Si! Si! M.F. is an album released by jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed February 3, 2017Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson discography, accessed February 3, 2017
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "the boppish performances feature such soloists as altoist Lanny Morgan, the tenors of Willie Maiden and Don Menza and pianist Mike Abene. The arrangements (by Ernie Wilkins, Marty Paich, Don Sebesky, Don Rader, Maiden, Abene and Menza) took advantage of the band's many strengths and the result is a solid set of swinging music". The Penguin Guide to Jazz picked the arrangement of "Mimi" as a highlight and the playing on "Morgan's Organ" as the best on the album.
Track listing "What'll I Do" (Irving Berlin) – 2:38 "Early Hours" (Marty Paich) – 3:54 "Morganpoint" (Don Sebesky) – 4:54 "Si! Si! – M. F." (Don Rader) – 6:10 "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 2:00 "Mimi" (Don Menza) – 5:14 "Morgan's Organ" (Ernie Wilkins) – 4:20 "Born to Be Blue" (Robert Wells, Mel Tormé) – 3:35 "Straight Out" (Menza) – 3:31
Personnel Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, leader Gene Arnold Goe, Natale Pavone, Donald Arthur Rader – trumpet John C. Gale, Kenneth Harold Rupp – trombone Lanny Morgan – alto saxophone Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone, clarinet Donald J. Menza – tenor saxophone Frank J. Hittner Jr. – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Michael Christian Joseph Abene – piano Lincoln B. Milliman – bass Rufus Jones – drums Mike Abene (tracks 1 & 8), Don Menza (tracks 6 & 9), Marty Paich (track 2), Don Rader (track 4), Don Sebesky (tracks 3 & 5), Ernie Wilkins (track 7) – arrangers
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