Triday, Scplenihcr 9,1877 Journal-News. Hamilton & Falrtlcld. Olilp ''age 13 Maynard Ferguson's spirit, notes soaring H.HVy MARY CAMPBEU, • hookehnokod intinlroi joinvy annnrdl pleasure.nlp.iKiirr>" *...,._,,..„..,„._. X^ AI1 Newsfeaturcs Write; in the United States. , • Ferguson, born in 1928,- has silver hair framing a • $$Fcrguson's new single, "Star Wars," is selling guys in the band aren't nearly as effcclive on nn Maynard Ferguson radiates so much enthusiasm face with muscles kept boyishly plump by blowing his well. So are versions by the London Symphony and album; it sounds like one trumpet solo. In person, you when his band is playing that one wonders if it's all trumpet, in a short talk, one finds out that he's have Ihe realization of Ihe identities changing and real or partly show business. Meco. , ' ' delighted about all sorts of things, small and great. About his playing, Ferguson says, "I'm probably different approaches. So one meets Maynard Ferguson !o find that out Frank Sinatra's lawyer lias phoned his manager and stronger than ever before." Asked what is Ihe highest "Conc|\iislaclor" has a feel of romantic old Spain and And in conversations lie has enough additional verve asked, "How much forv the kid?" and Ferguson, it's definitely a showcase for the Ferguson trumpet. and good cheer to cause his listener to walk around Hearing 50, is tickled to be called the kid. note he can hit on the trumpet — and nobody even asks Ferguson says he and Chattaway, his record with a brighter spirit all day. anymore whether anybody else can play as high — Ferguson was on camera two-and-a-half minutes as Ferguson says, "It's limitless, really. It depends on producer, write well together. He, playing a singlenole A New York Times review of a Newport Jazz the flag lowered and flame was extinguished at the the day, the need and the inspiration. In the last year instrument, spins put romantic melodies. Chattaway's I'cstival concert this summer began, "The brassy Olympics in Montreal. He, a Canadian, played music and a half, trumpeter Don Ellis says I've added contribution, on piano, arc vitally important but hard glor.y of Maynard Ferguson's orchestra shone written by a Canadian and Ihe whole thing was another octave." lo define, Ferguson says. They work in one room, brilliantly." And about the leader it continued, "He televised and sent by satellite to an enormous But Ferguson, who also is a family man, docs not playing, trading ideas, with a tape recorder running. heightens anything he plays, even when it is not audience. "live" his trumpet. "There are people, if you lake the Performing used to be fun but making a record was inherently dramatic, by seeming to almost kiss the His last, two LPs and last two singles have been the horn away from them, they'd be lost. For me, that too much like taking an examination in school, last note as lie leaps back holding his trumpet biggest hits of his career. "Primal Scream" hit the Ferguson says. But now that he knows more about triumphantly in the air." ts and "Conquistador," which followed it, has recording, he enjoys that too. He records with his own "I'm a prcformer and I openly know that and enjoy sold more than 400,000 copies and is the best-selling band instead of with a studio band, Ferguson says, be- it and think llmt is part of my art," Ferguson says, I'm big album in years. "Gonna Fly Now," the theme the road I drink only good wine, and not too much good cause they're so good. Everybody has neon with him a great lover of audiences and I really enjoy what I do from the movie, "Rocky," was u single hit for wine. I do breathing exercises," two years ami some for five or six. "When I teach in the schools, I try to teach them to Ferguson. In Italy, it was a bigger hit than the version Ferguson and Jay Chattaway wrote "Con- Rut Ihe most important thing, he says, is "Ihe fact enjoy as they learn. I get some very serious young by Bill Conti, the Italian who wrote it, played it on the suislador," which is longer when done on stage than theband is not married to any one sound. A now sound people, Retting loo serious. I think of music as mostly soundtrack and had the biggest hig with with the tune is a thrill to everybody. Being involved in a today thing on the album. "Four trumpet solos by four different is pleasure and fun and creative as_ppposed to saying we should do the same old things.^ "Our band is based on excitement and feeling young and being today, Not all wine that gets old gels belter Friday TV lineup has some losers and that's Ihe way I feel about music." A new album, lobe released in Oclobcr, his ninth for The fall television season is about to unfold, and supporting cast of LaWanda Page, Whitman Mayo time slot and might finally make it— lo No. 2 behind Columbia, something like his 50th total, will include Journal-News syndicated columist Paul ilenniger and others, plus replacement Teddy Wilson, attempt Donny and Marie. 'Airegin.' Ferguson says, "That's Nigeria spelled delves intoscries formats and evaluates their chances to take over running the hotel with new situations and fl p.m. CHS — I-ogan's Run — (Premiere ilalc Sept. backwards. It's a Sonny Rollins composition. It's for success. laughs. An early foreclosure. 1C). Science-fiction hour based on the recent MGM basically Ihe Mike Abene arrangement from the Today's column previewing the new TV season is 8 p.m. CHS — Wonder Woman —(Premiere dale inovie about life in the 23rd century where the 'Color Him Wild' album in the early lOGO's. We now one of a seven-day series. Sept. ifi). Transplanted from ABC, Leggy Lynda inhabitants must die when they reach age 30. play il about twice as fast. Carter carries on in a new format. "I consider that a vintage arrangement within my Two human survivors, played by Gregory Harrison book." FRIDAY No more dirty Nazis to deal with. She's updated to and Heather Menzies, learn up with an Android man X p.m. NBC — Saiiford Arms — (Premiere date 1977 and now works for ICIC (Inter-Connected (Donald Moffat) lo find a Ulopian future elcsewhcre. .Sept. 1C). Minus Redd Foxx and Demand Wilson. Ihn Intelligence Community), and that agency is directly The popularity of "Star Wars" might provide some SAVE 5V under the President, yes sir! support for this well-mounted production. 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