The Essence of Maynard Ferguson

1993 compilation album by 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

Footpath Café
(1992)

The Essence of Maynard Ferguson
(1993)

Live from London
(1994)

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

Maynard Ferguson

Studio albums

EmArcy	Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party Jam Session featuring Maynard Ferguson Maynard Ferguson Octet Dimensions Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson Boy with Lots of Brass
Roulette	Swingin' My Way Through College Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing Newport Suite Let's Face the Music and Dance Maynard '61 "Straightaway" Jazz Themes Maynard '62 Si! Si! M.F. Maynard '63 Message from Maynard Maynard '64
Cameo	The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson Come Blow Your Horn
Mainstream	Color Him Wild The Blues Roar The Maynard Ferguson Sextet
Columbia	The Ballad Style of Maynard Ferguson M.F. Horn Maynard Ferguson M.F. Horn Two M.F. Horn 3 Chameleon Primal Scream Conquistador New Vintage Carnival Hot It's My Time Hollywood
Concord	These Cats Can Swing! One More Trip To Birdland Brass Attitude
Other labels	Ridin' High Trumpet Rhapsody Storm Body & Soul High Voltage High Voltage 2 Big Bop Nouveau The One and Only Maynard Ferguson