''Maynard Ferguson Octet'' is an album by Canadian jazz trumpeter/trombonist

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...

featuring tracks recorded in 1955 and released on the EmArcy label.EmArcy Records discography
accessed September 28, 2012

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.Allmusic Review
accessed September 28, 2012

Track listing

''All compositions by Bill Holman except as indicated'' # "Finger Snappin'" - 3:55 # "My New Flame 4:09 # " Autumn Leaves" ( Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert,

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

) - 3:20 # "Inter-Space" - 3:35 # "20 Rue De Madrid" - 5:06 # "Super-G" - 7:39 # "What Was Her Name?" - 5:10 # "Yeah" - 6:51 *Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles on April 25 (tracks 1-5) and April 27 (tracks 6-8), 1955

Personnel

- trumpet, valve trombone,

bass trombone The bass trombone (german: Bassposaune, it, trombone basso) is the bass instrument in the trombone family of brass instruments. Modern instruments are pitched in the same B♭ as the tenor trombone but with a larger bore, bell and mouthpiece to ...

* Conte Candoli - trumpet * Milt Bernhart - trombone * Herb Geller -

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* Georgie Auld - tenor saxophone * Bob Gordon -

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

*Ian Bernard - piano * Red Callender -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Shelly Manne -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Bill Holman -

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

References

{{Authority control 1955 albums Maynard Ferguson albums EmArcy Records albums