Boy with Lots of Brass explained

Boy with Lots of Brass
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Maynard Ferguson
Cover:	BoyLotsBrass.jpeg
Released:	July 1957
Recorded:	1957
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:10
Label:	EmArcy MG 36114
Chronology:	Maynard Ferguson
Prev Title:	Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	A Message from Newport
Next Year:	1958

Boy with Lots of Brass is a 1957 album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring singer Irene Kral.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album three stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating that the arrangements "show off the talented orchestra and its memorable leader quite well."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:34
2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:00
3. "The Lamp Is Low" (Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter) – 3:24
4. "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
5. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:10
6. "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) – 2:32
7. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:44
8. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:02
9. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 3:10
10. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:49
11. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 1:42
12. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Kahn) – 3:08

Personnel

• Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
• Willie Maiden – arranger, tenor saxophone
• Al Cohn – arranger
• Bill Holman
• Ernie Wilkins
• Irene Kral – vocals
• Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone
• Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• John Bello – trumpet
• Joe Burnett
• Bobby Timmons – piano
• Richard Evans – bass
• Larry Bunker – drums
• Jordi Pujol – reissue producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=boy-with-lots-of-brass-mw0000904833|pure_url=yes}} Boy with Lots of Brass]. Allmusic. March 23, 2015.
2. http://www.discogs.com/Maynard-Ferguson-Boy-With-Lots-Of-Brass/release/3674779 Discogs