Maynard Ferguson 1988-09-27
Images, Pensauken, NJ
Set 1
Blue Birdland
Take the A Train
Star Eyes
Caught in the Current
Lush Life
Cherokee
MF Hit Medley
I Can't Get Started
Birdland
Take the A Train
Star Eyes
Caught in the Current
Lush Life
Cherokee
MF Hit Medley
I Can't Get Started
Birdland
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Comment from Glenn Kostur: I'm sure that every guy who ever played on the MF band remembers his first night.
My first night on the band was the beginning of the 60th Birthday Big Band tour
in '88. We started the tour at a club called Images in Pensauken, New Jersey. Denis
was in attendance, and as happy as I was to see him, it made me a little nervous,
knowing how many nights Denis had spent in that chair! Then, we get to the Hit
Medley, and you might be able to guess what my "Dream come true" moment is: playing
the bari solo on MacArthur Park! Now, like many of you, I could sing every note
of Bruce's solo (and all of his other solos on Live at Jimmy's). Not only that,
but that record was what made me want to play the bari in the first place! I
have no idea what I played that night in that solo. But the feeling of walking
down front, shaking Boss's hand, playing the thing, another handshake and a bow,
then TRYING to walk back to my spot. I was so completely energized by the whole
thing, I literally almost passed out. I was kind of hyper-ventilating, and I had
to hold onto my music stand to avoid falling over.
My first night on the band was the beginning of the 60th Birthday Big Band tour
in '88. We started the tour at a club called Images in Pensauken, New Jersey. Denis
was in attendance, and as happy as I was to see him, it made me a little nervous,
knowing how many nights Denis had spent in that chair! Then, we get to the Hit
Medley, and you might be able to guess what my "Dream come true" moment is: playing
the bari solo on MacArthur Park! Now, like many of you, I could sing every note
of Bruce's solo (and all of his other solos on Live at Jimmy's). Not only that,
but that record was what made me want to play the bari in the first place! I
have no idea what I played that night in that solo. But the feeling of walking
down front, shaking Boss's hand, playing the thing, another handshake and a bow,
then TRYING to walk back to my spot. I was so completely energized by the whole
thing, I literally almost passed out. I was kind of hyper-ventilating, and I had
to hold onto my music stand to avoid falling over.
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