The Blues Roar (also released as Screamin' Blues) is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Mainstream label.[1]

The Blues Roar
Studio album by
Released1965
Recorded1964
GenreJazz
LabelMainstream
56045/S6045
ProducerBob Shad
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Color Him Wild
(1965)
The Blues Roar
(1965)
The Maynard Ferguson Sextet
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Record Mirror     [3]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic awarded the album three stars out of five, describing it as a "fine set" and "the last recording by this excellent orchestra".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Arron Sparks) – 5:30
  2. "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest) – 9:00
  3. "Mary Ann" (Ray Charles) – 3:21
  4. "I Believe to My Soul" (Ray Charles) – 3:26
  5. "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) – 2:30
  6. "Baltimore Oriole" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:10
  7. "Alright, O.K. You Win" (Mamie Watts, Sid Wyche) – 3:23
  8. "I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles) – 3:31

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed November 10, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. AllMusic Review accessed October 10, 2014
  3. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (1 January 1966). "Maynard Ferguson: The Blues Roar" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 251. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.