Maynard Ferguson Band

[KKMACATTACK]

I had a chance to review this piece in my freshman year of high school and honestly it taught me a lot about being able to mesh with the rest of the band while containing style ( i play electric bass 10 years and double bass 2 years).  Just like the bass in the video. Also what i like about Maynard is that even though he plays extremely high he plays with clarity, precision, and most of all it fits with the rest of the music. Great peice

[WaterOakSoftware]

The matching shirts make the band look like henchmen from Batman. Anyway, Maynard really shows his trad-jazz roots as he moves through the changes.

Thanks for sharing!

[paredesg]

So what's the use of using a flugelhorn? He had so much power it just sounds like a trumpet. Great stuff though.

[paredesg]

So what's the use of using a flugelhorn? He had so much power it just sounds like a trumpet. Great stuff though.

[deMeij1]

i wonder if Biviano ever leaned back too far, and just happened to loose his balance and fall to the deck. i would think his back bend wouldn't only be painful after a while, but wouldn't it be kinda bad for airflow?

[cadillacdude1975]

@deMeij1 i think it was an over played version of Maynards yoga techniques that he used when playing. i have never been that impressed with Biviano's playing. to me, his playing way too weak to carry a trumpet section. some of his sloppier playing was while he was with Buddy Rich.

you talk about lead players, i think of Dave Stahl. he was one of the monsters in the big bands, and even Eric Miryashiro (spelling?) and Scott "Scooter" Englebright. those are monster players, not Biviano.

[namluk1967]

VERY nice clip :-) The theme of "Nice'n'juicy" was used as a radio jingle for one of the most popular West German youth radio shows: "Radiothek" from 1974 to 1980... :-D

[unto789]

do you have the live at jimmys albumn

[connection112]

Anybody can easily grab this mp3 file at soundnabber..com

[cadillacdude1975]

Lin Biviano in the back in the lead position weak and unimpressive as usual.

[Jarmenkeell]

HOw is the song name?? plzz i really like this!

[atlantis7]

its called "nice n juicy"

[KJEllwein]

man I love the tempo (groove).

[Eaglesax1]

hahahah this is sick

[whuitecloud24]

ask ole john boy and billy!

[StradMan37]

Yep, he DID miss the last - & highest - note on "Something" w/Buddy's band on the LP, but the guy nailed all of the rest of the super-hot chart!

Some of his best work is recorded as "lead" trumpet on Maynard Ferguson's MF Horn 4&5 - sometimes you really have to listen closely to hear his horn, but it's well worth the effort.

[whiutecloud24]

maynard wrote his own albans book!

[selector111]

I think you mean the Arban's book and if you are then no he never wrote his own, he studied out of it and thats how he got his range but he never wrote his own.

[trumpeteeress]

We're playing this in the jazz ensemble at my school!

:)

(We play pro-charts)

It's SO sick!

Love it.

[Shanopla]

Maynard is close to his soul on this one.

[StradMan37]

Luv Biv - his version of "Something" with Buddy's band can peel the paint off the walls!!!

[selector111]

O yeah he is awsome. Not the best haha I have heard miss a lot of notes in live settings but he must have been tired. I think he was an excellent player.

[cgmsdh]

A valve trombone?! Haven't seen one of those in a while!

[Stepdenisethetrumpet]

Dis ma Shit!!!

[conorJones]

I take lessons with Lin at Berklee College of Music. He's an amazing guy, he really knows his shit when it comes to playing lead, and just playing in general. So what if he's clamming a bit, the trumpet is a fucking hard instrument!! people (even pros) get tired too.

This is one of maynard's better solos that i've heard him play.

[bawno23]

I don't know your relationship with Lin or his personality personally, but tell him he has the best hip thrusts for high notes in my book =)

Great video clip for Maynard's sound and ability!

[enlitened1234]

Lin is wasting some much energy standing, breathing, and playing the way he does.

he is also putting out more clams then anybody else in the band.

[BassistPaul]

Hey - a young Andy Mack on alto!

[semplicebill]

Did anyone else notice Bill Chase playing lead trumpet? Well, it is Bill Chase!

[trumpetslayer]

That isn't Chase that is Lin Biviano, they do look alike though.

[enlitened1234]

Bill Chase played lead trumpet on some of Maynard's "Roulette" record label years, during the 60s. This however, is lynn biviano. A good trumpeter teaching at Berklee these days. But a Bill Chase he is not. :)

[bradleythekid]

Was it that hard to find trombone players that they had to have a valve trombone? Of course, it was the 70's and new stuff was cool.

[jujuiwah]

Like the saxes scooping every single note?

Neato!

[Jarmenkeell]

sencillamenteeeeeeeeeee imprecionante!

[skrasno]

Супер!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Freddoslav]

Tako je ...MAH!!!

[codaman12]

I wish this was available when my students performed it!

