SELLING POINTS: Sam Samudio • After Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs Folded in the Sam, Hard and Heavy Late ‘60s, Lead Singer and Front Man Domingo “Sam” Samudio Recorded This Collector’s Dream of a Solo STREET DATE: June 3, 2016 Album in 1971 for Atlantic Records • Produced by the Legendary Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd After the late-‘60s collapse of Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, the band’s front man and lead singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio • Includes Such Hallowed Sidemen as Duane Allman, TRACKS: The Sweet Inspirations, The Memphis Horns, and The signed a solo deal with Atlantic and recorded this 1971 slice of Dixie Flyers Led by Jim Dickinson collector nirvana. Why nirvana? Well, aside from Sam’s 1. HOMEWORK estimable vocal and songwriting contributions, the album 2. RELATIVITY • A Little Hard Rock, a Little Tex-Mex, a Little Blues, and 3. LONELY AVENUE boasted contributions from, oh, about a half-dozen different Always Rockin’ 4. I KNOW IT’S TOO LATE/STARCHILD flat-out legends, including producers Tom Dowd and Jerry 5. LET’S BURN DOWN THE CORNFIELD • Won a Grammy for Samudio’s Hilarious, Stream-of- Wexler and sidemen the Dixie Flyers (led by Jim Dickinson), the 6. SWEET RELEASE Consciousness Liner Notes, Reproduced Here 7. KEY TO THE HIGHWAY Memphis Horns, the Sweet Inspirations, and some session 8. DON’T PUT ME ON • Also Includes Additional Liner notes by Richie guitarist named Duane Allman! Sam’s born-to-be-wild pose on 9. 15º CAPRICORN ASC

Unterberger the front cover tips you off to the sound; this album updated 10. GOIN’ UPSTAIRS the Pharoahs’ frat-boy garage raunch with a nod towards hard 11. ME AND BOBBY MCGEE rock (“Relativity” and “Don’t Put Me On”), while also harkening 8448064 00116 back to his Tex-Mex (“Don’t Put Me On”) and blues (“Key to the UPC: 848064001164 Highway”) roots. Little wonder, then, that vinyl copies of this FORMAT: CD record—which makes its CD debut here—fetch a pretty penny PACKAGING: Jewel Case RETURNABLE: Yes when and if you can find it. The album also won a Grammy for BOX LOT: 30 Sam’s hilarious, stream-of-consciousness liner notes (“Thank the GENRE: Rock monkey”), which we’ve reproduced here along with new notes PARENTAL ADVISORY: No by Richie Unterberger. Don’t miss this one!

SELLING POINTS: MAYNARD • Both Records Maynard Ferguson Recorded for the Cameo Label in 1963 FERGUSON • Two of the Most Collectible Albums in the Maynard THE NEW SOUNDS OF NEW SOUNDS OF Ferguson Catalog on One CD, Recorded Between His MAYNARD FERGUSON Stints for the Roulette and Mainstream Labels MAYNARD FERGUSON/COME C1046 (1963)

BLOW YOUR HORN 1. Take The “A” Train • Features His Great Roulette Band of Lanny Morgan, 2. Bossa Nova De Funk Willie Maiden, Frank Vicari, Mike Abene, Ronnie Cuber THE COMPLETE CAMEO RECORDINGS 3. Gravy Waltz 4. Cherokee (Indian Love Song) and Arranger Don Sebesky 5. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You STREET DATE: June 3, 2016 6. One O’Clock Jump • Includes a Bonus Track from the New Sounds Sessions 7. At The Sound Of The Trumpet 8. Maine Bone Released through Real Gone by 9. Watermelon Man • Remastered Straight from the Original Tapes 10. Danny Boy arrangement with ABKCO Records, this twofer features two of 11. The Song Is You ( previously unreleased ) • New Liner Notes the most collectible albums in the entire Maynard Ferguson catalog, the two records he recorded in 1963 for the Cameo label MAYNARD FERGUSON - • Maynard’s Complete Cameo Recordings COME BLOW YOUR HORN in between his stints at the Roulette and Mainstream labels. C1066 (1963)

Maynard still has his great Roulette band of Lanny Morgan, Willie 12. Groove Maiden, Frank Vicari, Mike Abene, Ronnie Cuber and master 13. Country Boy 14. Blues For A Four String Guitar 8148064 00021 arranger Don Sebesky et al. with him on these recordings. 15. Whisper Not 16. We’ve Got A World That Swings Sourced from the original master tapes, this marks the first time 17. Chicago That Toddling Town UPC: 848064000211 these rare gems will be legitimately released on CD. Both albums 18. Naked City Theme FORMAT: CD 19. New Hope feature driving big band arrangements of both standards and 20. Antony And Cleopatra Theme PACKAGING: Jewel Case 21. Come Blow Your Horn RETURNABLE: Yes originals, and we have unearthed an unreleased bonus track BOX LOT: 30 from the New Sounds sessions, a take on the classic “The Song Is GENRE: Jazz PARENTAL ADVISORY: No You,” exclusively for this reissue. Remastered straight from the original tapes with new liner notes—Maynard’s complete Cameo recordings!