Boy with Lots of Brass

Boy with Lots of Brass is a 1957 album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring singer Irene Kral.^[1][2]

Boy with Lots of Brass
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released	July 1957
Recorded	1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:10
Label	EmArcy MG 36114
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson (1955) Boy with Lots of Brass (1957) A Message from Newport (1958)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album three stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating that the arrangements "show off the talented orchestra and its memorable leader quite well."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:34
2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:00
3. "The Lamp Is Low" (Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter) – 3:24
4. "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
5. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:10
6. "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) – 2:32
7. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:44
8. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:02
9. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 3:10
10. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:49
11. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 1:42
12. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Kahn) – 3:08

Personnel

• Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
• Willie Maiden – arranger, tenor saxophone
• Al Cohn – arranger
• Bill Holman
• Ernie Wilkins
• Irene Kral – vocals
• Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone
• Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• John Bello – trumpet
• Joe Burnett
• Bobby Timmons – piano
• Richard Evans – bass
• Larry Bunker – drums
• Jordi Pujol – reissue producer