend its artistic horizons. By contrast, in a way it is hard to watch Buddy videos, because the band is almost invariably GRIM in demeanor. Don't get me wrong, I love Buddy and think he is the greatest drummer who ever lived or will live. But his surly and grim demeanor sadly radiated throughout his band.
Stan Kenton and Hank Levy were patrons of my high school band and through them we got Maynard to play at our school to raise money for the band to go to New York for national competition. Those of us in the band got to speak and work with him for 3 days. The man was kind, humble, generous and an absolute riot.
I WAS so lucky too see maynard over ten times in the Buffalo ny area, seen him do this at least 5 times. talk about the hair standing arm's! The hair would stand up on every part of your body. You weren't the same for weeks after seeing Maynard back in the 70's. I was very lucky.tommyd
So did I in buffalo. I listened to all his albums in the late 70’s on. First time I got to see him was with my dad at the Tralf with High Voltage.
@tom dimartino You truly were blessed! I myself was able to see Maynard perform 3 times in my life and have always felt blessed, too. He would always credit his performers, and often would call former members of his band up on stage when performing in their locales. A lost era and lost bandleaders. RIP, Maynard!
Saw MF twice late 70's in Vancouver. Second time my brother was with me, just after a football practice, and he fell asleep during the performance. For the finale, the band spread out around the hall. One of the trumpet players saw my brother sleeping, so made sure to stand right behind him. Boy did he wake up fast!!
Loved MF and his band. Went to hear them whenever they were around. Even at college when I couldn't convince anyone to go with me!
Me too
Wow... WOW.. the WHOLE band was frikkin "INCREDIBLE" that night!
that solo by Len nicholsan was fabulous. All the times I saw Maynard he always would say that he didnt let his trumpet players solo because he didnt want them to show him up. He always had the best musicians mainly from Texas if I remember correctly. The last tim e I saw him he was 70 his trumpet players soloed and would hit double high c's and higher effortlessly. This video is the first one Ive seen where his trumpet players were featured this much
No, he loved his trumpet section to solo . That's BS and a bad rumor !!!!!!!
University of North Texas Lab Band is phenomenal, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. I will personally boast, my college band director was an alumnus, and incredibly talented. RIP, Milton Jackson.
thank YOU, Maynard for providing a benchmark for all of the Drum Corps that played your amazing music!!!! Today, I saw a man in a tux PARK AND BARK!!!!! :)
That flugel solo is badass
HA at 2:45 when Maynard gave Lynn an encouraging pat on the back he almost knocked his trumpet out of his hand! Funny.
I found Maynard in 1976, same year I fell in love with the wrong girl, so this music has always been bitter sweet for me and as such, Maynard defines a very important part of my life.
The live at Jimmys work was some of their best ever. No doubt. I about wore out my pioneer turntable and several needles playing that trying to pick up the music by ear.
I wore out two LPs until I got the CD.
I had the pleasure of meeting Maynard a few times in the 90's. He was such an inspiration.
I miss you Maynard. I was so sad when I heard you died.
i was lucky to see Maynard live twice. His shows were full of energy and he had great musicians.
Who still in 2019????
The flugelhorn player was really good.
Yeah, Don Hans!!!!
I miss the '70's!!! I loved Maynard, and loved the way he featured his band members! Cool music in Heaven!
Man, I miss him SO MUCH. There will never be another. RIP.
Carlo Berto I am the next
I read as I'm going to Wayne Bergeron this weekend haha
The Aesthetic Life, said like a true trumpet player
There is a live version of this song that features one hell of a sax solo. Maynard's versions are awesome!
Do you mean the Live at Jimmy's album?
There are 2 releases LP versions, 1970 with Brian Smith on Tenor and of course the monster re-arrangement in 1974 (Live at Jimmy's) with Brice Johnston on Bari Sax. That album also has "Stay Loose with Bruce" - try that once and you will be hooked forever.
