The trumpet section loses the high pitch - Maynard Ferguson dies
Written by Bob McCormick on 8/26/2006 02:38:00 PMThis past week, jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson passed away at 78.
Back in the late 70's, there was hardly anyone involved in high school jazz who hadn't heard of Maynard Ferguson. Even though the "Big Band" era had long past, Ferguson continued with his group, touring in mid-size ventures (and even high school ventures), practically keeping the Big Band format going by himself. His commercial success came mainly with his rendition of "Gonna Fly Now" from the first Rocky movie . His ability to hit screechingly high notes, in tune and in time, set him as the standard that practically every high school and college jazz trumpeter aspired to.
Jazz really won't be the same without Maynard Ferguson.
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