M.F., of course, stands for Maynard Ferguson...though on this album he plays like the other connotation of M.F.! "Live at Jimmy's", a wonderful double album, is arguably Maynard's best live recording. It was a bit of a transitional band...up to this point in the mid-'70's he'd been fronting a group of primarily British musicians but this band was a blend of British and American musicians, with the odd (some might say very odd, since he played baritone sax) New Zealander tossed in. The band is on fire, responding well to the assembled audience, with Maynard soaring above the fray. Check out the work on the bari by Bruce Johnstone on both "MacArthur Park" and "Stay Loose With Bruce".
CHARLES MINGUS - MINGUS AH UM - BETTER GET IT IN YOUR SOUL
CHARLES MCPHERSON - LIVE AT THE CELLAR - SPRING IS HERE
STEVE JONES - CHESTER'S WALTZ - LAMENT FOR HUNTER S. THOMPSON
STEVE KALDESTAD - BLOW-UP - SIESTA
SANDRO DOMINELLI - THE ALVO SESSIONS - WICKED GAME
THE AMANDA TOSOFF QUARTET - STILL LIFE - WANDERING
P.J. PERRY - NOTA BENE - GEORGIA ON MY MIND
JOHN COLTRANE - ONE DOWN, ONE UP: LIVE AT THE HALF NOTE - AFRO BLUE
SONNY ROLLINS AND JOHN COLTRANE - THE VERY BEST OF PRESTIGE RECORDS - TENOR MADNESS
THE CANNONBALL ADDERLEY QUINTET - MERCY, MERCY, MERCY - STICKS
THE HUGH FRASER QUINTET - RED & BLUE - THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MAYNARD FERGUSON - M.F. HORN 4 & 5 LIVE AT JIMMY'S - GOT THE SPIRIT
MAYNARD FERGUSON - M.F. HORN 4 & 5 LIVE AT JIMMY'S - MACARTHUR PARK
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