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The Blues Roar

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Released
  
1965

Artist
  
Maynard Ferguson

Producer
  
Bob Shad

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1964

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

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The Blues Roar (1965)
  
The Maynard Ferguson Sextet (1965)

Similar
  
Maynard Ferguson albums, Jazz albums

The Blues Roar (also released as Screamin' Blues) is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Mainstream label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and states "A fine set, it's the last recording by this excellent orchestra".

Track listing

  1. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Arron Sparks) - 5:30
  2. "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest) - 9:00
  3. "Mary Ann" (Ray Charles) - 3:21
  4. "I Believe to My Soul" (Ray Charles) - 3:26
  5. "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) - 2:30
  6. "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:10
  7. "Alright, O.K. You Win" (Mamie Watts, Sid Wyche) - 3:23
  8. "I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles) - 3:31

Personnel

  • Maynard Ferguson - trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone
  • Bernie Glow - trumpet
  • August Ferretti, Don Rader, Jimmy Nottingham, John Bello - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • James Buffington, Ray Alonge - French Horn
  • Bill Watrous, John Messner, Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Wayne Andre - trombone
  • Don Butterfield - tuba
  • Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Lanny Morgan - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Willie Maiden, Frank Vicari - tenor saxophone
  • Romeo Penque - tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
  • Phil Bodner, Stan Webb - tenor saxophone, piccolo, oboe, alto flute, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, contrabass saxophone
  • Roger Pemberton - baritone saxophone
  • Barry Galbraith - guitar
  • Margaret Ross - harp
  • Mike Abene - piano
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Mel Lewis - drums
  • George Devens - percussion
  • Mike Abene, Willie Maiden, Don Sebesky - arrangements

    • Songs

    1Everyday I Have The Blues5:34
    2Night Train9:05
    3Mary Ann3:29

    References

    The Blues Roar Wikipedia
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