The Essence of Maynard Ferguson

The Essence of Maynard Ferguson
The Essence of Maynard Ferguson
Compilation album by Maynard Ferguson
Released	January 19, 1993
Recorded	1970–1980
Genre	Jazz, jazz fusion, big band, bop
Length	50:07
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Maynard Ferguson chronology

The Essence of Maynard Ferguson is the third compilation album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on Columbia Records.^[1] It was released in 1993 as part of Columbia/Legacy's budget line I Like Jazz series (often sporting Sony's "Nice Price" stickers at retail). At the time of its release, this was the only Compact disc available containing many of Maynard's recordings for Columbia.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

AllMusic's Matt Collar stated simply – "A single-disc, budget-line compilation, The Essence of Maynard Ferguson brings together a handful of tracks the legendary high-note trumpeter recorded during the 1970s."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Primal Scream"	Jay Chattaway / Maynard Ferguson	Primal Scream	7:11
2.	"'Round Midnight"	Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams / Bernie Hanighen	M.F. Horn 3	4:48
3.	"The Fox Hunt"	Mike Abene	M.F. Horn 4&5: Live At Jimmy's	4:01
4.	"Everybody Loves the Blues"	Ferguson, Nick Lane	It's My Time	7:15
5.	"Conquistador"	Chattaway, Ferguson	Conquistador	7:31
6.	"Birdland"	Joe Zawinul	Carnival	5:38
7.	"I Can't Get Started" (Vocals by Maynard Ferguson)	Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke	Chameleon	3:45
8.	"MacArthur Park"	Jimmy Webb	M.F. Horn	9:58

Times shown are the correct lengths.^[a]

Personnel

Compilation

Producer: Nedra Olds-Neal
Digital Remaster: Mark Wilder, Sony Music Studios, New York
Product Manager: Penny Armstrong
Packaging Coordinator: Gina Campanaro
Art Direction: Allen Weinberg
Graphic Artist: Kim Gaucher

Notes

^ Times listed for most of the tracks are incorrect, and the times shown are as reported by (as opposed to printed on) the CD itself. The source of these errors is unknown. Unfortunately, these have been accepted without verification, and reported as fact in other sources. While some of the tracks report the same length as their source albums, some are slightly longer ("Primal Scream", "I Can't Get Started") or slightly shorter ("Conquistador"), these minor alterations are a side-effect of assembling these LP tracks on Compact disc, not a result of altering the recording. The extra time on "The Fox Hunt" is simply to allow the applause to fade.^[3]

References

^ Ferguson, Maynard (1993). The Essence of Maynard Ferguson (album). Columbia/Legacy. CK 52928.
^ ^a ^b Collar, Matt. The Essence of Maynard Ferguson at AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^ The Essence of Maynard Ferguson at Discogs

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[4] Times listed for most of the tracks are incorrect, and the times shown are as reported by (as opposed to printed on) the CD itself. The source of these errors is unknown. Unfortunately, these have been accepted without verification, and reported as fact in other sources. While some of the tracks report the same length as their source albums, some are slightly longer ("Primal Scream", "I Can't Get Started") or slightly shorter ("Conquistador"), these minor alterations are a side-effect of assembling these LP tracks on Compact disc, not a result of altering the recording. The extra time on "The Fox Hunt" is simply to allow the applause to fade.^[3]

[1] Ferguson, Maynard (1993). The Essence of Maynard Ferguson (album). Columbia/Legacy. CK 52928.

[AllMusic-2] Collar, Matt. The Essence of Maynard Ferguson at AllMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

[3] The Essence of Maynard Ferguson at Discogs

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