I'm not the biggest Maynard authority by any means, but according to Wikipedia:
Jay Chattaway arranged this song into a jazz version, which Maynard Ferguson first performed in the 1970s show "The Mark of Jazz" with host Sid Mark.[38] This live version stems from around 1975; it was never recorded onto an album.
In my opinion this pop-derivative drivel of an arrangement was when the creativity and artistry of MF hit rock bottom. Especially in regard to being anything close to jazz.
At least it did improve, some, after that. And many pop covers kept at least some semblance of jazz. So not all of his pop covers were so contrived.
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:29 am Post subject:
kehaulani wrote:
That wasn't the question.
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Also I heard Maynard play many times in the 70ies and am pretty sure he played that tune durning some of those performances. _________________ Bach Commercial - LT190SL1B
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Good Luck to him and any musician that makes commercial drivel and puts food on the table because of it.
Red Nichols was castigated after several of his bands struggled and he abandoned his roots and went commercial. He built a reputation for always paying his band members, none of them starved or struggled for money when working for him.
Harry James was attacked for becoming commercial after his first band failed and Frank Sinatra walked out. Harry vowed never to fail again and was very successful and his band prospered.
I myself have tried to only play decent music and have often refused to play drivel, but the real music lovers and jazz fans hate to pay any money for music, they keep telling me how great I am and never to give up what I am doing for them but they wont pay anything and I am expected to starve for their musical tastes.
So yes I have played "Three blind mice" when it was demanded. because I got paid by that guy when the jazz audience left me penniless. I am so sorry I have to eat I am addicted to food.
Stop the bullsh1t musicians deserve to live and however they do it is ok by me. Music is supposed to be a business after all.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:19 pm Post subject:
Bflatman, could you give examples of Red Nichols or Harry James being blantly commercial? I'm not saying they weren't, I just like both of them and have, have for a long time, and have never heard of their doing this. Thanks. _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
In my opinion this pop-derivative drivel of an arrangement was when the creativity and artistry of MF hit rock bottom. Especially in regard to being anything close to jazz.
So who died and made jazz king? I think making a good living at the instrument, by whatever means, over such a time span and leaving quite a legacy in the end, is itself an art. I'm glad he did some pop, else I might never have heard of him!
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:47 am Post subject:
To answer the original question in this thread, no...the chart never made it onto an LP during Maynard's tenure with Columbia, though I've heard rumor that it was recorded in studio but not released. The tune does appear on numerous live boot-leg performances from that era, and is available on one of the "Lost Tape" releases, which by the way are must-haves for the serious Maynard fans. All tracks were sourced from high quality board recordings, many of which are tracks never released by any of the labels Maynard was under contract with over the years. _________________ MF Fan
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