Maynard Ferguson – New Vintage 24bit/192KHz Vinyl Rip

Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson's 1977 album New Vintage was yet another foray into the gluttonously epic, rock-infused jazz he had already perfected on such albums as Primal Scream and Conquistador – the latter of which contained Ferguson's popular version of "Gonna Fly Now," the theme from Rocky. Featuring his cheekily named MF Big Band, New Vintage once again centers around the high-note horn man's take on a movie song, this time "Star Wars (Main Title)" gets the disco-funk treatment. Utterly gimmicky and bereft of any actual jazz, the track works now as a time capsule of late-'70s kitsch. This is not to say it's bad, just cheesy. Yeah, no self-respecting post-bopper really wanted anything to do with this stuff back then, but for classes of middle- and high-school-age kids lucky enough to catch one of the MF Big Band's school tours, this was the proof that "band geeks" could have fun and be cool at the same time. However, why he thought anyone would ever have a need for a disco-funk version of Rimsky-Korsakaov's "Scheherazade" may never be known.
~ Matt Collar

Tracklisting:
A1 Main Title (From The 20th Century-Fox Film "Star Wars") 4:10

Guitar [Solo] – Steve Khan
Alto Saxophone [Solo] – Mike Migliore
Trumpet [Solo] – Maynard Ferguson
Written-By – John Williams (4)

A2 Oasis 6:27

Flugelhorn [Solo] – Maynard Ferguson
Soprano Saxophone [Solo] – Mark Colby
Written-By – Jay Chattaway, Maynard Ferguson

A3 Maria (From "West Side Story") 6:25

Flute [Solo] – Bobby Militello
Trumpet [Solo] – Maynard Ferguson
Written-By – Leonard Bernstein, S. Sondheim*

B1 El Vuelo (The Flight) 7:14

Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Mark Colby
Trumpet [Solo] – Maynard Ferguson
Written-By – Jay Chattaway

B2 Scheherazade 7:00

Guitar [Solo] – Steve Khan
Flute [Solo] – Bobby Militello
Trumpet [Solo] – Maynard Ferguson
Written-By – Rimsky-Korsakov*

B3 Airegin 3:58

Trumpet [Solo] – Maynard Ferguson
Alto Saxophone [Solo] – Mike Migliore
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
Drums – Peter Erskine
Arranged By – Mike Abene
Piano – Biff Hannon



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