Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson is an album led by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1955 and 1956 and released on the EmArcy label.Mercury Records Catalog: EmArcy 36000 series - album index accessed October 30, 2015Minn, M., Maynard Ferguson discography accessed October 30, 2015
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "Ferguson gets to show off his versatility (including playing some credible blues) and takes a spot-on bass trumpet on "Mrs. Pitlack Regrets."
Track listing All compositions by Bill Holman "Mrs. Pitlack Regrets" - 3:11 "Never You Mind" - 3:28 "Pork Pie" - 3:27 "Dream Boat" - 2:51 "Well, Hardly Ever" - 3:26 "The Roamin' Showman" - 3:05 "Dancing Nitely" - 3:11 "Ain't Life Grand" - 3:11 "Idyll" - 3:17 "Open Sesame" - 3:08 "C'est La Blues" - 3:57 "Wildman" - 3:12 Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, CA on November 7, 1955 (tracks 6 & 10–12), November 10, 1955 (tracks 5 & 7–9), May 7, 1956 (tracks 1, 2 & 4) and May 12, 1956 (track 3)
Personnel Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, bass trumpet, valve trombone Buddy Childers, Ray Linn - trumpet Bob Burgess - trombone Herb Geller - alto saxophone Georgie Auld, Bill Holman - tenor saxophone Bud Shank - baritone saxophone Lorraine Geller - piano Buddy Clark (tracks 1–4), Ray Brown (tracks 5–12) - bass Al Stoller - drums
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