The production of the album Everyone agrees that the was therefore a long and compre- Canadian-born trumpeter hensive process. Lasse had moved ed fox Maynard Ferguson (1928-2006) from Gothenburg where he had Unrecord is an international legend in jazz formed his original band, “The Big THE CD 1 CD 2 and that he was a very big name Constellation” and therefore it was not easy at first to gather together 1* DOWN HOME FEELIN’ 1** DON’T LET THE SUN GO in USA and England up until he the same musicians. (Comp. and arr. Keith Mansfield) DOWN ON ME passed away in 2006. Fortunately, thanks to Lasse’s long Track one begins with a wild 32-bar (Elton John) collaboration with the Croatian intro with Ernie’s voice urging the An epic pop song arranged by Jay How is it then that a Swedish band on with cries of “Salt Peanuts”. Challaway that was recorded but trumpeter, Lasse Lindgren, has Radio and TV Big Band, he would often tour in central parts of Europe This track immediately establishes never released by Maynard’s band. been given the honor to continue and even had his own group there the jazz-rock direction of this tribute Solos: Niclas Rydh trombone; his legacy? consisting of musicians from that to Maynard. Lasse Lindgren “Tricky” trumpet. organization. With them about half Solos: Damir Horvat baritone Read on - but first a presentation of the music heard here was recor- sax; Lasse Lindgren “Super- 2** WICHITA LINESMAN of Maynard’s and Lasse’s English ded with the intention of making bone” and ”Tricky” trumpet. (Jim Webb) It was Glenn Campbell who popular- manager Ernie Garside. a single CD. However when it was 2* GOD BLESS THE CHILD later discovered that there existed ized this fine song in 1968. (Billie Holiday/Arthur Herzog). Arranged by Keith Mansfield. more exciting material and it was The Blood, Sweat and Tears recod- possible to reunite the Gothenburg Solos: Lasse Lindgren “Wood” ing from 1968 of this classic Billie flugelhorn and “Tricky” trumpet. band, another recording session Holiday song arranged by their organ Who is Ernie Garside? After Maynard’s passing in It was during the Birdland years, was planned just over two and a player Dick Halligan was to introduce 3** DOO’S BLUES If Maynard Ferguson can be regar- 2006, a tribute concert to MF was in the latter half of the ‘50s, that half years later. it into the emerging category of rock- Another composition and arrangement ded as a legendary jazz musician, it planned. Lasse visited Ernie in his Ferguson’s band (which was a little jazz. Arranged by Adrian Drover. that came from the pen of Dusko can be said that Ernie Garside is a home to look over some arrange- smaller than a standard big-band) Solos: Ivan Aleksijevic el-piano; Gojkovic, this time for the purpose legendary jazz promoter. He started ments and was able to try out the blossomed out thanks to such con- Lasse Lindgren Conn trumpet; of spotlighting Maynard and Don as band boy with Stan Kenton 1954. old Conn Connstellation trumpet genial musicians and arrangers as Mario Bocic tenor sax; Bruno Sebesky on valve trombones. During half that had been given to Ernie by Slide Hampton, Willie Maiden and Domiter drums. Solos: Lasse Lindgren Conn valve Don Sebesky among others who trombone; Niclas Rydh trombone. of the 1960s Maynard. 3* IT’S TOO LATE successfully created the maximum he ran the “Lasse played on the horn for five (Carole King) of big-band dynamics even with 4** THE WINDMILLS OF popular jazz minutes and I was stoned. No one An enduring title by the prolific club, Club 43, had played on that old horn like fewer players than normal. YOUR MIND s regards Lasse’s enormous singer/songwriter of the ‘70s, Carole in Manchester, that since Maynard died!” A (Michel Legrand) variation of sounds, he plays not King. Arranged by Adrian Drover. England. exclaimed Ernie. He immediately The birdland Arranged by Kenny Wheeler. See only Maynard’s two Conn trumpets Solos: Lasse Lindgren Conn There he decided to donate the trumpet dream band the story behind the discovery and but also other brass instruments, trumpet and “Tricky” trumpet; succeeded in engaging most of (from around 1963-64) to Lasse A typical evening at Birdland began reconstruction of this arrangement some very unusual. Among them Andreas Marinello alto sax. the major jazz names in USA. One (he also pledged to ‘send a couple with the band being introduced by elsewhere in the notes. are: “Snake”, a trumpet built speci- can safely guess that it is because of