Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson led
his greatest big band during the years that he was signed to Roulette
and all of the music from his 13 Roulette LPs (plus 11 previously
unissued selections) are included on this deluxe limited-edition ten-CD
box set. Although three of the LPs were originally recorded as dance
records (and stick close to the melodies), this box as a whole finds Maynard at his peak and with an orchestra that includes such talented soloists as trombonists Slide Hampton and Don Sebesky (both of whom contributed arrangements), altoist Lanny Morgan, the tenors of Carmen Leggio, Willie Maiden, Joe Farrell, and Don Menza, pianists Jaki Byard and Joe Zawinul, and drummer Rufus Jones
in addition to the leader. The music is very jazz-oriented and
contains more than its share of classic moments, particularly the
sessions that resulted in A Message From Newport and Newport Suite.
Recording date: May 6, 1958 - Mar 1962
Disc 1
01 - And We Listened
02 - The Fugue
03 - Humbug
04 - Slide's Derangement
05 - Frame For The Blues
06 - The Waltz
07 - Three Little Foxes
08 - Tag Team
09 - Fan It, Janet
10 - Don'cha Go 'Way Mad
11 - Bye Bye Blackbird
12 - Tenderly
Disc 2
01 - It's A Pity To Say Goodnight
02 - B.J.'s Back In Town
03 - Bittersweet
04 - They Can't Take That Away From Me
05 - Love Walked In
06 - Dancing In The Dark
07 - What's New
08 - Can't We Be Friends
09 - That Old Feeling
10 - Secret Love
11 - Full Moon And Empty Arms
12 - 'Tis Autumn
13 - You Took Advantage Of Me
14 - Soft Winds
15 - It's Only A Paper Moon
Disc 3
01 - Aren't You Glad You're You
02 - Round Midnight
03 - She's Funny That Way
04 - Lonely Town
05 - I'm Beginning To See The Light
06 - Do Nothin Till You Hear From Me
07 - Stompin At The Savoy
08 - It Might As Well Be Spring
09 - I'll Be Seeing You
10 - If I Should Lose You
11 - Don't Take Your Love From Me
12 - Let's Fall In Love
13 - Where's Teddy
14 - This Is Always
15 - Hey There
Disc 4
01 - Newport
02 - Motherless Child
03 - Old Man River
04 - Three More Foxes
05 - Jazz Bary
06 - Foxy
07 - Got The Spirit
08 - Doin' The Madison (Part One)
09 - Doin' The Madison (Part Two)
10 - Mangos
Disc 5
01 - Don't Take Your Love From Me
02 - My Foolish Heart
03 - Let's Face The Music And Dance
04 - You Don't Know What Love Is
05 - It's Only A Paper Moon
06 - The Party's Over
07 - The Masquerade Is Over
08 - Let's Do It
09 - Spring Is Here
10 - It Could Happen To You
11 - Teach Me Tonight
12 - Ole
13 - Christmas For Moderns
14 - New Blue
Disc 6
01 - The Pharaoh
02 - Ultimate Rejection
03 - Go East, Young Man
04 - Saturday Night
05 - Blues For Kapp
06 - This is My Lucky Day
07 - Goodbye
08 - Straight Away
09 - Stroking
10 - Melancholia
11 - Mambo Le Mans
12 - 'Round About The Blues
Disc 7
01 - Apprehensions
02 - Cocky Scott
03 - Up Shift
04 - Last Lap
05 - Pit Stop
06 - After The Race
07 - Lazy Afternoon
08 - Ain't Life Grand
09 - Have You Met Miss Jones
10 - Four
11 - Maria
12 - 'X' Stream
13 - Go East, Young Man
14 - Pretty Little Nieda
15 - This Is My Lucky Day
16 - Hip Twist
Disc 8
01 - Almost Like Being In Love
02 - Born To Be Blue
03 - A Soulful Moment
04 - My Sweetie Went Away, She Didn't Say Where, When Or Why
05 - Straight Out
06 - Si! Si! M.F.
07 - Mimi
08 - Morgan's Organ
09 - What'll I Do
10 - Early Hours
11 - Great Guns
12 - Easy Chair
13 - New Bag Blues
14 - September Moan
15 - Sin Blues
16 - Hate Notes
17 - Overcoat Stomp
Disc 9
01 - Nude Mood
02 - In Retrospect
03 - For The Cats
04 - L & M
05 - Lament For Susan
06 - Antibes
07 - One For Otis
08 - Animated Suspension
09 - Knarf
10 - Head Hunter
11 - Fox Hunt
12 - Let's Try
13 - Guess Again
14 - Reflection
15 - Spookin'
16 - Vignette
17 - Jennifer's Bounce
18 - Statement
Disc 10
01 - Oleo
02 - Starfire
03 - The Mark Of Jazz
04 - Night Life
05 - Stella By Starlight
06 - Lonely Time
07 - Back In The Satellite Again
08 - Three More Foxes
09 - Sea Isle Stomp
10 - Night Life (alt tk)
11 - The Mark Of Jazz (alt tk)
12 - Blue Birdland
