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Canadian born jazz trumpet player and band leader known for his ability to play extremely high notes. Many of his concerts were held to benefit high school & college music programs.
Canadian born jazz trumpet player and band leader known for his ability to play extremely high notes. Many of his concerts were held to benefit high school & college music programs.
He began playing the trumpet at 9, and by the time he was 12, he was playing with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation orchestra. Maynard played with the Stan Kenton orchestra in the early 1950's. While he wasn't the lead trumpet player, he was featured as a high note specialist with the 'Innovations Orchestra', especially on the track titled simply 'Maynard Ferguson', one of a series of numbers featuring different band members.
Maynard spent time in Hollywood as well, performing in nearly 50 movies, including 'The Ten Commandments'.
In the 70's, he achieved his greatest commercial success with his recording of 'Gonna Fly Now', the theme from Rocky, which broke into the top 30 on the pop charts, and the album, Conquistador, was nominated for a Grammy.