30 August 2006

Maynard Ferguson - RIP RFL

So I'm slowly but surely catching up on the blog world this week, along with everything else. Two weeks of vacation receipts to go through takes a lot of time.

In some sad news, one of my favorite musicians died last week. When I was in the band at the University of Nebraska, the marching band trumpets followed Maynard's philosophy: higher, faster, louder. His album "Chameleon" is a favorite on my list, just because of the excitement and passion of his playing. Now Maynard's leather lips don't blow any more, and that's a sad thing.

If you're looking for one quintessential Maynard piece, try "La Fiesta" from the Chameleon album. You won't be disappointed.

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