Maynard Ferguson On A TV Show Early `70s

Maynard Ferguson On A TV Show aired in 1972, taped in mid-December 1971 at the CBC's Jarvis Street studios, Toronto, Canada.
Take the A Train
Blue Birdland
Mac Park
Interview
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Hey Jude

[@michaelmcclary8054]

I went to EVERY Maynard concert in the 70s & 80s! What a Giant talent & Performer!!!😂🎉❤

[@sinrob1]

I attended this taping. It was done in mid-December 1971 at CBC's Jarvis Street studio. The only re-take was "Take The "A" Train. Maynard didn't like the first one. Funny story: Maynard had appeared that afternoon on a mid-day talk show called "Luncheon Date" (with Elwood Glover). At the end of the interview, Glover told his TV audience that if they wanted to see Maynard, just pop down to the studio that evening for the taping. What Glover didn't realize was the CBC already had allocated audience tickets for this taping months earlier. Suddenly all these people showed up for the taping without prior tickets. The CBC had to accommodate all us gate crashers (because of Glover's on-air invitation) and the taping was delayed while they brought in a load of bleachers to handle all the extra people.

[@alangrund5031]

Hey thanks for the info. Maynard was in his physical and musical peak at this point in his career. This is reflected in the MF Horn album. Too bad that original band quickly changed, as did the quality of MF's later albums.

[@JK-g62]

At least they did the right thing....right on!

[@Teddythedogsocute]

Yes MF1 and MF2 have always been my favorites. There's just so many songs. Conquistador is one of my favorites. Pagliacci. I could go on for hours. But I was fortunate enough at 14 in 1989 to see him in concert at Beverly highschool in Massachusetts and after the Rocky finale he came in the audience and I was able to shake his hand. He obviously was aging at that point but it was a very special night for me. ​@@alangrund5031

[@dwevors]

That was awesome! The 3 trombones gave the band so much fullness in the early '70s and I'm a trumpet player! Maynard still in his prime was something to behold! He was the Elvis of the Trumpet! What a showman!!!

[@twistedtrails8128]

Stan Kenton said that the trombone is the heart of the big band and i agree. MFs bands were always a bit " trebly " with just one or two bones...

[@beagleman123456789]

@@twistedtrails8128 👍

[@jefrodad]

Sorry, Kenton helped kill the big band era with all that dissonance nonsense aNd tunes that just didn’t swing.

[@victorshrader3806]

Maynard always blew the roof off the many times I saw him 70’s 80’s 90’s. Death was only thing that stopped Maynard. He’s truly missed. RIP Maynard.

[@jazzman.]

Seeing him live was so physically draining that you wanted more awe.🌞

[@robertadinolfi4217]

Caught him live many times too. His bands only got tighter!

[@conradcowan9857]

OMG, everything about this performance is incredible!!! BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER is absolutely insane...... The arrangement, rendition and performance of HEY JUDE is simply out of this fucking world!!!! GOD BLESS MAYNARD and the MUSICIANS HE ASSEMBLED for THIS TAPING.......THE FOOTAGE & AUDIO WILL NEVER GET OLD!!!

[@eric_in_florida]

Mid-60's to mid-70's was probably peak Maynard, so this is right in there.

[@toddhouston4523]

I saw Maynard 4 different times throughout the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s. He and his bands were great. I never got to see him with a band this big.

[@twistedtrails8128]

i used to see him when i lived in Ventura/Oxnard all the time when ever he kicked off his tours, whether it be in Oxnard auditorium, Ventura HS, Westlake HS, Ojai valley inn, Nordoff HS. even saw him at disneyland! always front row center! and i never thot he would come to a little redneck town i currently stay now in south georgia, but he did, and saw him there back in `03! got my pic with him and patrick hession as well!

[@marksolheim6188]

This is the era that I first saw Maynard Ferguson live. I absolutely blew me away!! He was accurate and hit the notes he was going after.

[@straceshow3212]

The greatest of all time! No trumpet player is even close to Maynard. Plus he was a great showman and band leader. I saw him many times in concert and night clubs. He always delivered, never had a bad night, gave 110% and left every last ounce of his energy and enthusiasm on the stage. He was the ultimate combination of all positive aspects of a great performer. Additional comments 7/2024 - to react to some comments and to prove my point - Doc Severinsen, early in his career, was on a gig with Maynard and was listening while Maynard was just warming up. Doc's said he wanted to put his trumpet in its case, leave the gig and never play again he was so overwhelmed. Doc is definitely one of the all time trumpet greats. Don't mention Hubbard, Miles Davis Cat Anderson etc. They don't even compare to Doc let alone Maynard. Get real and wake up! And as to bad nights, I saw Maynard in the 1970's and thru to just before his death in 2006 always perfect and not even a shaky performance. You must have caught lightning in a bottle to see Maynard on an off night or you just don't know what you are talking about.