Needs to be an XM Maynard Channel
That part at 5:52 is my favorite. It's not really a solo, but it's just about the tightest, funkiest rhythm section I've ever heard. Then, Allan Zavod re-programs your mind with his keyboard. Yes, I'm high while I'm typing this, so don't bother pointing that out.
As a kid, and as a young trumpet player, I saw Maynard play at Sacramento City College. My mom took me backstage after the performance and I met the man. He was like right on kid, keep playing, or something. encouraging.
Trombone solo like butter
The New Era Of Music heard it 6 years ago still cant get over it!
I love the way he ripped it off at the end of a high note
No doubt
Yeah mee to
Lynn Nicholson showing some jam! Atta boy !
Goldnrain is right. Maynard was a band leader, composer, and arranger, along with being an amazing performer. He was generous with sharing credit and helping younger players build their careers. He never saw himself as the only important element of a performance. He was a genuinely nice man, and didn't get the credit he deserved for the influence he had on jazz in many ways. I'm sorry I didn't get to meet him until shortly before his death.
Maynard might not have gotten due credit at the time but he has an enduring legacy. I suspect every high school and college trumpet player in the world is aware of Maynard Ferguson. Yet Doc Severinsen, as great as he was, is largely forgotten by the younger generations of trumpet players and musicians.
What a killer Flugelhorn solo - on top of everything else, there is that!! Spectacular!
Man, Randy Purcell's solo is so inspiring!
Maynard, I apologize for the way I played this. That said, your trombone guy is amazing. To be able to sit there listening to you, then stand up and play...wow, just wow! and S
You will always be my hero, right up there w/ Mays and Starr.
I attended Maynard concerts at BGSU in Ohio from 1972-76. He sold out our 5000 seat Great Hall. We got there 3 hours early. Ordered 10 pizzas- passed pieces to fellow Trumpet Majors.- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College & GSU
I think the best MacArthur Park is on mf horn
Larry Shaver Yeah I didn't really like Doc Severinsen's MacArthur Park or any others
Lynn Nicholson era muito melhor do que Maynard Ferguson . Não falhava uma nota e nem desafinava .
Nice trombone solo at 1:40, especially the lip trill at the end.
Lynn Nicholson's solo is phenomenal
Spectacular Fleugel solo!
Raymond Beyer mine was better
@@chosspile. sure
Maynard didn’t give a *#&@ about anything but bringing on the music… and being Maynard.
You know they are having fun when the boss throws his trumpet in the Air 8:12 (in the bottom right)
We went to the
University of Delaware in 78 to see MF and his band. The place was empty. Only about 20-25 people. Our seats were towards the rear of the auditorium. After the opening tune Maynard says to us, hey everyone come on down front. Get close. Intimate is putting lightly. We were spit valve close to him. Those high Cs will make the hair on your neck stand right up. He blew the roof off the place for a crowd of less than 50. We ate it up. He didn’t have to do that. That is the kind of guy he was. He always had the best dressed and the tightest band in the land.
Beautiful witness.....
And Rick Petrone on bass - killing it!
MAYNARD INVINCIBILE ! Ottimo anche il Flicornista Don Hahn.....Orchestra davvero fenomenale.
So beautifully played!!
This guy put his other players out front to stretch their abilities and show off their skills. Maynard was a scary judge of talent when it came to picking his players. He was always putting skilled talent on stage. Ego wasn’t an issue with him. I have the greatest respect and admiration for him as an artist and promoter of young talent. He is deeply missed!
Agree...that is my favorite verison as well. "Live at Jimmy's" is a great album!
So much of everything I love about music in one song!
I am so lucky that Maynard came to WVU in the late 70s while I was a student there. That is easily the best concert I have ever heard.
Donald Hahn!!!
So true. Maynard embodied all facets of the true meaning of being a musician...using his talent to benefit others. I first came to admire him when I was in band in high school and college and was very fortunate to attend one of his concerts. He was an amazing person.
