"Straightaway" Jazz Themes is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson containing music composed for the 1961–1962 television series Straightaway. The album was recorded in 1961 and released by Roulette.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed May 11, 2016Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson discography, accessed May 11, 2016
Reception
At AllMusic, Scott Yanow gave the album three stars, writing, "this is one of the lesser Maynard recordings from this busy era (none of the material is all that memorable) but fans of his big band should enjoy the somewhat obscure music anyway."
Track listing All of the tracks were composed by Maynard Ferguson.
"Straightaway" – 2:20 "Apprehensions" – 4:14 "Mambo Le Mans" – 5:10 "Cocky Scott" – 3:44 "Up Shift" – 2:45 "Last Lap" – 3:51 "Melancholia" – 2:23 "Pit Stop" – 2:02 "Stroking" – 5:57 "After the Race" – 2:06
Personnel Maynard Ferguson – trumpet Bill Berry – trumpet Chet Ferretti – trumpet Don Rader – trumpet Kenny Rupp – trombone Ray Winslow – trombone Lanny Morgan – alto saxophone Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone, arrangements Don Menza – tenor saxophone Frank Hittner – baritone saxophone Jaki Byard – piano John Neves – double bass Rufus Jones – drums Don Sebesky – arrangements
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