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Maynard Ferguson

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Jazz

Maynard Ferguson is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Ronnie Cuber, Pérez Prado, Keith Mansfield, Charlie Mariano and Lucio Dalla. Those roots explain a lot about how Maynard Ferguson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and Snarky Puppy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bob James, Peter Erskine, Mahogany, Gino Vannelli and Joe Zawinul, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Maynard Ferguson, reaching back through Ronnie Cuber and forward to Bob James. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Maynard FergusonRonnie CuberPérez PradoKeith MansfieldCharlie MarianoLucio DallaJoe ZawinulStan KentonJimmy DorseyBob JamesPeter ErskineMahoganyGino VannelliJoe ZawinulRonnie CuberWayne ShorterWeather ReportBuddy RichStan KentonCount BasieDizzy GillespieSnarky PuppyFreddie HubbardBenny GoodmanArt Farmer

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Maynard Ferguson connections

Maynard Ferguson grew out of Ronnie Cuber, Pérez Prado, Keith Mansfield and Charlie Mariano, shares an orbit with Buddy Rich, Stan Kenton, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie, went on to shape Bob James, Peter Erskine, Mahogany and Gino Vannelli. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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