Two's Company is an album by Canadian jazz trumpeter/bandleader Maynard Ferguson and American vocalist Chris Connor featuring tracks recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 which was originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2][3]

Two's Company
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor
Released	1961
Recorded	December 15 & 22, 1960 and January 30, 1961 Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Roulette R/SR 52068
Producer	Teddy Reig
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Double Exposure (1961) Two's Company (1961) "Straightaway" Jazz Themes (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Although Ferguson gets to throw in some high-register blasts now and then, his orchestra is mostly used as a prop behind Connor. The singer does her best (her voice was in prime form around this time) but the flamboyant and often-pompous arrangements (which are uncredited) take away from any real spontaneity or swing. An odd set".[4]

Track listing

1. "I Feel a Song Coming On" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, George Oppenheimer) – 2:03
2. "The Wind" (Russ Freeman, Jerry Gladstone) – 4:55
3. "New York's My Home" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:35
4. "Guess Who I Saw Today" (Murray Grand, Elisse Boyd) – 3:27
5. "When the Sun Comes Out" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:35
6. "Send for Me" (Ollie Jones) – 2:32
7. "Where Do You Go?" (Alec Wilder, Arnold Sundgaard) – 3:40
8. "Something's Coming" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 6:32
9. "Deep Song" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) – 4:05
10. "Can't Get Out of This Mood" (Frank Loesser, McHugh) – 2:42

• Recorded in New York City on December 15, 1960 (tracks 2, 3 & 5), December 22, 1960 (tracks 4 & 7) and January 30, 1961 (tracks 1, 6 & 8–10)

Personnel

• Chris Connor – vocals
• Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, trombone, French horn
• Bill Berry, Rolf Ericson, Chet Ferretti – trumpet
• Kenny Rupp, Ray Winslow – trombone
• Lanny Morgan – alto saxophone, flute
• Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Frank Hittner – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Jaki Byard – piano
• John Neves – bass
• Rufus Jones – drums

References