The Maynard Ferguson Discography: The 1990s
The 1990's were a period of relative stability for Ferguson. The almost constant quest for musical identity that had driven him since the 1960s had been supplanted by an acceptance of and by the jazz mainstream, revealing an essential core synthesis of musicianship and showmanship that had been, and continued be, a key to Ferguson's popularity. Surrounded by musicians who had come of age inspired by his music, and who largely followed his ethos, Maynard continued to support a loyal following with almost constant touring throughout the decade. While the inevitable effects of age were increasingly evident in his playing, that he was able in his 70s to even approximate what he had been able to do in his prime was a testament to his unique physical and spiritual character.
Ferguson's 1990s Big Bop Noveau recordings for Concord Records continued his practice of utilizing the internal writing talents of his touring band on both standards and original compositions. While far from groundbreaking, these recordings were tastefully performed, immaculately recorded, highly listenable, and distinctly Maynard. The transformations in technology, and the music industry as a whole, are also reflected in the wide variety of long-form amateur and professional concert video that survives from this decade and is now readily accessible on YouTube.
Maynard Ferguson
19 June 1990: Johnny D's, Somerville, MA
- Blue Birdland (Jimmy Giuffre)
- A Night in Tunisia
- In a Mellow Tone
- Cruisin’ for a Bluesin’
- But Beautiful
- Birdland
- Hit and Run
- Blue Birdland (Jimmy Giuffre)
- Rhythm Method
- Glenn’s Den
- The Fox Hunt
- St. Thomas
- My One and Only Love
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Craig Johnson (Trumpet)
- Roger Ingram (Trumpet)
- Walter White (Trumpet)
- Brian Thompson (Trumpet)
- Keith Oshiro (Trombone)
- Joe Berati (Trombone)
- Dave Pietro (Alto Saxophone)
- Matt Wallace (Tenor Saxophone)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor Saxophone)
- Glenn Kostur (Baritone Saxophone)
- Christian Jacob (Keyboards)
- Nathan Berg (Bass)
- Chris Brown (Drums)
Maynard Ferguson
4 May 1991: Internationales Jazzfestival Bern, Switzerland
- A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Denis DiBlasio)
- In a Mellow Tone
Maynard Ferguson
5-7 July 1992: Hanita Jazz Club, Belgium
Released as the Footpath Cafe album
- Get It To Go (Glenn Kostur)
- Footpath Cafe (Christian Jacob; Maynard Ferguson)
- Brazil (Ari Barrozo, arr. Chip McNeill)
- That's My Desire (Carroll Loveday; Helmy Kres, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Crusin' For a Bluesin' (Andy Weiner)
- Poison Ya' Blues (Maynard Ferguson; Linda Taylor; Rudolph Mishaan, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Break the Ice (Chip McNeill)
- Hit and Run (Denis DiBlasio)
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Roger Ingram (Trumpet)
- Jon Owens (Trumpet)
- Brian Thompson (Trumpet)
- Dante Luciani (Trombone)
- John Kricker (Trombone)
- Mike Scaglione (Alto Saxophone)
- Matt Wallace (Tenor Saxophone)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor Saxophone)
- Glenn Kostur (Baritone Saxophone)
- Doug Bickel (Keyboards)
- Dennis Marks (Bass)
- Jim White (Drums)
Maynard Ferguson
12 March 1993: Brick High School, Brick, NJ
Clandestine audience video recording, fair audio, great show.
