Maynard Ferguson
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Amelia High School
1972-03-01

This was recorded in stereo on a reel to reel in a high school gymnasium.
The sound quality is very good.
From reel to reel to wav to cd to wav to flac.

Sound quality: A- (re-seeder's rating)

Set 1

01. Blue Birdland [Jimmy Giuffre]
02. Give It One [Maynard Ferguson]
03. Maynard speaks
04. Eli's Comin' [Laura Nyro]
05. Bridge Over Troubled Water [Paul Simon]
06. L Dopa [Keith Mansfield] / Blue Birdland & Maynard talking

Set 2

07. Maria [Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim]
08. Take The A Train [Duke Ellington]
09. Country Road [James Taylor]
10. Airegin [Sonny Rollins]
11. McArthur Park [Jimmy Webb]
12. Hey Jude [John Lennon, Paul McCartney]
13. Blue Birdland & band intros again

Total time: 1:32:33

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Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet
John Donnelly - Lead Trumpet
Martin Drover - Trumpet
Mike Baily - Trumpet
Bud Parks - Trumpet

Jeff Daily - Alto Saxophone, Flute
Bob Schider (?) - Alto Saxophone
Brian Smith - Tenor Saxophone
Bob Watson - Baritone Saxophone

Adrian Drover - Bass Trombone
Norman Fritt (?) - Trombone
Billy Graham - Trombone

Pete Jackson - Electric Piano
Dave Lynane - Bass
Randy Jones - Drums

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THE NOTES ABOVE ARE ADAPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL TORRENT (MOSTLY NOT WRITTEN BY ME)

Seeded on DIME by Leatherlips on 2009-11-26
Reseeded on DIME by iggy1 on 2026-03-01
- No audio changes made to FLAC files.
(I use this definition of "reseed" even though other elements of the torrent have changed.)
- Tagged and renamed files
- Created new FFPs to reflect new file names
- Added information to info file

Big Band music at it's finest! Astonishing sound quality, especially for the venue and its era. Although no longer in high school, I went to a number of Maynard's high school performances in the '80s with my dad - always a great experience.

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