guys to break his legs if he ever the mc Pee Wee Marquette who 4* SOUL BROTHERS Solos: Lasse Lindgren “Wood” ally to his requirements, “Tricky”, a of Ernie’s personality, tenacity and sold it’- classic Ernie Garside!) would hug the microphone and (Dusko Göijkovic) flugelhorn and “Tricky” trumpet; trumpet with four valves capable of thorough jazz knowledge that he plus all the original arrangements. announce: Originally composed and arranged Stefan Wingefors piano. playing quarter tones and “Wood”, was to make friends with many of He continued: “My work with “Ladies and gentlemen, we have for Maynard’s band by Dusko a flugelhorn, all manufactured by the major figures in jazz, for who he Maynard was to present ‘The most a real treat for you here tonight at Goijkovic to feature a spectacular 5** YOU’VE MADE ME SO Thomas Inderbinen in Switzerland. also began to arrange bookings in exciting trumpet sound in the Birdland, a man who plays a lot of trumpet duet between them. VERY HAPPY In addition, a valve trombone, Conn, other parts of the UK and Europe. world’. Now I can say, if you adored trumpet. That’s right – the young Solos: Fredrik Davidsson and (B.Gordy Jnr/B.Holloway/Jobete/ from 1957, For many years Ernie Garside had Maynard Ferguson you will love man with the horn, the one and Lasse Lindgren trumpets; P.Holloway/F.Wilson) close collaborations with such Lasse Lindgren. only, everybody put your hands Bruno Domiter drums. Saxophonist Fred Lipsius arranged greats as Dizzy Gillespie, You see, there are many high note together for Maynard Ferguson 5* DIDN’T WE this for the same Blood, Sweat and Art Farmer, Harry “Sweets” Edison, trumpet players in the world but and his Birdland Dream Band. (Jim Webb) Tears album from 1968. Here it is Red Rodney, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, a very few that can present the Maynard the Fox! A distinctively memorable pop once again Adrian Drover who wrote Maynard the Fox!.....” ballad recorded by many and here this score for Maynard’s band but the arranged by Adrian Drover who parts had never been copied out and In this album played bass trombone in Maynard’s played before. English band. Solos: Lasse Lindgren “Snake” Spirits 2 “Firebird”, a trumpet with both THE Unrecorded fox Solo: Lasse Lindgren “Wood” trumpet; Per Lång tenor sax. valves and slide, manufactured flugelhorn and trumpet. Paul Hobson Lasse Lindgren takes specially by Holton for Maynard in Lasse Lindgren 6* BY THE TIME I GET a rather different the ‘70s and “SuperBone” 6** SOMETHING Ernie Garside TO PHOENIX direction (George Harrisson) (Jim Webb) Many compositions by members of The second of Jim Webb’s attract- Ernie Garside pointed out that he the Beatles could be interpreted in ive country-style ballads that Glen had in his archives many original different styles and this is a good Campbell made popular. Of all the arrangements for Ferguson’s band example. Unfortunately the arranger selections on these CD’s this surely that had never been recorded here in not known but it was per- demonstrates the immense power for general release, music that fectly suited to Maynard’s big band and dynamics of both Lasse’s Big could only have been played and conception. Constellations and his ability to fly heard at live concerts for 40 to 50 Solos: Lasse Lindgren Conn high above the ensemble with his years ago. In this case it has been a trombone with both slide and trumpet and “Superbone” (with amazing singing tone even in the necessary for Lasse to apply his valves. To these instruments Lasse electric devices); stratospheric range. own interpretation and in some uses some of MF´s personal mouth- Stefan Wingefors el-piano. Arranged by Adrian Drover. cases experiment. pieces used by Ferguson on his 7* YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Solos: Adrian Marinello alto sax; three happy men examining two Much of the music was not in famous recordings in the 60-70´s, Lasse Lindgren flugelhorn and mf-conn trumpets. (Carole King) completed form so he has had to as well as a mute of Lasse´s own Another well-established pop song Conn trumpet. reconstruct. There are no elder design -”Stubby” - manufactured from the ‘70s by the celebrated Conte and Pete Candoli, Freddie music with that expression, spirit recordings with which to make by Ulvén, Uddevalla, Sweden and Carole King and here Lasse demon- 7** RETURN TO Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Bobby and sound. He is a marvelous