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  • Maynard Rules !

  • Seeing MF perform during this era makes me smile. Around my high school years. I miss him live. Thankfully youtube is there to preserve some of it.

  • Nobody has ever understand how to "perform" on the trumpet as well as Maynard Ferguson. Absolute "understated bravura." Stan Kenton was right when he said, "Maynard - someday you'll be King." He absolutely was for over 50 years.

  • He's right of course - us Lead Trumpet Players rule - we are certainly the "icing on the cake"! And MF was our mentor, inspiration, true Hero, and King of us all, and proved it everytime he picked up a Horn.

    What a worthy role-model he is, in every way! I started playing Trumpet in the 70's because of him (as did many others), and tried my best to emulate him. My degree of success brought me many of my proudest and happiest moments in my life as I played his parts in my college JazzBand. They

  • hi there, i was listening to the song and i have to say that maynard was brilliant. he was on top form as usual and the atmosphere was great. R.I.P Maynard. You will be dearly missed.

  • I can still hear you Maynard!

  • Nobody had stage presence like "The Boss"

  • With you on that shout buddy!

  • in 85 i bought 13 mf albums, i am still amazed to find superb new insights into this genuis and performer, esp on youtube

  • i miss maynard sooooo much...im lucky i got to open for him about 5 years ago

  • How can you not love Maynard? As Arturo said at the MF tribute in St. Louis..."My Hero"...And it's not just about his playing, which speaks for itself...

  • hi i read your comment and i totally agree. i only found out about maynard after his death and was intreeged by him being a trumpet player myself. i know one thing for sure he is my hero and always will be. he will be dearly missed. R.I.P maynard!

  • Still missing Maynard so much.

  • Wow, that was great. Awesome crowd too!

  • This is one of my favorite bands that Maynard had assembled in recent years. These guys really swung and played really musically.

  • Looks like God let Gabriel go. There never was or will be a better.

    Lord...please let him know how much we miss him.

  • M&F was the man in the jazz big band industry

  • Great video! and I see there's on flumpet on stage!

  • Tears in my eyes...we miss you so much.

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