Come Blow Your Horn (album)

Come Blow Your Horn
Studio album by
Maynard Ferguson's Big Band
ReleasedSeptember 1963
RecordedAugust 29 and September 4, 1963
StudioFine Recording Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelCameo
C/SC 1046
ProducerDave Edelman
Maynard Ferguson chronology
The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson
(1963)
Come Blow Your Horn
(1963)
Color Him Wild
(1964)

Come Blow Your Horn is an album recorded by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson in 1963 which was originally released on the Cameo label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Matt Collar stated "Featuring arrangements by Don Sebesky, the albums showcased Ferguson's swinging and powerful high-note-centric style backed by his always dynamic ensemble".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Groove" (Oliver Nelson) – 2:48
  2. "Country Boy" (Bill Holman) – 3:52
  3. "Blues for a Four String Guitar" (Elmer Bernstein) – 2:25
  4. "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson, Leonard Feather) – 6:24
  5. "We've Got a World That Swings" (Lil Mattis, Lois Yule Brown) – 2:18
  6. "Chicago That Toddling Town" (Fred Fisher) – 6:03
  7. "Naked City Theme" (Billy May) – 2:27
  8. "New Hope" (Don Raider) – 2:41
  9. "Antony and Cleopatra Theme" (Alex North) – 2:30
  10. "Come Blow Your Horn" (Jimmy van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:35
  • Recorded at Fine Recording Studios in Queens, New York on August 29, 1963 (tracks 2, 3 & 5) and September 4, 1963 (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8 & 10) and unknown date (tracks 7 & 9)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D. Eyries, P. & Callahan, M. Cameo Label Album Discography, Part 1, accessed February 9, 2017
  2. ^ Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson discography, accessed February 9, 2017
  3. ^ a b Collar, Matt. Maynard Ferguson – The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson/Come Blow Your Horn: The Complete Cameo Recordings: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2017.