- Blue Birdland (Jimmy Giuffre)
- Get It To Go (Glenn Kostur)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor Saxophone)
- Chris Brown (Drums)
- A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Denis DiBlasio)
- Matt Wallace (Tenor Saxophone)
- Keith Oshiro (Trombone)
- Chip McNeill (Soprano Saxophone)
- Doug Bickel (Piano)
- Jim Domica (Bass)
- That's My Desire (Carroll Loveday; Helmy Kres, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Maynard Ferguson (Vocals)
- Brazil (Ari Barrozo, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Keith Oshiro (Trombone)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor Saxophone)
- Jim Domica (Bass)
- Doug Bickel (Piano)
- Chris Brown (Drums)
- Poison Ya' Blues (Maynard Ferguson; Linda Taylor; Rudolph Mishaan, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Matt Wallace (Vocals)
- The MF Hit Medley (MacArthur Park, Maria, Chameleon, Hey Jude)
- Blue Birdland (Jimmy Giuffre)
- Gonna Fly Now (Bill Conti; Carol Connors; Ayn Robbins)
- Encore joined by members of the Brick High School band
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Paul Stephens (Trumpet)
- Jon Owens (Trumpet)
- Keith Oshiro (Trombone)
- Matt Wallace (Alto Saxophone)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor Saxophones)
- Doug Bickel (Keyboards)
- Jim Domica (Bass)
- Chris Brown (Drums)
- Bruce Galloway (Assistant Engineer)
- George Kennedy (Stage Manager)
- Ed Sargent (Tour Manager)
Maynard Ferguson
19-28 May 1994: Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA
Sessions for the These Cats Can Swing album
- Sugar (Stanley Turrentine, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Ron Oswanski (Piano)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor Saxophone)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4669
- Concord Jazz CCD 669-C
- Caravan (Duke Ellington; Juan Tizol; Irving Mills, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Matt Wallace (Alto Saxophone)
- Ron Oswanski (Piano)
- Jason Harnell (Drums)
- Lorenzo Martinez (Percussion)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4669
- Concord Jazz CCD 669-C
- Columbia 88697 05164 2
- I Don't Want To Be a Hoochi Coochie Man No Mo' (Maynard Ferguson; Chip McNeill; Lynda Taylor; Rudolph Mishaan, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Matt Wallace (Vocals)
- Ron Oswanski (Organ)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4669
- Concord Jazz CCD 669-C
- Sweet Baba Suite (Bai Rav) (Maynard Ferguson, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Maynard Ferguson (Vocals)
- Chip McNeill (Soprano Saxophone)
- Ron Oswanski (Piano)
- Sandea (Tamboura)
- Lorenzo Martinez (Percussion)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4669
- Concord Jazz CCD 669-C
- I'll Be Around (Alec Wilder, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor Saxophone)
- Ron Oswanski (Piano)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4669
- Concord Jazz CCD 669-C
- He Can't Swing (Maynard Ferguson; Willie Maiden, arr. Willie Maiden)
- It's The Gospel Truth (Maynard Ferguson; Denis DiBlasio, arr. Denis DiBlasio)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Ron Oswanski (Organ)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor Saxophone)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4669
- Concord Jazz CCD 669-C
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Jon Owens (Trumpet)
- Joey Tartell (Trumpet)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Matt Wallace (Alto and Tenor Saxophones)
- Chip McNeill (Tenor and Soprano Saxophones)
- Ron Oswanski (Piano and Organ)
- Chris Berger (Acoustic and Electric Bass)
- Jason Harnell (Drums)
- Maynard Ferguson (Producer)
- Dominic Camardella (Assistant Producer)
- Chip McNeill (Assistant Producer)
- Ed Sargent (Executive Producer)
- Linda Maertz (Executive Producer)
- Dominic Camardella (Engineer)
- Bruce Galloway (Assistant Engineer)
- Gavin Lurrssen (Mastering Engineer)
New Trier High School Jazz Ensemble
February 1995?: Frank Mantooth Jazz Festival, Winnetka, IL
- Gonna Fly Now (Bill Conti, arr. Jay Chattaway)
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet)
- Doug Rosenberg (Flute)
- Matthew Libman (Guitar)
- Mark Custom 7250-MCD
Personnel
- New Trier High School Jazz Ensemble (Big Band)
14 October 1995: Purdue University, Lafeyette, IN
Evening concert after playing Rocky in halftime show with the marching band.
