M.F. Horn Two is a 1972 big band jazz album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. It features cover versions of many songs that were popular in the years leading up to its production, including: "Theme from Shaft" by Isaac Hayes, "Country Road" by James Taylor, "Mother" by John Lennon, "Spinning Wheel" by David Clayton-Thomas and "Hey Jude" by The Beatles.[2] It also features a track called "Free Wheeler" written by another highly regarded jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player, Kenny Wheeler.
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Studio album by Maynard Ferguson | ||||
Released | January 1972 (1972-01)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1971 (1971) | |||
Genre | Jazz, Big Band | |||
Length | 41:47 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Keith Mansfield | |||
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Source | Rating |
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"His trumpet playing is frequently brilliant throughout this LP with his English orchestra but not too many jazz purists will be thrilled by his renditions of (popular songs)…"[3]
M.F. Horn Two was reissued on CD in 2007 on Wounded Bird 3170.[4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "Give It One" (arr. Alan Downey) | Alan Downey/Maynard Ferguson | 3:30 | |
2. | "Country Road" (arr. Keith Mansfield) | James Taylor | James Taylor | 4:39 |
3. | "Theme from "Shaft"" (arr. Mansfield) | Isaac Hayes | Isaac Hayes | 4:56 |
4. | "Theme from "Summer of `42"" (arr. Kenny Wheeler) | Michel Legrand | Michel Legrand | 4:05 |
Total length: | 17:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "Mother" (arr. Mansfield) | John Lennon | John Lennon | 5:46 |
2. | "Spinning Wheel" (arr. Adrian Drover) | David Clayton-Thomas | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 4:24 |
3. | "Free Wheeler" (arr. Wheeler) | Kenny Wheeler | 6:56 | |
4. | "Hey Jude" (arr. Drover) | John Lennon/Paul McCartney | The Beatles | 7:31 |
Total length: | 24:37 |
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