maynard died yesterday, august 23rd.  amazing trumpet player and genious composer.  more information on his website, https://www.maynardferguson.com/
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another 'relatively' unsung hero. he leaves many happy musical memories.
a "happy musical memory" of maynard ferguson: sometime in the late 50s or early 60s, my sister and i heard that the maynard ferguson orchestra was coming to town on saturday night. we made a few phone calls, but were unable to confirm the time and place. undeterred, we went anyway. the parking lot was empty, but we parked anyway. there were no people going in, but we went in anyway. there were no signs; in fact, no signs of life. there was not even anyone in the ticket booth. undeterred, we searched around and found someone to take our money. the auditorium was empty; undeterred, we took our seats. and we waited. after a while, three more people came in, as puzzled as we were, and took their seats. and we all waited.  

after a while, someone came in and told us there had been a mix-up, there had been a plan to put ads in the paper, on the radio, etc, but somehow that did not happen; so only five people showed up. however, he said, the show would go on.  

and indeed it did – the whole orchestra played the full program. we all sat up front – all five of us. and had a grand time. i could be wrong, but it seemed to me that maynard and the whole band did, too.

ed
maynard ruled!!!!
my brother used to be absolutely fanatical about him and even called him once on his birthday.
that's an awesome story rid, and it shows that maynard and his band played music because they loved to do it.  you can be damn sure that no rock musician today would play their entire show for 5 people if that happened.  maynard was true to his music, and his fans, and that definitely shows he enjoyed it.
aww...maynard was one of my favorites.
chuck berry would have said "where's my money?"
wow... one of my trumpet heros. i've been up in the mountains in a cabin by a creek, haven't heard much news.  actually, i'm still there, but no newspapers, just a phone line and 10 hours of free netzero.

maynard was a class act. i saw him as much as possible, dozens of times with various groups, he always made sure everyone in the band and audience was having fun, always quick to give a compliment (when warranted!), always a big goofy smile.

not only was he a class act, his arrangements were always tasty and often exciting. oh, he had that high range as well, and he knew how to use it... he and bud brisboi, bill chase, and a few others really had the corner on the high range market.

maynard made his mark on music, no doubt about that, but he made his mark on so many people in a lot of ways.  he always hired young bands to back him up at shows, giving young, but great, players a chance to see how much fun this music thing can be.

sorry to see him go, but i'm glad he lasted as long as he did.
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