[TPIN] Maynard Ferguson

[Giz Bowe]

I'll never forget the hearing him in the mid-70s - NEVER had I heard such 
playing, even on record, as my exposure to jazz at that point was nil. The 
band was great, with Stan Mark. A couple of us caught Stan between sets and 
asked him how he played so high. With a twinkle in his eye, Stan said, 
"Boys, the secret is [deleted]!" We all laughed, even if we weren't 
enlightened. I was lucky enough to catch Maynard several times after that, 
and my enduring memory of him is Maynard just BOUNDING on stage, playing 
incredible trumpet (or valve bone), and making it seem so easy.

The MF Horn series is still my favorite Ferguson, with the Kenton stuff a 
close second, although as they say, it's all good!

RIP, MF - shanti shanti shanti.


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