Boy with Lots of Brass

Boy with Lots of Brass
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released	July 1957
Recorded	1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:10
Label	EmArcy MG 36114
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson (1955) Boy with Lots of Brass (1957) A Message from Newport (1958)

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

Reception[]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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

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