[midlander07]

Saw him many many times live with his British band while he lived over here. After he went back to live across the pond he returned to the Wigan Jazz Festival every summer for several years - so got to see him again. He was absolutely out of this world and so very good looking in his younger years. Sad loss R.I.P.

[classictoheavymetal]

does anyone know what album the studio version of his "Early Hours" is on?

[bluedude586]

Wow.:)

[watchagonnadu]

Wow! Talk about bringing back memories. We played this tune in "Stage Band" in high school.

[trumpetgirl1126]

that was unbelievable!

[giljax]

A Great transition period for the band--- Maynard just back from teaching in India and England. "Billy Graham" "Chris Pyne" "Albert Wood" were the main stays on trombone during this period, but other guest appeared with him often on the road - Like many other artist of this period like Woody herman, Picked up talented locals to fill in and make it cost effective ... That's why not all the faces are always recognizable. Just part of the times ---

[Shawn200220012000200]

Maynard Ferguson: The Godfather of Classical Jazz/Pop!

[UpperRegister]

Wow, I feel blessed to have attended some of those gr8 concerts of Maynard back in the glory days of the 70's

[GeorgeRizov]

I've seen Maynard in concert a couple times. One time was at Guzman Hall at the University of Miami. I had a first row seat and he was standing directly in front of me. Maynard was just incredible: He would lean back, take a deep breath and then hit all these incredibly high notes way up in the stratosphere!!! Absolutely amazing. What more can I say?

[Ifrit699]

I saw Maynard when he came to Rochester NY in November before his death. He gave a clinic at a local HS for the Jazz Band and I feel lucky to have just met and shaken his hand.

[getrdun435]

I wish I could've seen him.......

[wrightguy]

What's with the striped shirts? Somewhat hilarious..

[GeorgeRizov]

Those poor musicians just got out of jail!!! LOL

[dandiacal]

the essence of the 70s for better and worse. Good band, good arrangement. But the design, decor - speechless. Is this a high school or college gymnasium? love maynards open shirt

[Hateblade]

Maynard was da man! ... I'm a sax player, by the way.. Yeah, he even gets re'spec from us cool daddy saxes. What a trumpeter!!

[Hateblade]

Hate to reply to myself, but damn you to hell for cutting the sax solo... man, we no respect what so ever... always outshined by the trumpets... ;P

[getoffofme24]

true, i play lead alto, and u can never hear us, even when i play almost as loud as i can, i hate it man, awesome song btw

[beagleman123456789]

He must have been a KOOL Father

[rbtmumm]

can you say tight?

[GeorgeRizov]

This tune is really great! I used to play "Nice 'N' Juicy" (on the trombone) in the jazz band at Miami-Dade College (Kendall Campus) with Doc Zingale conducting. I just loved some the dissonant chords (voicings) in this song. They caused so much tension that I could feel it in the way my horn would vibrate! One day, I got concert tickets to see Maynard Ferguson at Guzman Hall at the Univertsity of Miami. I had a front row seat and Maynard was right in front of me! It was really, really awesome!

[GeorgeRizov]

Really, really cool!

[irekforpresident]

Gotta love the attire and the hair! Groovin baby!

[amazingeddie]

I wish all bandleaders knew how to count off like that... you definitely can't miss the groove !

[tmr3513]

Maynard and this band came and played at my high school in like 71 or 72. They were awesome,they came back the following year and all the kids were so jazzed for him to be there.he won over a lot of mid-western farm kids to swing and jazz! One cool cat.

[braintreecat]

I think my old friend Wayne Naus and Red (Bob) Summer-LA jazz and studio ) are in the section with Lin B. Don't forget Lin led his own band for awhile-his first drummer....Steve Smith .

[ONOBANGER]

Stan Mark

[hastyberford]

Did he get his band from a jail? It's hard to believe striped shirts like that were ever cool. Also LOL at the chopped out sax solo!

[nealbfinn]

this is Jeff Stienberg's "Nice and Juicy" circa about 1972-73. I remember all the high school bands were playing for awhile in the 70's.

Looks like his "British" band he came back with after a long absence. Lin Biviano is the lead tpt fresh off Buddy Rich's band. I heard this band live in San Francisco. Good band ...but incredibly LOUD almost all the time.

[kdphares]

It's too bad they panned up enough so that you could see the basketball net.

[imthebrother]

This song is a real masterpiece. Kinda reminds us from high school jazz bands doin' "Brass Machine" or "Critical Mass", those two.

[Thepogostick]

Hahaha...I did those two in the same concert last year.

[imthebrother]

Is that so huh?

[getrdun435]

and besides that why is maynard playin a flugle horn?

[imthebrother]

I'm glad you ask that. Lemme give it to you this. He kinda play it on what I heard on the M.F. Horn 3 album (which I own on vinyl), then after that he switches to Superbone and at the end of the song turns into trumpet. On Live at Jimmy's he only plays trumpet on this one.