- Blue Birdland (Jimmy Giuffre)
- You Got It (Tom Garling)
- Caravan (Duke Ellington; Juan Tizol; Irving Mills, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Sweet Baba Suite (Bai Rav) (Maynard Ferguson, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Birdland (Josef Zawinul, arr. Chip McNeill)
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet)
- Scott Englebright (Trumpet)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- Larry Foyen (Trumpet)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Matt Wallace (Saxophone)
- Chip McNeill (Saxophone)
- Dan Zank (Keyboards)
- Phil Palombi (Bass)
- Marko Marcinko (Drums)
The Late Show with David Letterman (television)
23 January 1996 (air date): Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York, NY
MF sits in with Paul Shaffer's band. MF never solos or makes his presence felt in any clearly audible way. Presumably he's there as quid pro quo for David making a brief promo announcement for the These Cats Can Swing album and MF's gig at the Blue Note.
Maynard Ferguson
3-7 June 1996: Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA
Sessions for the One More Trip to Birdland album
- You Got It (Tom Garling)
- Tom Garling (Piano)
- Marko Marcinko (Drums)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- Manteca (Dizzy Gillespie; Walter Fuller; Luciano P. Gonzalez, arr. Marko Marcinko)
- Matt Wallace (Alto Saxophone)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- Marko Marcinko (Drums)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- The Vibe (Tom Garling)
- Maynard Ferguson (Flugelhorn)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Phil Palombi (Bass)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- Cajun Cookin' (Denis DiBlasio)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Marko Marcinko (Percussion)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- Milestones (Miles Davis, arr. Tom Garling)
- Dan Zank (Piano)
- Chris Farr (Tenor Saxophone)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- She Was Too Good To Me (Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart, arr. Tom Garling)
- Matt Wallace (Vocals)
- Larry Foyen (Trumpet)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- Birdland (Josef Zawinul, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Matt Wallace (Alto Saxophone)
- Tom Garling (Guitar)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- Blues From Around Here (Alan Baylock)
- Dan Zank (Piano)
- Matt Wallace (Alto Saxophone)
- Phil Palombi (Bass)
- Scott Englebright (Trumpet)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Duke Ellington, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Chris Farr (Tenor Saxophone)
- Dan Zank (Piano)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4729
- Christmas Medley (We Wish You a Merry Christmas, The First Noel, White Christmas, O Come All Ye Faithful, The Christmas Song, Jingle Bells (William Sandys; Irving Berlin; John Reading; Mel Torme; Robert Wells; J.S. Pierpont, arr. Marko Marcinko)
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet)
- Scott Englebright (Trumpet)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- Larry Foyen (Trumpet)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Matt Wallace (Saxophone)
- Chris Farr (Saxophone)
- Dan Zank (Keyboards)
- Phil Palombi (Bass)
- Marko Marcinko (Drums)
- Maynard Ferguson (Producer)
- Dominic Camardella (Assistant Producer)
- Tom Garling (Assistant Producer)
- Linda Maertz (Associate Producer)
- Ed Sargent (Associate Producer)
- Glen Barros (Executive Producer)
- John Burk (Executive Producer)
- Gavin Lurssen (Mastering Engineer)
- Dominic Camardella (Mastering Engineer)
Tito Puente
June and July 1996: Hit Factory, New York City; Sound on Sound Studios, New York City;
Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA
Three tunes that feature MF on Tito's Special Delivery album.
- Be-Bop (Dizzy Gillespie)
- On Green Dolphin Street (Bronislaw Kaper; Ned Washington)
- Maynard Ferguson (Flugelhorn)
- Concord Jazz Picante CCD 4732
- Flying Home (Lionel Hampton; Benny Goodman; Sydney Robin)
Personnel
- Percussion (Tito Puente)
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Bobby Shew (Trumpet)
- Michael Philip Mossman (Trumpet)
- Ray Vega (Trumpet)
- Wayne Bergeron (Trumpet)
- Lewis Kahn (Trombone)
- Michael Philip Mossman (Trombone)
- Jorge Reynaldo (Trombone)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Bobby Porcelli (Alto Saxophone)
- Don Menza (Tenor Saxophone)
- Mitch Frohman (Baritone Saxophone)
- Rubén Rodríguez (Bass)
- Sonny Bravo (Piano)
- Jimmy Delgado (Percussion)
- John Rodriguez (Percussion)
- José Madera (Percussion)
- Louis Bauzó (Percussion)
Christian Jacob
21 August 1996: Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA
Session(s) for Maynard Ferguson Presents Christian Jacob, one of a pair of albums MF produced (but did not perform on) to promote his sidemen.