[@wlonsdale1]

There are plenty on his level. I don't even know where to begin..

[@straceshow3212]

name one.@@wlonsdale1

[@toddlipira8726]

​@@wlonsdale1 Not really.

[@steveneaklor2990]

Oh, he had plenty of off-nights. I was present at one.

[@oldGB1]

I saw him one night and he had a bad night on the trumpet. Sounded like a really bad case of road chops. He finally put the trumpet down and picked up a soprano sax and wailed on it.

[@lbird2]

Great little concert. Love the tune selection.

[@jazzman.]

Crossed paths with the Boss many times and will attest that he was a master musician on many instruments and a all round cool cat. RIP Maynard. 😢 P.S. - does anyone have the time. 🤣

[@evdallas123]

He obviously loved Take the A train these were the best years of his career he had a strong full sound

[@minohon]

00:30 Take the A Train 03:30 Blue Birdland 04:22 Mac Park 10:58 Interview 14:30 Bridge Over Troubled Water 18:55 Hey Jude

[@kerrylorah-kn3kc]

Watching Maynard and Rob McConnell and then Maynard and Guido. Wonderful.

[@ajn465]

Essentially MF and The Boss Brass.. No typical pick-up band here! They blazed these charts. This is the best TV spot Maynard did since Kenton on the Sullivan show. Muchos Gracias, Señor Trails!!

[@cjgaddy]

This is sooooo Awesome. Thank you!

[@twistedtrails8128]

you are welcome!

[@gertnood]

There's an array of Toronto's finest for you. And how good to see the teacher and mentor for many local and not-so-local trumpet players, Don E Johnson there in the trumpet section - the man with the X-ray chops eyesight LOL. RIP Don.

[@curtisdietz9434]

What a great teacher Don was. This is a real treasure

[@richardhertz749]

i can just recognize Guido basso, which one was Don?

[@Tatman1212]

Thank you again for sharing these rare gifts with all the MF fans around the globe.

[@twistedtrails8128]

Hey, you`re welcome!

[@gregorysloat4258]

Thanks for posting! I was in college at the time and would bring my (eight years younger) brother to see Maynard at the Prom Ballroom in St. Paul. I just forwarded this to him. 😁

[@papa5616]

Nice quality ! Thank you !

[@twistedtrails8128]

YW!

[@anthonyaversa7849]

There are a lot of great brass players. Is there anyone that can play like Maynard Ferguson? Let me think. No!

[@eric_in_florida]

There are a few but they were not the showman/frontman that Maynard was. The only exception is Bill Chase and of course he left us way early.

[@evdallas123]

This is incredibly good the interview was fascinating and the video quality is awesome it gives great insight into his mindset in the late 60s which was an incredible time for MF

[@movieboy27]

Indeed. Rob and Boss with His Excellency. Maynard sounds like he did a couple of pass in reviews that morning. But, being the horse that he was, he made it. What a freak, and the nicest guy in the world.

[@BarryCudaknifecombat]

Wow thanks for posting. If I could give this 3 thumbs up I would

[@twistedtrails8128]

Sure thing, man!

[@agnusize]

Quando a música era de verdade!

[@ssuhy65]

Wow..."Bridge over Troubled Waters " live...a rarity

[@GioSinatraFan]

Seen MF 8 times live. Always had killer sax section.

[@JK-g62]

As a saxplayer of decades...i approve this message! Ha!

[@jazzman.]

All of his bands are killer.

[@pdqmusic3873]

I was in Boston in the early 1970's when Maynard was touring with his English Band (MF Horn II). Saw him at Paul's Mall on Boylston a few times. As some have stated, this band is obviously a top-flight band of pros from Toronto, not the touring band that I saw (not that they weren't also top-flight). Great!

[@imme.7106]

Paul's Mall;..brings back great memories of the Boston jazz scene in the 70's!I saw Maynard's band in the early 80's (big band neuvo)in Somerville;a great band....but Maynard becomes a little less "able"in later sets. while others we're watching rock and roll bands, Maynard was my rock and roll!.

[@pdqmusic3873]

@@imme.7106 Paul's Mall, Jazz Workshop, and Cinema 733 on Boylston! What a great time!

[@imme.7106]

@@pdqmusic3873 thanks for the great memories of the jazz scene downtown!I attended Berklee college ;where Maynard Ferguson picked his young(& phenomenal!)band members! I just saw an amazing video last night that I'm wondering if you seen? Maynard Ferguson in the Stan Kenton band appearing on The Ed Sullivan show in 1950. It is astonishing how good Maynard's playing is! I think he's 21 years old at the time. See if you can find it, and if not please let me know and I'll be happy to send you the link.

[@pdqmusic3873]

@@imme.7106 Thanks - just found it. Here's a recording of Maynard's band you might like from 1958 - "Slide's Derangement": kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnGlqtsg5KBZ5I&ab_channel=MaynardFerguson-Topic

[@imme.7106]

@@pdqmusic3873 thanks; I'll look forward to checking it out!