Pure Jazz....at it's Best.
We Need Another Great like Maynard to pick up the Baton and Ride this wave into 2020 and beyond ! I grew up on this music and Him & Buddy were my mentors
I love the bone playing the ride in this version. Passes off well to the soloist.
i was lucky enough to see this this same show with the same line up at the under age of 16 at Jonny Yees in so.Yarmouth Ma.(on cape cod) in 1974 i think ,that my dad got me into the club and he was able to record the concert on his portable 4 track cassette top of the line radio shack stereo recorder that the club allowed him to bring in , I still have the tapes today ,what a show
Also saw Buddy Rich there but they wouldn't let my dad bring in the recorder....understandably.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHH RIP MR FERGUSON. . PERFECTION xx ♪♪♫♫♪
Those were the good old days. I never made it big as a trumpet player, but I have a great appreciation of music and respect for great players.
The high register that he plays in is amazing! I was fortunate to see MF in concert in or about 1977 in Coldwater MI.
Great stuff (RIP MF).
Wore this one out too! I thought Randy Purcell's trombone solo in the "B" section was gorgeous and cemented the sound I wanted as a player. Did I get it? No, but that's my fault! =)
This was peak Maynard!
Yes, many years ago, I saw Maynard Ferguson in concert at the Fridley High School in Minnesota to promote the student jazz band there. We'll, it was an excellent show, and he nearly blew the roof off the place!
Love the way the piano player breaks into the Ohio Players "Skin Tight" bassline at 5:57 classic!
I would have given anything to play with Maynard. I never saw anyone express such delight over the accomplishments of his young players.
6:04 - Geico Caveman
back when everyone had hair.
To me, the very best version of this is on MF 5 "Live at Jimmy's". The sax solo is good and of course the trumpet kicks ass!!! Actually I mean trumpets as in multiple. I'm so thankful I've got all this great music on an ipod cuz my vinyl is so worn from hour after hour of listening.
I was attending University of Buffalo from 1975-1977, playing trumpet in the UB Jazz Ensemble, and frequently went to see Maynard downtown and at other venues in Western NY. He seemed to hang-out in the upstate very frequently around that time. There was a jazz station in Toronto who used to really promote his music, and the station came in loud and clear every night in our dorm room at Goodyear Hall. An era long gone, but long remembered.
Used to watch him at the MSG in Manchester England my wife fancied Danny Moss his tenor sax player.
All the Girls love them sax players,dont know why.
helvetier100 Because we're the saxiest
@@helvetier100 Our past girlfriends may be able to answer why.
Don Han took it in my book. I LOVE electric piano, he killed it. This band lineup was so good...
He encouraged me. As lead trumpet playing his charts were the best. He was a class act. In 1975 he took the time to come and visit me after I had a bad accident.
You can’t tell me Maynard ain’t do coke lol
Actually not coke but LSD. He became close to Timothy Leary in the 1960s and began experimenting with the drug for a number of years, as well as psilocybin (which is found in shrooms) and other psychotropic drugs. He was well known for his use that he is mentioned in the book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, which is all about the drug scene of that time.
The pop singer versions of this song are unbearable! Maynard and his band did it best on their MF Horn 5&6 Live at Jimmy's, with Bruce Johnstone on the baritone sax tearin' it up! This is also a great version and more true to the original arrangement on the MF Horn 1 album. I do not believe that Maynard did much, if any arrangements. He used Kenny Wheeler, Jay Chattaway and many others throughout his career.
This is just off tap. These musos are beyond. Alan Zavod - what a great solo on the keys gotta love that - more than 30 years later he's still amazing.
Saw MF band at the Midwest Clinic midnight jazz concert. Memorable! MacArthur Park was stellar just like this recording. Another standout chart was Hey Jude featuring the entire trumpet section split up into the giant ballroom audience. Better than quadraphonic! 90 minutes of high energy jazz/fusion. We didn’t want it to end!