Maynard Ferguson - Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)

Excellent performance from "The Boss" Maynard Ferguson and his orchestra at the 1983 Mayport and All that Jazz Festival. From my private collection. Enjoy...

Tune: Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)

Band members include:

Trumpets: Stan Mark, Alan Wise, Hoby Freeman
Trombones: Steve Wiest, Chris Braymen
Saxophones: Daniel Jordan, Nelson Hill, Denis DeBlasio
Piano: Ron Pedley
Bass: Matt Bissonette,
Drums: Greg Bissonette

(Circa: 1983)

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Music

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• Maynard
• Ferguson
• Gonna
• Fly
• Now
• Theme
• from
• Rocky
• Jazz

[tmacreggy]

dude maynard is my hero he makes it look so easy ill play like that one day he puts on a great show

[boricuajazzz8]

Ya ya, find your own sound, dude.

[mscpr28]

This is my favorite MF band of all time. I saw them performing in Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan Puerto Rico in 1982. Opening act was Irakere, so you can imagine what kind of banquet I had.

[boricuajazzz8]

Cool bro.

[bahhstones]

maynard is a god

[boricuajazzz8]

Yes he was! Thanks for the visit to my channel...

[NEWYORKDUVAL]

I watched my dad play this flawlessly with leukemia 3 weeks before he died after not playing for like 15 years it was to this day the most amazing thing i have ever seen. Love u Maynard... Love your neighbor. Find the good in somebody cuz god knows there is good in you!

[canuckaholic91]

HOLYKEYTAR

[sargeanthulka]

Anyone know who played the guitar solo on "Gonna Fly Now?"

[SuaveTito]

The Moog Liberation. What I wouldn't give to play a keytar like THAT ONE!! This is such a great version of a great arrangement that if you ask me far surpasses Conti's composition! Rest in peace, (BA)MF!

[BlkNgga13]

@StevieHendrix92 LOL MF kan stand for two thing hhahaha Mother Fucking or Manyard Fergeson hah either way HEZ A BEAST!!!!!!

[aidyanimal]

Everything was going great , then the keytar was brought on stage :(

[WormYourHonor64]

Key-tar solo!  Yeah!

[StevieHendrix92]

Alas, even in the MF band, you can't look cool playing a Keytar.

[Csibon13]

@zachtbone i met that dude

[bgroovy2]

The Lip was awsome!

[nobodady1]

that keyboard solo is some greasy kid's stuff. Great song and playing by MF, though.