- Remembrance (Christian Jacob)
- Tears of Sadness (Christian Jacob)
- Top Down (Christian Jacob)
- Playtime (Christian Jacob)
- Sergey Suite (Christian Jacob)
- Our Love Is Here to Stay (George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin)
- Here's That Rainy Day (Jimmy van Heusen; Johnny Burke)
- You Don't Know What Love Is (Gene DePaul; Don Raye)
- I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin)
- Still by Me (Christian Jacob)
Personnel
- Christian Jacob (Piano)
- John Patitucci (Bass)
- Peter Erskine (Drums)
- Maynard Ferguson (Producer)
- Glen Barros (Executive Producer)
- John Burk (Executive Producer)
- Linda Maertz (Associate Producer)
- Dominic Camardella (Engineer)
Maynard Ferguson
9 September 1996: Internationale Jazzfestival Viersen, Germany
Video of live performance on WDR. Includes interview clips.
- You Got It (Tom Garling)
- Caravan (Duke Ellington; Juan Tizol; Irving Mills, arr. Chip McNeill)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Matt Wallace (Tenor Saxophone)
- Mike Willmers (Piano)
- Phil Maturano (Drums)
- Sweet Baba Suite (Maynard Ferguson, arr. Chip McNeill)
- It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Duke Ellington, arr. Chip McNeill)
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Scott Englebright (Trumpet)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- John Roberts (Trumpet)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Chris Farr (Alto Saxophone)
- Matt Wallace (Tenor Saxophone)
- Mike Willmers (Piano)
- Phil Palombi (Bass)
- Phil Maturano (Drums)
Tom Garling
2-4 October 1996: Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA
Session(s) for Maynard Ferguson Presents Tom Garling, one of a pair of small group albums MF produced (but did not perform on) to promote his sidemen.
- Shrimp Tales (Tom Garling)
- Trinology (Tom Garling)
- Bill Evans (Tom Garling)
- I'm Getting Sentimental over You (George Bassman; Ned Washington)
- Forging Behind (Tom Garling)
- Rainer's Dream (Tom Garling)
- How My Heart Sings (Earl Zindars)
- Ilene's Dance (Tom Garling)
- Here's That Rainy Day (Jimmy van Heusen; Johnny Burke)
Personnel
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Ron Stout (Trumpet)
- Jerry Pinter (Soprano and Tenor Saxophones)
- Alex Iles (Bass Trombone)
- Christian Jacob (Piano)
- Trey Henry (Bass)
- Tony Pia (Drums)
- Maynard Ferguson (Producer)
- Glen Barros (Executive Producer)
- John Burk (Executive Producer)
- Linda Maertz (Associate Producer)
- Dominic Camardella (Engineer)
Maynard Ferguson
Sometime in 1998: Unknown high school
Audience video of a typical high school performance from this period
- Blue Birdland (Jimmy Giuffre)
- Manteca (Dizzy Gillespie; Walter Fuller; Luciano P. Gonzalez, arr. Marko Marcinko)
Maynard Ferguson
26-30 May 1998: Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA
Sessions for the Brass Attitude album
- Just Friends (Samuel M. Lewis; John Klenner, arr. Tom Garling)
- Tom Garling (Superbone and Trombone)
- Carl Fischer (Superbone)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
- Waltz For Nicole (Tom Garling)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Ron Oswanski (Piano)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
- Columbia 88697 05164 2
- I Love You (Cole Porter, arr. Steve Wiest)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- David Throckmorton (Drums)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
- Milk of the Moon (Ron Oswanski)
- Sal Giorgianni (Tenor Saxophone)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
