Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing

Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released 1959
Recorded February 23, 25 & 26 and March 31, 1959
Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Roulette
R 52038
Producer Teddy Reig
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Swingin' My Way Through College
(1958)		 Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing
(1959)		 A Message from Birdland
(1959)

Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and states "Ferguson and his excellent orchestra purposely play it safe, performing pleasing but unadventurous music that is not as exciting as their more jazz-oriented sessions of the era".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Hey There" (Jerry Ross, Richard Adler) - 2:58
  2. "Where's Teddy" (Maynard Ferguson, Willie Maiden) - 2:37
  3. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:35
  4. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) - 2:25
  5. "'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) - 3:07
  6. "Secret Love" (Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:22
  7. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Harry James, Johnny Hodges) - 2:38
  8. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:28
  9. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf) - 2:23
  10. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 3:10
  11. "Soft Winds" (Goodman) - 3:31

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed October 30, 2015
  2. ↑ Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson discography, accessed October 30, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Jazz for Dancing – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
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