MAYNARD FERGUSON PLAYS JAZZ DANCING
(Roulette SR-52038 © 1959)

TRACK LISITNG
Hey There (Adler-Ross / arr. Willie Maiden)
Where's Teddy (Ferguson-Maidern / arr. Willie Maiden)
If I Should Lose You (Rainger-Robin / arr. Willie Maiden)
I'll Be Seeing You (Norberg-Stoval-Berger / arr. Willie Maiden)
'Tis Autumn (Henry Nemo / arr. Willie Maiden)
Secret Love (Fain-Webster / arr. Willie Maiden)
I'm Beginning To See The Light (Hodges-Ellington / arr. Don Sebesky)
It Might A Well Be Spring (Rodgers-Hammerstein / arr. Willie Maiden)
Stompin' AT The Savoy (Sampson-Webb-Goodman / arr. Willie Maiden)
'Round About Midnight (Monk-Williams / arr. Slide Hampton)
Soft Winds (Fletcher Henderson / arr. Don Sebesky)

PERSONNEL
Maynard Ferguson
  trumpet, valve trombone, euphonium

Trumpets
 

Larry Moser
Chet Ferretti
Bill Chase
Don Ellis
Paul Fontaine

Trombones
  Don Sebesky
Billy Byers
Charlie Greenlea
Slide Hampton - trombone, tuba
 
Saxes
  Jimmy Ford - alto sax
Carmen Leggio - tenor sax
Lin Haliday - tenor sax
Willie Maiden - tenor sax
John Lanni - baritone sax
Frank Hittner - baritone sax

Rhythm
  Bob Dogan - piano
Jaki Byard - piano
Jimmy Rowser - bass
Gene Cherico - bass
Frank Dunlop - drums

REVIEW
My dad had this album when I was growing up, and it was pretty much my introduction to Maynard (and any type of jazz music for that matter). I always liked how you could see the photographer's reflection in Maynard's trumpet bell on the album jacket. A great set of standards, solid arrangements, a powerful band, and MF in his prime…exciting stuff. The first two tracks will have you hooked, I guarantee. MF's octave doubling on "Tis Autumn" will have you shaking your head in disbelief. I recommend this album before any of Maynard's sketchy Columbia output from the 70s. Don is in the trumpet section along with a young Bill Chase.

This album is long out-of-print, but its contents were reissued as part of Mosaic Records' massive box set The Complete Roulette Recordings of Maynard Ferguson, which also has unreleased tracks from the session. Worth seeking out, especially if you are a Maynard fan since this set captures him at his best. The only complaint I have about the box set is that they substituted an sloppy, alternate take of "If I Should Lose You" instead the one found on the vinyl version. WHY?!