| Boy with Lots of Brass | ||||
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| Studio album by Maynard Ferguson | ||||
| Released | July 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:10 | |||
| Label | EmArcy MG 36114 | |||
| Maynard Ferguson chronology | ||||
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Boy with Lots of Brass is a 1957 album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring singer Irene Kral.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Allmusic awarded the album three stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating that the arrangements "show off the talented orchestra and its memorable leader quite well."
Track listing
- "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:34
- "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:00
- "The Lamp Is Low" (Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter) – 3:24
- "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
- "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:10
- "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) – 2:32
- "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:44
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:02
- "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 3:10
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:49
- "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 1:42
- "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Kahn) – 3:08
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
- Willie Maiden – arranger, tenor saxophone
- Al Cohn – arranger
- Bill Holman
- Ernie Wilkins
- Irene Kral – vocals
- Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone
- Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- John Bello – trumpet
- Joe Burnett
- Bobby Timmons – piano
- Richard Evans – bass
- Larry Bunker – drums
- Jordi Pujol – reissue producer
References
- ^ "Boy with Lots of Brass". Allmusic. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- Discogs accessed March 20, 2015
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 482. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.