Maynard Ferguson Dead At Age 78

Griff · 08-25-2006, 06:35 AM

I actually watched Rocky last night and heard Maynard hit those notes one more time. He used to play with a local vibraphone guy around here but I'm blanking on his name. He had a nice run.

dar512 · 08-25-2006, 10:12 AM

I actually got to see him in a small venue years ago. Good stuff. I'm sorry to see him go.

glatt · 08-25-2006, 10:29 AM

It's a sad week for music. Bruce Gary, the original drummer for the Knack, died on Tuesday of lymphoma. He was only 55.

You can probably close your eyes and hear his distinctive drumming from "My Sharona." I think he deserves most of the credit for that song's popularity.

wolf · 08-28-2006, 06:39 PM

Maynard Ferguson was one of my favorite jazz musicians. All the trumpet players in my high school wanted to have his chops.

I'll have to grub through the CD box and find Conquistador. I have about a half-dozen of his albums on vinyl that I haven't heard in 25 years.

Griff · 08-28-2006, 06:42 PM

Slam Stewart was the guy from Binghamton. Wow, hadn't thought of Conquistador in moons.

08-25-2006, 06:35 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Maynard Ferguson Dead At Age 78 I actually watched Rocky last night and heard Maynard hit those notes one more time. He used to play with a local vibraphone guy around here but I'm blanking on his name. He had a nice run. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-25-2006, 10:12 AM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I actually got to see him in a small venue years ago. Good stuff. I'm sorry to see him go. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-28-2006, 06:39 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Maynard Ferguson was one of my favorite jazz musicians. All the trumpet players in my high school wanted to have his chops. I'll have to grub through the CD box and find Conquistador. I have about a half-dozen of his albums on vinyl that I haven't heard in 25 years. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-28-2006, 06:42 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Slam Stewart was the guy from Binghamton. Wow, hadn't thought of Conquistador in moons. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-25-2006, 10:29 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's a sad week for music. Bruce Gary, the original drummer for the Knack, died on Tuesday of lymphoma. He was only 55. You can probably close your eyes and hear his distinctive drumming from "My Sharona." I think he deserves most of the credit for that song's popularity.

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