Maynard was an amazing player back then. Not only the high range, but the musical style he played with, and how he could go up and down so easily. His improv was always spot on. It's quite amazing he could do ALL of those things so well, and yet in a way it seems so effortless to him.
This was the first song that I heard by Maynard, about 35 years ago. I was in high school, and had joined the 'stage band', as they sometimes called these big band jazz ensembles. My father had an album of jazz masters, one song per artist. The first song was 'Where's Teddy'. He played the record, and made his comment about not liking Maynard's playing, for that and in general. He left the room, and I played that song again, three times. I was wowed. In 2004, there was a four day festival call Stratospheric held at a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport, sponsored by the Los Angeles Jazz Institute. There were various bands, one for each phase of Maynard's career. The first song played, featuring Bobby Shew, was 'Where's Teddy'.
Classic Maynard from the late 50's and early 60's. Not his band, but that's a great chart. It always looks to me like he used less MP pressure then, than the late 90's on.
Richard B. Davis How did he exclude a HOST of great musicians from the ‘70’s as well?!? Fusion jazz/rock never happened according to that “documentary “ Just another example of art snobbery. “Experts” telling us what’s important :( Maynard changed the way the trumpet was played, changed the concept of big band jazz. Isn’t that important enough to have been included?!?
Not the same version as on 'Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing', but that same chart is what inspired me to pick up trumpet, rather than alto sax, as in beginner band I considered Paul Desmond as the ultimate jazz musician.I still do today, after 35 years as a trumpet player, and imagine my disappointment, that simply manipulating the valves in a certain way didn't generate that range. Well that, and my dad couldn't find a cheap alto sax at the Atlanta pawnshops he scoured, to find an instrument. What he did find was a Bundy cornet for 25 dollars, still have the receipt and the cornet. Thus, the die was cast.
He’s playing a valve trombone here. The Superbone was something Maynard designed with Holton later on in the ‘70’s. Opposite to this video’s valve trombone, the Super Bone (sometimes referred to as a double trombone) has valves that are fingered with the player’s left hand, up by the player’s face, just past the mouthpiece (and the right hand operates the main slide, just like a standard slide trombone.))
What an incredible musician and what a great band!!!
The enormous amount of pleasure that this great human being has given us!
Maynard was an amazing player back then. Not only the high range, but the musical style he played with, and how he could go up and down so easily. His improv was always spot on. It's quite amazing he could do ALL of those things so well, and yet in a way it seems so effortless to him.
Because he was a natural
Maynard soloing in both the trombone and trumpet consecutively, miss him so much !!
This was the first song that I heard by Maynard, about 35 years ago. I was in high school, and had joined the 'stage band', as they sometimes called these big band jazz ensembles. My father had an album of jazz masters, one song per artist. The first song was 'Where's Teddy'. He played the record, and made his comment about not liking Maynard's playing, for that and in general. He left the room, and I played that song again, three times. I was wowed.
In 2004, there was a four day festival call Stratospheric held at a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport, sponsored by the Los Angeles Jazz Institute. There were various bands, one for each phase of Maynard's career. The first song played, featuring Bobby Shew, was 'Where's Teddy'.
How can anyone give this a thumbs down. I wish I could have seen him live back then.
It was the"All Star Canadian Jazz Band" .Fantastic players, circa 1959 from Toronto.
What a monster to play 12 bars on Valve Trombone, and immediately switch to trumpet for the next twelve bars, and still blow a Double C!
Yeah, pretty amazing indeed!
WOW!!! These new four videos are like finding the Holy MF Grail for fans like us! What "rock" did you find these under?!
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Classic Maynard from the late 50's and early 60's. Not his band, but that's a great chart. It always looks to me like he used less MP pressure then, than the late 90's on.
Kind of odd that he stayed in the back like that, even if not his band. He's obviously soloing all over the place and deserves to be up front.
Amazing
Swingin’!
Valve Trombone back to trumpet
How could Ken Burns not mention MF in his documentary ?????
Really ? The greatest brass player of the 20th Century ?
ridingroy Absolutely 👍👍
Richard B. Davis How did he exclude a HOST of great musicians from the ‘70’s as well?!? Fusion jazz/rock never happened according to that “documentary “ Just another example of art snobbery. “Experts” telling us what’s important :(
Maynard changed the way the trumpet was played, changed the concept of big band jazz. Isn’t that important enough to have been included?!?
Great
Damn the solo part is so jazzy!
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Not the same version as on 'Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing', but that same chart is what inspired me to pick up trumpet, rather than alto sax, as in beginner band I considered Paul Desmond as the ultimate jazz musician.I still do today, after 35 years as a trumpet player, and imagine my disappointment, that simply manipulating the valves in a certain way didn't generate that range.
Well that, and my dad couldn't find a cheap alto sax at the Atlanta pawnshops he scoured, to find an instrument. What he did find was a Bundy cornet for 25 dollars, still have the receipt and the cornet.
Thus, the die was cast.
Teddy is in the Trumpet section
The trombonist on the left looks like Peter Sellers!!
タイマーが邪魔だ。でもなんとなくアートっぽい。
Well, one of the trumpet player’s clapped ~
Is he using a conn trumpet?
Conn Connstellation 38B
he used a 38b on LIVE gigs but a 36b for recording in the studio
Can anyone confirm if that 'bone was just a valve, or was it his superbone? (valve and slide)?
He’s playing a valve trombone here. The Superbone was something Maynard designed with Holton later on in the ‘70’s. Opposite to this video’s valve trombone, the Super Bone (sometimes referred to as a double trombone) has valves that are fingered with the player’s left hand, up by the player’s face, just past the mouthpiece (and the right hand operates the main slide, just like a standard slide trombone.))