The Maynard Ferguson Sextet

1965 studio album by Maynard Ferguson
The Maynard Ferguson Sextet
Studio album by
Maynard Ferguson
Released1965 (1965)
RecordedSeptember 13 & 14, 1965
GenreJazz
Length36:50
52:05 (1991)
LabelMainstream
56060/S6060
ProducerBob Shad
Maynard Ferguson chronology
The Blues Roar
(1965) 		The Maynard Ferguson Sextet
(1965) 		Ridin' High
(1966)

The Maynard Ferguson Sextet (also released as Six by Six) is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Mainstream label.[1] The 1991 CD rerelease was titled Magnitude and featured three previously unreleased tracks from the sessions.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat
(Original Lp release)		[2]
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it an excellent album and states "Although this group did not last long, their mainstream recording has excellent performances and good solos from the somewhat forgotten band".[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To and Fro"Mike Abene5:27
2."Love Theme from "The Sandpiper""Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster4:43
3."No More Wood"Mike Abene4:43
4."April Fool"Willie Maiden4:04
Total length:18:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Summertime"DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin10:15
2."Between Races"Chuck Mangione7:38
Total length:17:53
1991 CD edition bonus tracks[4]
No.TitleLength
7."The Clef"4:55
8."Mike's Mike"4:00
9."Slide by Slide"6:20

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed October 18, 2014
  2. ^ Down Beat: April 21, 1966 Vol. 33, No. 8
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 10, 2014
  4. ^ Magnitude at Discogs
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Studio albums
EmArcy
Roulette
Cameo
Mainstream
Columbia
  • The Ballad Style of Maynard Ferguson
  • M.F. Horn
  • Maynard Ferguson
  • M.F. Horn Two
  • M.F. Horn 3
  • Chameleon
  • Primal Scream
  • Conquistador
  • New Vintage
  • Carnival
  • Hot
  • It's My Time
  • Hollywood
Concord
  • These Cats Can Swing!
  • One More Trip To Birdland
  • Brass Attitude
Other
labels
  • Ridin' High
  • Trumpet Rhapsody
  • Storm
  • Body & Soul
  • High Voltage
  • High Voltage 2
  • Big Bop Nouveau
  • The One and Only Maynard Ferguson
Live albums
  • A Message from Newport
  • A Message from Birdland
  • M.F. Horn 4&5: Live At Jimmy's
  • Live from San Francisco
  • Footpath Café
  • Live from London
  • One More Trip to Birdland
  • M.F. Horn VI: Live at Ronnie's
  • The Lost Tapes Volume One
  • The Lost Tapes Volume Two
  • The Lost Tapes Volume Three
Compilations
  • Maynard Ferguson
  • The Big Band Sound of Maynard Ferguson
  • The World of Maynard Ferguson
  • The Maynard Ferguson Years
  • The Big 'F'
  • Stratospheric
  • The Best of Maynard Ferguson
  • Maynard
  • The Essence of Maynard Ferguson
  • This Is Jazz 16
  • The Essential Maynard Ferguson
  • On a High Note: The Best of the Concord Jazz Recordings
With
Chris Connor
  • Double Exposure
  • Two's Company
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