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Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party

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Released
  
1955

Artist
  
Maynard Ferguson

Label
  
EmArcy Records

Length
  
29:52

Release date
  
1955

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
February 22, 1954 Los Angeles, California

Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party (1954)
  
Jam Session featuring Maynard Ferguson (1954)

Similar
  
Maynard Ferguson albums, Jazz albums

Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1954 and originally released on the EmArcy label as a 10-inch LP but reissued as a 12-inch album. The album was released on CD compiled with Jam Session featuring Maynard Ferguson as Hollywood Jam Sessions in 2005.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars but rated Hollywood Jam Sessions 4½ stars stating "Hollywood Jam Sessions has some of Ferguson's most exciting performances from his Los Angeles years".

Track listing

  1. "Night Letter" (Maynard Ferguson) - 14:08
  2. "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald, Buddy DeSylva) - 15:44

Personnel

  • Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, valve trombone
  • Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
  • Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
  • Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone
  • Russ Freeman - piano
  • Curtis Counce - bass
  • Shelly Manne - drums
  • References

    Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party Wikipedia