comparisons, but on the other also used by Dizzy Gillespie and strates how he truly “sings” through MACARTHUR PARK. Shew ...You name them! player, this guy from Sweden, as hand we now have the chance to Maynard Ferguson. his horns. (Adrian Drover) good as any in the States, who As Ernie also played trumpet it was listen with fresh ears to music that Arranged by Keith Mansfield. This was a working title suggested plays a lot of Maynard’s stuff natural for him to favor trumpeters. was only heard live from the end Solo: Lasse Lindgren “Wood” by Ernie Garside to an unnamed and is becoming very popular When in the mid-‘60s, after many of the ‘60s through the ‘70s and flugelhorn and Conn trumpet. composition and arrangement by in Europe. Lasse doesn’t copy attempts, he managed to engage ‘80s when Ferguson experienced Adrian Drover. It reminded Ernie in Maynard. He has his own absolute 8** EL VENDRE Maynard to Club 43, he not only his second period of prominence some respects of the Jim Webb song personal style – but in the spirit of This is an adaptation by arranger was able to befriend the trumpeter beginning in Europe up until his “MacArthur Park” that Maynard had Maynard!” Adrian Drover of a melody originat- but his whole family as well. They return to USA. recorded earlier with great success. Ernie Garside is now 85. With his ing from a Cuban street vendor of Solos: Erik Kristoffersson baritone arrived in England after a trip to peanuts and composed by Moises India and in the beginning lived at long years of experience from the BOP-JAZZ-POP-JAZZ sax; Lasse Lindgren “Wood” jazz world and collaboration with Simons in the mid-1920s under flugelhorn and “Tricky” trumpet. Ernie’s home. This music reflects the époque many of the foremost trumpet the title “El Manisero”, whereupon it in which Maynard complemented players, his authority on the subject became an enormous hit. The Stan 8** ELEANOR RIGBY To interview Ernie Garside is not an his pure jazz repertoire with more is unquestionable. Kenton orchestra was to revive it (Lennon/McCartney) easy task. He knew everybody and well-known pop tunes, partly to But listen to this album and judge in 1947 as “The Peanut Vendor” Another Beatles “standard” in which willingly told anecdotes relating to reach out to a new and younger with a dynamic instrumental version many of his jazz friends. It is easier for yourselves. the Croation singer Valerija Nikolov- audience but because of the that became a staple in the Kenton ska adds a vocal part. Whereas the to borrow some lines from a long As a footnote it can be added that quality of the tunes themselves. library for the entire life of the band. article and interview with Ernie by Beatles version slowly fades out, in in 1967 Maynard gave another One can compare this with the way The trombone section was notable this very different version arranged by Mike Ehr for screamtrumpet.com, Conn Connstellation trumpet, from the older popular tunes comprising for the insistent riff featured in the bearing in mind that Maynard had Adrian Drover, Lasse leads the band around 1965, to a friend of Ernie’s “The Great American Songbook” arrangement and here Niclas Rydh to a magnificent climax with Niclas no band of his own at the time of and a great Maynard fan, Roy have been chosen and remodeled plays an important role on a Conn their meeting. Rydh on his contrabass trombone Hobson, in appreciation of a favor. in countless different Contrabass trombone from 1903 underpinning the whole ensemble. In 2017 even this instrument was that he acquired from Hollywood ”Ernie mentioned his own It makes a fitting conclusion to this passed on to Lasse by Roy’s son, film studios where it had been amazing program spotlighting the un- rehearsal band to Maynard and Paul Hobson. prominently featured in music to asked to borrow half a dozen recorded “Fox”, Maynard Ferguson. Lindgren such epics as “Jaws”. Ernie Garside Solos: Peter Janson bass; charts. The band worked on them once again can be heard echoing and Maynard played Club 43 for vs. Valerija Nikolovska vocal; the street vendor with cries of “Salt Lasse Lindgren flugelhorn, Conn the first time the following Monday Ferguson Peanuts”. to a packed house. He would play trumpet and piccolo trumpet; Ernie Garside’s generous donation Solos: Peter Janson bass; Lasse Johan Borgström alto flute. anything from the book or whatever to Lasse resulted in the predeces- interpretations by the American Lindgren “Firebird” trumpet; people