Maynard Ferguson: Trumpeter, flugelhornist, valve trombonist, bandleader, b. Verdun (part of Montreal) 4 May 1928. Maynard passed away late last night in California from kidney failure. After recently ...
Maynard Ferguson, who died Wednesday at 78, was a veteran trumpeter and bandleader best known for delivering stratospheric high notes, rock-concert-level volume, and sheer excitement in equal ...