Maynard Ferguson (album)

Maynard Ferguson is a 1971 big band jazz album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. The album was originally released on Columbia Records as Columbia 31117. It was also released in the UK by CBS under the name Alive & Well in London. The album largely consists of arrangements of popular songs of the period along with one original composition.

Maynard Ferguson
Studio album by
Maynard Ferguson
Released1971
Recorded1971[1]
GenreJazz, Big Band
Length37:48
LabelColumbia
ProducerKeith Mansfield
Maynard Ferguson chronology
M.F. Horn
(1970)		 Maynard Ferguson
(1971)		 M.F. Horn Two
(1972)

While he merely "dipped his toes" in the waters of pop music for his first Columbia release (M.F. Horn – Eli's Comin', MacArthur Park), on this album Maynard dives right in. While some albums would contain more "true" jazz than others, this would set the template for most of his tenure at Columbia. Mostly pop covers or popular jazz, with an occasional original (The Serpent on this release) or jazz standard (such as Airegin on 1977's New Vintage).

Reissues

Maynard Ferguson was reissued on CD in 2005 on Wounded Bird 1117.[2]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Move Over" (arr. Keith Mansfield)Janis JoplinJanis Joplin2:52
2."Fire and Rain" (arr. Kenny Wheeler)James TaylorJames Taylor3:33
3."Aquarius" (arr. Keith Mansfield)James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermotCast of Hair6:00
4."The Serpent"Keith Mansfield 6:41
Total length:19:06
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."My Sweet Lord" (arr. Kenny Wheeler)George HarrisonGeorge Harrison4:37
2."Bridge over Troubled Water" (arr. Keith Mansfield)Paul SimonSimon & Garfunkel4:04
3."Your Song" (arr. Kenny Wheeler)Elton John, Bernie TaupinElton John3:29
4."Stoney End" (arr. Adrian Drover)Laura NyroPeggy Lipton3:13
5."Living in the Past" (arr. John Cameron)Ian AndersonJethro Tull3:19
Total length:18:42

Personnel

References
  1. "The Maynard Ferguson Discography: The 1970s". MichaelMinn.net. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  2. Maynard Ferguson at AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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