[@oldGB1]

Would go see him and a band like this at Dante's Inferno in Burbank or Studio city, can't remember what town. Dante's was a little bigger than a closet and they'd stuff the band on that little stage and put dents in your shirt. Awesome, no, incredibly awesome.

[@johnmason7838]

love it!

[@curtiswrigley]

He punted at the end of Hey Jude, but so smoothly very few would notice.

[@johnkorsrud4597]

Tight band!

[@terrys17]

I remember that gold jacket

[@nicholasmarino1733]

Hi, Maynard made Harry James and any other trumpet play look like no starters!!! One good thing coming out of Canada.

[@dwoodbury65]

There’s lots of good in Canada! Just like anywhere…

[@matteowatteo1296]

Fun fact ...... Maynard and his wife Flo lived with and dropped acid with Timothy Leary from 1963-1966.

[@twistedtrails8128]

thats like common knowledge...

[@marksolheim8186]

Very good. He was in good form this night.. It would be nice to know who the band members were.

[@ajn465]

I can tell you a few… Arnie Chyoski on lead Trumpet, Guido Basso on trumpet and flugelhorn also the music Director for this. Moe Kaufman on tenor ..I believe and Rob McConnell on Valve trombone. I’d be willing to bet most of the guys up there Members of Rob McConnell’s boss brass.

[@episnod]

Very impressive band! Wondering how this came together. This just after MF Horn 1/2 which was done in England.

[@robertkosar7420]

Will be able to enjoy it more of that time stamp wouldn't be right in the middle of the screen

[@twistedtrails8128]

sorry `bout that, could`nt figure how to erase that pesky time stamp...

[@robertkosar7420]

@@twistedtrails8128 no worries I enjoyed it

[@2BKing4aday]

Sax: Eugene, Moe, ?, ?. Trp: Guido, ? Arnie, Don. Trb: Wantanabe, Rob McConnell, Bob. Drums-Terry Clark, bass- Don Thompson, Guitar: Ed Bickert, Piano ?, Maynard! Help with the rest would be appreciated, as it is good to recognize their contribution.

[@eric_in_florida]

Suits and ties. Quite a departure from the look later that decade. MF sounds great. Weird to see the trumpet section sitting down.

[@jnadle1]

Well, that was the thing for most swing and jazz bands around that time.

[@twistedtrails8128]

@@jnadle1 yea` even the early Beatles wore suits.

[@eric_in_florida]

@@twistedtrails8128 50's and 60's of course, not so much the 70's.

[@eric_in_florida]

December in Canada, not exactly tee shirt weather!

[@michaelmcclary8054]

VALVE TROMBONE? I NEVER SAW THIS?!😂

[@agentsmithisalive]

Amazing. But the time code... yeah...

[@twistedtrails8128]

yea, they are somewhat of a hinderance. annoying really.

[@Teddythedogsocute]

I've always wondered how Chuck Mangione ever became a thing. Can't play at all.

[@davidhall8874]

Why the hell did you put a counter in the middle of the screen!?!?!?

[@fretbuzz59]

The poster didn't do that. Obviously the tape was a broadcast copy, with visible timecode.

[@twistedtrails8128]

wish i could erase it but it is not personal video, but i guess i could as there are programs that do just that, but why would i want to...

[@davidhall8874]

So I would want to watch your channel again. As it is....not.

[@curtiswrigley]

You think the poster put t there? He was lucky to aquire this studio footage who often overwrite the timecode on copies like this. For one ting prevents it from being used in projects. You should be thrilled it exists.

[@larrysmith6797]

Because you're having trouble seeing the music?

[@ultramannick]

Must have been right after M.F. 1 came out...

[@snookydidit]

But who are the band members??? Is Arnie Chykoski in there? I dunno what he looked like, nor how he would have sounded playing this era of MF’s book, but Canadians contemporary to Guido Basso and Rob McConnell, well in Rob’s band... doe anyone know for sure?

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Who was playing bari with M. Ferguson back then? Bruce Johnstone?

[@ronmiller1794]

barely hear it low sound

[@arthurparker7705]

Is that the Superbone he’s playing

[@twistedtrails8128]

nope, not a superbone...

[@stevenk9466]

No. The Superbone has the valves operated with the left hand and the slide operated with the right hand. This is just a plain old valve trombone.

[@arthurparker7705]

Sounds like the Kenton version

[@RanHam]

I wish I could play a gig with shag carpet

[@TheLogicBeast]

Great upload... on drugs at this point me thinks.

[@RandomUsername34]

The host looks high as fuck 😅

[@demontwashington5388]

Maynard in his prime. He declined after this, when he got fat.

[@goreweeb4566]

That's.. a matter of opinion tbh. He was actually still great after this.