Jazz
Mainstream Jazz
Modern Big Band
Swing
Bop
Recorded: May 27, 1983, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
Maynard Ferguson (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn); Denis DiBlasio (vocals, baritone saxophone); Tim Ries (soprano & alto saxophones); Dan Jordan (tenor saxophone); Hoby Freeman, Hugh Ragin, Alan Wise (trumpet); Chris Braymen, Steve Wiest (trombone); Ron Pedley (piano, keyboards); Matt Bissonette (bass); Gregg Bissonette (drums)
Live from San Francisco was Maynard Ferguson's strongest jazz album in quite a few years. Utilizing a small big band comprised of 12 pieces, Ferguson is in consistently fiery form during a session recorded live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. "Bebop Buffet" (which has quotes from many bop classics) is a high point, and these versions of "Lush Life" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (along with four group originals) are quite enjoyable; baritonist Denis DiBlasio's arrangements are a major asset.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic |
