MAYNARD FERGUSON , one less BIG HORN PLAYER

Ooh, I hadn't heard about that. Thanx for posting it, Farmer. Yes, I liked Ferguson's 'big' sound. I heard him perform at Birdland in NYC back in the 1960s. That room was really too small for his volume. But he blew us all away, so to speak. RIP, Maynard.

It's unfortunate one ties him in with Sylvester Stallone.

He went through life with the name Maynard, and if that wasn't bad enough, he helped elevate Stallone to a place he didn't belong.

Because of that.... I shed no tears.

His high note trick turned me off. Sorry.

Stan Kenton liked it ok.

go beyond some of the schlocky music hed written, there was a lot of great jazz came from this guy.
If you dont like the "octave tricks" I guess you dont like Chuck Mangione either?

The trumpet has been so downplayed in jazz these daya, actually JAZZ has been downplayed. There are very few of the solid jazz stations on radio anymore, and the only way I can get jazz background is to run a cale tv wire into my workshop/studio and listen to the cable tv music fare,Ours has a "Mellow jazz" (which is that new age crap), Jazz standards,(which is a lot of the good stuff freom the 50's 60' and 70')
and a "cool jazz" ( the playlist is not that which I consider "cool") Then they have a "novelty jazz( contains music by Bob James Keith Jarrett (I know their F**ed in the head) and Jacques Loiussier. etc.

Well, Rocky wouldnt be Rocky without the theme song. Imagine if they gave the theme song assignment to Paul Williams.

Keith Jarrett's not so bad.

MA, I guess my point was lost in my dumb narrative style but I agree re: Keith Jarrett. To me hes the consumate jazz pianist , so to stick him in a "Jazz novelties" classification, its no sense. I dont know whether my home cable is part of a larger network hat programs the music in some central location of Minnesota or what. Thys dont get it.

Saw that, farmerman. My husband never cared for Maynard, but he always respected his ability. Guess the style is something that one must acclimate themselves to. Never heard of Keith Jarrett, but do like Chuck Mangione. Know someone who knows him personally.

Among the many good jazz trumpet players I remember some for their simple classic style.
Bix Beiderbecke, Art Farmer, Chet Baker Buck Clayton, Roy Eldridge..

Never cared for Beiderbcke, too much reminded me of the Bad sound equipment of the 30's. I like Claytons horn with Count Basie. Ive rrecorded a number of Kenton and Basie recordings to CD and once in a while get in a mood for some classics. Ive especially liked the BAsie salute to "The Kansas City Jazz".

Amazing no ones brought up the "Bird"

Ah, Lullaby of Birdland. I know him, farmer. Didn't George Shering do that one?

The only trumpeter I remember well was Art Farmer, who also played some sort of flugelhorn. He played in a nightclub and right in front of him was a whole table with Japanese businessmen who talked throughout his playing.
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He was furious and we let him know that we were annoyed as well.
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I was amazed at Ray Nance, who played the violin for Duke Ellington. He then surprised us all by playing the trumpet solo for the next piece. That was in Hannover a long time ago, all the musicians mingled for half an hour and signed programs for us lucky fans.
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Decades later I thanked the Duke on the street in Winnipeg, and he remembered that very special and strange evening.

Charlie Parker didn't play trumpet. That's why "the Bird" hasn't been mentioned, Farmer.

No one has mentioned Clifford Brown.

wow. I just learned that Bird played the sax. Never heard anything played by him except that people talked him up with the brass.
Ya learn something new. I guess my sense for jazz music is very focused . Ill have to watch it when Im talkin out my ass.

Mangione and gillespie played flugelhorns too. I was in the audience at Phila Academy when Mangione introduced the "LAnd of MAke believe" and the "Children of Sanchez" That was a piece that went in the "Land of Makebelieve Album "

Yeah, Bird's primary axe was the alto.