Maynard Ferguson – Conquistador

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Label:	Columbia – PC 34457, Columbia – 34457
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Pitman Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style:	Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Theme, Disco

Tracklist

A1	Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky") Written-By – A. Robbins, B. Conti, C. Connors*	7:34
A2	Mister Mellow Written-By – J. Chattaway, M. Ferguson	6:33
A3	Theme From Star Trek Written-By – A. Courage, G. Roddenberry	4:30
B1	Conquistador Written-By – J. Chattaway, M. Ferguson	4:22
B2	Soar Like An Eagle Written-By – B. James*	6:27
B3	The Fly Written-By – J. Chattaway*	6:17

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Mastered At – CBS Studios, New York
Recorded At – Mediasound
Recorded At – CBS Studios, San Francisco
Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios
Published By – United Artists Music Co., Inc.
Published By – Unart Music Corp.
Published By – Wayward Music, Inc.
Published By – Destructive World Music
Published By – Bruin Music Company
Published By – Bob James
Published By – DeShufflin Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

Alto Saxophone – George Young (2), Mike Migliore
Arranged By – Bob James (tracks: B2), Jay Chattaway (tracks: A1 to B1, B3)
Baritone Saxophone – Bobby Militello
Bass – Gary King, Gordon Johnson, Will Lee
Drums – Allan Schwartzberg, Harvey Mason, Peter Erskine
Engineer – Joe Jorgensen
Flugelhorn, Soloist – Maynard Ferguson (tracks: A2)
Flute, Soloist – Bobby Militello (tracks: A3)
French Horn – Brooks Tillotson, Donald Corrado
Guitar – Eric Gale, George Benson, Jeff Layton, Lance Quinn
Guitar, Soloist – George Benson (tracks: A2), Jeff Layton (tracks: A1)
Keyboards – Biff Hannon, Bob James, Kenny Ascher*
Mastered By – Vladimir Meller*
Other [Sound] – Tony Romano
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Percussion [Parade Drum] – Phil Kraus
Piano, Soloist – Bob James (tracks: B2)
Producer – Jay Chattaway
Soprano Saxophone – Mark Colby, Mike Migliore
Soprano Saxophone, Soloist – Mike Migliore (tracks: B3)
Strings – Alan Shulman, Albert Scheonmaker, Alfred Brown, Charles Libove, Charles McCracken, David Nadien, Emanuel Vardi, Eugene Noye, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Lookofsky, Marvin Morgenstern, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman, Richard Sortomme
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell, Mark Colby
Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Mark Colby (tracks: B2), Stan Mark (tracks: B1)
Trombone – Dave Taylor*, Julian Priester, Paul Faulise, Randy Purcell, Roger Homefield, Wayne Andre
Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Bernie Glow, Dennis Noday, Jim Bossy, Guiseppe Loon P. Mosello*, Jon Faddis, Marky Markowitz, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley, Stan Mark
Trumpet [Calls] – Dennis Noday (tracks: B1), Joe Mosello (tracks: B1), Ron Tooley (tracks: B1), Stan Mark (tracks: B1)
Trumpet, Soloist – Maynard Ferguson (tracks: A1, A3 to B3)
Vocals – Ellen Bernfeld, Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Linda November, Martin Nelson, Patti Austin, Richard Berg (2), Vivian Cherry

Notes

Mastered at CBS, N.Y. CBS Studios.
Recorded at Media Sound, NYC.
CBS Studios, San Francisco, Ca.
Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, Ca.
Given durations from label. Different durations on coversleeve:
A1 4:18
A2 6:27
A3 6:17
B1 7:34
B2 6:33
B3 4:30

The durations shown on the labels for A1 and B1 are different from most releases of this album.

Runouts are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID: P
Rights Society (A1 to B1, B3): BMI
Rights Society (A1, A2, B1 to B3): ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): AL 34457
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Label): BL 34457
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout (Variant 1)): p AL 34457-1A A
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout (Variant 1)): p BL 34457-1A B 1
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout (Variant 2)): p AL 34457-1A A
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)): p BL 34457-1A 2 A
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout (Variant 3)): AL 34457-1D L B P
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout (Variant 3)): BL 34457-1A L C 5 P

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Conquistador (LP, Album)	Columbia	PC 34457	Canada	1977
New Submission	Conquistador (Cassette, Album)	Columbia	PCT 34457	US	1977
	Conquistador (LP, Album, Stereo)	CBS, CBS	CBS 81839, PC 34457	Europe	1977
Recently Edited	Conquistador (LP, Album)	CBS	S 81839	UK	1977
New Submission	Conquistador (LP, Album)	CBS	CBS 81839	Italy	1977

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Reviews

thesoapboxportlan Jan 13, 2023
Edited one year ago
This album is a real sneaker. I don't hear it talked about enough. Produced by Bob James, with some incredible players such as James, George Benson, Will Lee, and thrilling arrangements from Jay Chattaway, this album has something for all fans of funk, breaks, crate-digging, sampling, and/or jazz. Each song's got something going for it. Gonna Fly Now, thrilling and popular theme to Rocky with a frenetic and breathless arrangement; Mister Mellow is a super slinky, Quiet Stormy, chill out track featuring slabs of warm Rhodes and fine solos from Benson and Ferguson; Theme From Start Trek is familiar and nostalgic, but again the relentless arrangement makes this otherwise mercenary selection more than worthy of inclusion; the title track is cinematic and psychedelic...until it spills over into not only the nastiest groove on this record, but one of the nastiest grooves you'll ever hear, it takes two or so minutes to get to, but it's well worth it; Soar Like An Eagle is another James feature, written by him and featuring a nice solo, a must hear for fans of James' 70's smooth-funk electric piano period; and finally The Fly is an appropriate full throttle culmination for the album. Another one in my collection that I'm surprised I don't hear more about.

I will note that the times on this listing as of now are all wrong. The version I have, which I haven't timed but I believe is accurate, lists the following:

Gonna Fly Now 4:18
Mister Mellow 6:27
Theme From Start Trek 6:17
Conquistador 7:34
Soar Like An Eagle 6:33
The Fly 4:30
tvfats Sep 21, 2021
Edited 2 years ago
Maynard was a Canadian who passed in 2006 but he lead some very cool and hip sounding bands over the years...This 1977 LP really has TOP studio folks on all the tracks...George Benson, Will Lee, and Bob James...Ferguson loved making his trumpet scream...His style and it worked on the upbeat stuff like the title track, "Conquistador" and the Rocky theme "Gonna Fly Now"...Prolific, Maynard put out scads of VINYL and he is considered one of the top trumpet players in modern times...