Boy with Lots of Brass is a 1957 album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring singer Irene Kral.Discogs accessed March 20, 2015
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album three stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating that the arrangements "show off the talented orchestra and its memorable leader quite well."
Track listing "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:34 "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:00 "The Lamp Is Low" (Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter) – 3:24 "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55 "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:10 "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) – 2:32 "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:44 "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:02 "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 3:10 "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:49 "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 1:42 "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Kahn) – 3:08
Personnel Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone Willie Maiden – arranger, tenor saxophone Al Cohn – arranger Bill Holman Ernie Wilkins Irene Kral – vocals Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone Tate Houston – baritone saxophone Jimmy Cleveland – trombone Jimmy Knepper – trombone John Bello – trumpet Joe Burnett Bobby Timmons – piano Richard Evans – bass Larry Bunker – drums Jordi Pujol – reissue producer
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