- Misra-Dhenuka (Maynard Ferguson; Ron Oswanski, arr. Ron Oswanski)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Ron Oswanski (Piano)
- David Throckmorton (Drums)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
- Knee Deep in Rio (Tom Garling)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Paul Thompson (Bass)
- Sal Giorganni (Tenor Saxophone)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- David Throckmorton (Drums)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
- Eric and Sandra (Christian Jacob)
- Sal Giorganni (Tenor Saxophone)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
- The Lip (Vick Knight; Ted Klages)
- Paul Thompson (Bass)
- Denis DiBlasi (Vocal and Baritone Saxophone)
- Matt Wallace (Alto Saxophone)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
- Caruso (Dalla Lucio)
- Ron Oswanski (Piano)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4848-2
Personnel
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Frank Green (Trumpet)
- Carl Fischer (Trumpet)
- Wayne Bergeron (Trumpet)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Matt Wallace (Alto Saxophone and Tenor Saxophone)
- Sal Giorgianni (Alto Saxophone and Tenor Saxophone)
- Denis DiBlasio (Baritone Saxophone)
- Dave Throckmorton (Drums)
- Ron Oswanski (Keyboards)
- Paul Thompson (Bass)
Michael Feinstein
2-4 August 1999: Various
Tracks for the Big City Rhythms album
- Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere, arr. Patrick Williams)
- The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble, arr. Alan Broadbent)
- Let Me Off Uptown (Earl Bostic; Redd Evans, arr. Tom Garling)
- Girl Talk (Neal Hefti; Bobby Troup, arr. Mort Lindsey)
- You Can't Lose 'Em All (Marshall Barer; David Ross, arr. Mort Lindsey)
- One Day at a Time (Charles DeForest, arr. Eddie Karam)
- The Rhythm of the Blues (Michael Feinstein; Lindy Robbins, arr. Eddie Karam)
- The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) (Isham Jones; Gus Kahn, arr. Alan Broadbent)
- Ev'rything You Want Is Here (Murray Grand, arr. Eddie Karam)
- Johnny One Note (Lorenz Hart; Richard Rodgers, arr. Eddie Karam)
- Swing Is Back in Style (Michael Feinstein; Ray Jessel; Cynthia Thompson, arr. Eddie Karam)
- Love Is Nothin' But a Racket (Betty Comden; Adolph Green; André Previn, arr. Eddie Karam)
- Matt Catingub (Alto Saxophone)
- Concord Jazz CCD 4869
- Lullaby in Rhythm (Benny Goodman; Walter Hirsch; Clarence Profit; Edgar Sampson, arr. Patrick Williams)
- Medley: When Your Lover Has Gone / The Gal That Got Away (Einar Aaron Swan; Harold Arlen; Ira Gershwin, arr. Eddie Karam)
- New York, New York (Leonard Bernstein; Betty Comden; Adolph Green, arr. Eddie Karam)
- How Little We Know (Hoagy Carmichael; Johnny Mercer)
Personnel
- Michael Feinstein (Vocals and Piano)
- Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Adolfo Acosta (Trumpet)
- Wayne Bergeron (Trumpet)
- Brian Ploeger (Trumpet)
- Bobby Shew (Trumpet and Flugelhorn)
- Mike Dubaniewicz (Alto Saxophone)
- Gary Foster (Alto Saxophone)
- Jim Brenan (Tenor Saxophone)
- Dan Higgins (Tenor Saxophone)
- Sal Lozano (Baritone Saxophone)
- Tom Garling (Trombone)
- Alexander Iles (Trombone)
- Reggie Watkins (Trombone)
- Bryant Byers (Bass Trombone)
- Jim Self (Tuba)
- Dennis Budimir (Guitar)
- Larry Bunker (Percussion)
- Earl MacDonald (Piano)
- Brian Stahurski (Bass)
- Albie Berk (Drums)
- John Burk (Producer)
- Allen Sviridoff (Producer)
- Maynard Ferguson (Producer)
- Leslie Ann Jones (Engineer)
- Charles Paakkari (Assistant Engineer)
- Dann Thompson (Assistant Engineer)
- Glen Barros (Executive Producer)
- Paul Stubblebine (Mastering Engineer)