Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson

Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson
Studio album by
Maynard Ferguson
Released1956
RecordedNovember 7 & 10, 1955 and May 7 & 12, 1956
StudioCapitol, Melrose Ave (Hollywood)
GenreJazz
LabelEmArcy
MG 36076
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Maynard Ferguson Octet
(1955) 		Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson
(1956) 		Boy with Lots of Brass
(1957)

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.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Disc[4]

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."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Holman

  1. "Mrs. Pitlack Regrets" - 3:11
  2. "Never You Mind" - 3:28
  3. "Pork Pie" - 3:27
  4. "Dream Boat" - 2:51
  5. "Well, Hardly Ever" - 3:26
  6. "The Roamin' Showman" - 3:05
  7. "Dancing Nitely" - 3:11
  8. "Ain't Life Grand" - 3:11
  9. "Idyll" - 3:17
  10. "Open Sesame" - 3:08
  11. "C'est La Blues" - 3:57
  12. "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

References

  1. ^ Mercury Records Catalog: EmArcy 36000 series - album index accessed October 30, 2015
  2. ^ Minn, M., Maynard Ferguson discography accessed October 30, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Around the Horn – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Hall, Tony (5 July 1958). "Reviews". Disc. No. 22. pp. 18–19.