Tag Archives: Maynard Ferguson

Who Got Ectoplasm On My Trumpet?

I hope you all had a relaxing Monday, because yesterday’s blog activities, while tranquil and beauteous, failed to keep the peace and instill the quiet in my day. The crack of thunder, the clash of personalities and financial insecurities could give fuckall about pretty songs so they all ganged up to make my Monday […]

Records at Random Vol. 33 - Maynard Ferguson Conquistador

This final batch “Records at Random” leading up to the New Year has been pretty wacky. There was an “Electric Indian,” a real group of funky Native Americans, a zoot-suited big-band, and now a freakin’ conquistador! Okay, okay, so today’s record is really by Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, not an actual Spanish colonizer. But the […]