wanted to hear, almost never sor to this album, the tribute jazz elite several decades after Johan Borgström soprano sax; turning down a request. CD “Spirits” in which several of they were written. In Maynard’s Mikael Andersson percussion. Maynard’s most popular numbers case it concerns music that was Soon after, Maynard asked Ernie to are presented. popular in the ‘60s and ‘70s. be his manager, beginning a busi- Several of the arrangers of the ness relationship that would last for music in this album played in nearly a decade. Success was soon Ferguson’s band at that time. to arrive in the form of tours and a Dusko Goikovic played trumpet in Lasse Lindgren Big Constellation record contract. the band in the ‘50s in USA. Now he has returned home to Belgrade. trumpets Those great bands from the early to The busy and well-represented * Antonio Geček, Darko Sedak Benčić, Zvonimir Bajević. arranger Adrian Drover played mid-‘70s were all a result of Ernie’s Among these are classics from ** Klas Nilsson, Johnny Olson, Jocke Nilsson, Fredrik Davidsson. bass-trombone with the band in work as a manager and the direc- the legendary “Birdland Dream trombones England and subsequently wrote tion the band took – toward more Band” of the ‘50s as well as later parts for that particular instrument, *Marin Ferketin, Miron Hauser. ** Niclas Rydh, Fredrik Wiklund. diverse themes and also developing hits such as “Gonna Fly Now” from which was not normally included reeds rock influences. But, as Ernie says: the music to the film “Rocky” and in the band. “On every album we made sure to “Maria” from Leonard Bernstein’s * Andreas Marinello alto sax, Mario Bočić, Vojkan Jocić tenor sax. Lasse recalls the special feeling of record at least one be-bop tune “West Side Story”, all with the * Damir Horvat baritone sax. delight when Ernie Garside found to remind people of where we came original arrangements from the a hand-written arrangement from ** Johan Borgström alto sax, John Nilsson, Per Lång tenor sax. from”. Maynard Ferguson band library but the pen of one of Lasse’s favourite **Erik Kristoffersson baritone sax. interpreted in a new and personal trumpeters, the legendary Kenny rhythm sectioin way by Lasse Lindgren and his Big ne day in 2000, Ernie got a Wheeler (also from Canada). It was O Constellation. * Ivan Aleksijevic piano. ** Stefan Wingefors piano. telephone call from an old friend, “The Windmills of Your Mind” from * Goran Rukavina el- & acoustic bass. **Peter Janson el- & acoustic bass. John DeFlon, who had been 1968 written by Michel Legrand. listening to the Danish Radio Jazz One big problem was that several * Bruno Domiter drums. ** Adam Ross drums, Mikael Andersson percussion. Orchestra at Ronnie Scott’s Club in parts including Maynard’s solo part vocal London. John urged him to come were missing. * Valerija Nikolovska. and listen to the band and its lead With the help of Ernie’s memory trumpeter, Lasse Lindgren. Although of how Maynard played it and * Recorded in Zagreb June 2014. Sound engineer Sasa Wozdecky. Ernie was tempted, it wasn’t until Lasse’s own feelings for Kenny ** Recorded in Gothenburg February 13-15, 2017 in Nilento Studio. a year or two later that he was Wheeler’s music and trumpet style given a CD with Lasse by Josefine as well as a sketch of the melody Recording producer and engineer Lars Nilsson, Assistant engineer Michael Dahlvid. Downey, the ex-wife of Alan Downey Anyone can study how these two that had been casually jotted down Mixed and mastered by Lars Nilsson, Nilento Studio, Gothenburg. who had been lead trumpeter in on the back of the drum part, a trumpet players differ stylistic- © Maynard’s English band. ally as Maynard Ferguson is well reconstruction was created. The This resulted in Lasse being invited represented on disc, but also their harmonic sequence and approach Notes, cover design & front painting Bengt R. Ericsson. to the Wigan Jazz Festival and in similarities. That was what Ernie was however very different from Translation and additional material Dave Castle - Painting page 3 & 5 Thomas Inderbinen. consequence, Ernie’s artist “stable”. Garside envisaged. the original composed by Legrand. Photos: Croatia consert OLJK 2016 - gothenburg Studio Helena Nilsson - Ernie Garside Collection. back Audio Poster 16pp Leporello Crossfold Outerpage Code: APO16001 front Visit our template library 130 gsm glossy artpaper b2bglobal.sonydadc.com

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