Maynard played til the very end. A top musician and entertainer. His bands were great with the best players many just graduated from college. To bad we don’t have traveling big bands anymore. Most big and medium sized cities have local big bands that may invite a traveling musician for a night.
I'm 60, I was at NTSU with Drummer Ray Brinker when he got this gig, I was 23. Looking back, Maynard had so many great musicians in this band! Maynard was tops!!!
Until I came upon this video, I can't believe this...I had totally forgotten about Maynard Ferguson. OMG, I'm so old. Loved his music back in the day and listened to it a ton. What really sticks out in this upload is how gracious he is towards the guys in his band. To me, that speaks volumes about what an awesome dude Maynard was when he was still on the road. Thanks for th eupload, it brings back so many fond memories. Great band too, wow.
Ferguson's "Primal Scream" is one of my favorite albums. I got to see him in my modest little midwestern hometown in the 70s, but I didn't remember how gracious and complimentary he was with the members of the band. What a talent....
Primal Scream was a horrible album. That was during the "dark ages" of Columbia recordings. Look at the list of performers. It wasn't just Maynard's normal band. Columbia required during that time period that all of their top artists be featured on each other's albums. So primal scream among other albums during that time period we're full of nothing but studio musicians and other Columbia performers. Awful! I think perhaps all the major labels were doing that, such as RCA.
@@BillSmith-rx9rm Did you actually listen to the album? And what makes you think studio musicians aren't good? Steely Dan was nothing but studio musicians.
@@ksb2112 you are entirely missing the point. Of course I've listened to the album I've owned it since it first came out. I have an LP and a CD. I never said the studio musicians were not good. What I'm saying is, when you buy an album to hear a specific band, such as the Maynard Ferguson band, you're not wanting to just hear an overproduced conglomeration of various artists and studio musicians.
What a fun show! Not exactly 100%, but holy smokes! Based on MF’s comments, this is the second night of the tour, and seems like the second set of the night. Despite some misses, MF absolutely smashes the encore. Fantastic solos from everyone throughout. Thanks for sharing!
Mendhem or Morristown NJ, Lincoln Center outdoors but really during HS cutting my ear and bone chops playing with all the parts on MF 2 & 3 I could separate especially!
Maynard played til the very end. A top musician and entertainer. His bands were great with the best players many just graduated from college. To bad we don’t have traveling big bands anymore. Most big and medium sized cities have local big bands that may invite a traveling musician for a night.
I had the privilege of seeing Maynard in concert 6 times in Texas. He was the greatest!
I'm 60, I was at NTSU with Drummer Ray Brinker when he got this gig, I was 23. Looking back, Maynard had so many great musicians in this band! Maynard was tops!!!
Maynard James Keenan from TOOL ain't bad either...
Seen 100's of Maynard gigs and this one stood out. Never seen him play a couple of these tunes on stage before like Portugese Love.
Wow Maynard was really in a mood this night!
I saw Maynard live in 1989 in Fairhope, AL. He and his band were fantastic! Loved the show.
Until I came upon this video, I can't believe this...I had totally forgotten about Maynard Ferguson. OMG, I'm so old. Loved his music back in the day and listened to it a ton. What really sticks out in this upload is how gracious he is towards the guys in his band. To me, that speaks volumes about what an awesome dude Maynard was when he was still on the road. Thanks for th eupload, it brings back so many fond memories. Great band too, wow.
The best of Big Band the World.
Ferguson's "Primal Scream" is one of my favorite albums. I got to see him in my modest little midwestern hometown in the 70s, but I didn't remember how gracious and complimentary he was with the members of the band. What a talent....
Primal Scream was a horrible album. That was during the "dark ages" of Columbia recordings. Look at the list of performers. It wasn't just Maynard's normal band. Columbia required during that time period that all of their top artists be featured on each other's albums. So primal scream among other albums during that time period we're full of nothing but studio musicians and other Columbia performers. Awful! I think perhaps all the major labels were doing that, such as RCA.
@@BillSmith-rx9rm Did you actually listen to the album? And what makes you think studio musicians aren't good? Steely Dan was nothing but studio musicians.
@@ksb2112 you are entirely missing the point. Of course I've listened to the album I've owned it since it first came out. I have an LP and a CD. I never said the studio musicians were not good. What I'm saying is, when you buy an album to hear a specific band, such as the Maynard Ferguson band, you're not wanting to just hear an overproduced conglomeration of various artists and studio musicians.
@@BillSmith-rx9rm I'm not the only one missing the point.
All good but I thought it was a real letdown after Chameleon.
Great concert and recording. The South 21st solos by Maynard and Steve Wiest are wonderful.
The best of trompete tia World.
The Great Maynard Ferguson!!!! I miss him so much!!!! I am so glad I got to meet him many times!!!!
Me too met him 3 times once as he stepped off the bus
Introduced by the very lovely Kim Ferguson!
Thank you kindly for this concert upload...love getting new concert videos.
He will always be the best
Three people I saw before they were gone. Maynard, Buddy Rich, and Woody Herman
OMG I couldn't put this down! What an awesome concert - thank you for posting it!!!
What a fun show! Not exactly 100%, but holy smokes! Based on MF’s comments, this is the second night of the tour, and seems like the second set of the night. Despite some misses, MF absolutely smashes the encore. Fantastic solos from everyone throughout. Thanks for sharing!
that Trombone player is just as great....
Steve Weist ‘
Maynard ever so gracious !!! Only one Maynard forever King! But man!! Bob Wackerman on that bass literally blew me away in Birdland!!!!!
Literally? Did you get hurt?
Think I was there - was this at McGaugh MS? Love it! Family connection to the Wackermans...such talent!
Wonderful performance 👏 Vaughn 🎺
Mendhem or Morristown NJ, Lincoln Center outdoors but really during HS cutting my ear and bone chops playing with all the parts on MF 2 & 3 I could separate especially!
I saw him live that year in Endicott, NY, where I lived at the time.
Dennis Diblasio has a UA-cam channel where he tells stories about Maynard.
👍👍👍👏👏👏🤝🙏🙏🙏🎉
Would love to have heard the first set.
allotta talent in the wackerman family
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🥰🥰
@1:19:25 Pretty bad ass how MF bent that note.
His daughter Kim ‘
1:13:55 best part
3:40, Jim Carrey on bass
Not his best band
I blame the tee shirts