[allaboutthehighnotes]

im better than all of you

[masshoosier]

lmao...hit it right on the head. Ever hear of the trumpeters handshake???.....Offer your hand and say "Hi, I'm 'your name', I'm better than you.

[allaboutthehighnotes]

thats dumb

[allaboutthehighnotes]

i can hit a double D like any good lead trumpet player and im only a senior in high school

[getrdun435]

ok bud im in 8th grade and can hit close to a triple b

[allaboutthehighnotes]

yeah. im sure you can, little boy\

[getrdun435]

i can i'd put the video on but i dont have a camera so fuck you

[getrdun435]

Hi im getrdun 435, I'm better than you.

[getrdun435]

hi I'm getrdun435, and I'm better than you

[allaboutthehighnotes]

im senior in high school and i can hit a double D like any good lead college trumpet player

[imthebrother]

Could someone gimme the personnel members of the band led by Maynard? I know there's Bob Summers, Bruce Johnstone, Lin Biviano, Andy Macintosh, Stan Mark (I don't know), listed on there. Oh yeah was year was this?

[banryu942]

trombone solo was awesome XD

[zootsuiteman]

is the first trumpet guy maynards son because he does the same note humping action

[ozjenva]

God this is great...Maynard gets right into it!!!! That man loves what he does!!!!

[chaoticjesus]

god i love this.

[xlfutur1]

Who are the trombone players?

[SolarTiger]

I knew YouTube would have Maynard on here...MF is the MAN!...he used to hang out w/ Ken Kesey in the LaHonda days...jazzy AND trippin'...

[cupwithhandles]

...would be good porn music... I mean that in a good way.

[imthebrother]

Nice 'n Juicy is my favorite Maynard arrangement.

[Hempus1221]

This sounds the same as the alblum, exept the solo. Even Stan Mark's frak is very close to the same.

[Hempus1221]

That sounds like Stan Mark to me, also alot like the album.

[Hempus1221]

We tried Maynard, we tried. Right Ticky Ticky?

[rdangelo]

This would have been shortly before Live at Jimmy's, because Danny Cahn hadn't yet replaced Wayne Naus on second trumpet.

[geotrump]

Where's Waldo??? Slammin, . MF Rules!!! He get's down.

[finchtrump]

It's Lin Biviano....

[Temari999]

on band day in madison, wisconsin, at the badgers game, a dude that played with fergunson came and played these super high notes on the trumpet when the wisconsin marching band was playing rocky. Just thought I'd let you all know :P it was fuckin' awesome

[kwinseeeee]

yeah...what's up with cuttin the video and omitting the other soloists?

[4andmore]

yeah, I know -- I grappled with that. The quality of the video is so bad that to run the whole thing would have looked like a blur. I'll try to re-construct the whole thing so it's intact... Oh, in answer to the trombone question, I know that's "the real" Billy Graham on trombone and (forgive me) I forget who the other bone player is... thanks for watching and appreciating one of the greatest musicians of all time, and one hell of a guy too!

[wolfe1687]

This is awesome. What a great treasure. I would like to get a copy this concert of this if you have it available.

[KevvieG]

Whay are the soloists cut out (besides Maynard?)

[billy5077]

this is mostly the MF horn 4&5 Band I think. My personal favorite sound.

[canamman71]

Great vid! This was the same line-up he had when I first saw him back around '73-74. Biviano, Andy MacIntosh, Randy Jones, etc. Was this chart a Jeff Steinburg arrangement? Brings back fond memories.

[fluxdense]

Chart is "Nice-n-Juicy" ... must be the band from the MF Horn 4 & 5 era ....

[stoogemaniac2002]

Is that Bill Watrous on bone? hard to tell

[HunterDT]

RIP Maynard

[TCall2004]

Sadly, we lost Maynard today...August 24, 2006.

[snoopster2009]

He passed away on the 23 of August...

[sprodzilla]

This is great - I've always loved this tune! When was this filmed - '71 or '72???

[4andmore]

I believe this is from 1972 when Maynard first came back to the states with a half British and half American band. Shot on an old 1/2" reel to reel porta pak borrowed from the UCLA film dept.

[amexx83]

Never saw a trumpet player do the limbo dance. Look at the lead trumpet in the back. Who is this guy ? Great sound.

[4andmore]

That's Lin Biviano on lead trumpet. Also, toured with Count Basie, Buddy Rich, and I believe Woody Herman in addition to Maynard. Now teaches at Berkelee College of Music in Boston.

[mynamisdan]

Dont forget Chase

[4andmore]

That's right.  Lin played with Bill's band and also Lawrence Welk. How's that for running the gamut?

[Hempus1221]

Stan Mark. Check out MF Horn and MF Horn II. You will not be disappointed if you love Maynard!!