Here’s a photo of the great jazz trumpeter, Maynard Ferguson, just starting out as a young lad on the trumpet…
The young trumpeter Maynard Ferguson
Now for a recording, or two, of Maynard just a few short years later leading the amazing Stan Kenton Orchestra.
In this recording, ‘This Is An Orchestra’, Maynard really kicks in at circa 8.00 mins…
…and a little more… ‘What’s New’…
Here’s the famous ‘Hot Canary’ Maynard recorded with Stan Kenton in 1950…
