Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson album)

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Let's Face the Music and Dance
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Released1960
RecordedOctober 11, 12 & 14, 1960
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Roulette
R 52055
Producer Teddy Reig
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Newport Suite
(1960)
Let's Face the Music and Dance
(1960)
Maynard '61
(1961)

Let's Face the Music and Dance is an album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in late 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) - 1:58
  2. "Teach Me Tonight" (Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn) - 3:30
  3. "Mango's" (Dee Libbey, Sid Wayne) - 4:05
  4. "The Party's Over" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 3:42
  5. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:20
  6. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (De Paul, Don Raye) - 2:51
  7. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) - 2:43
  8. "The Masquerade Is Over" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 3:35
  9. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 2:53
  10. "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo) - 2:54
  11. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:00
  12. "Let's Do It" (Cole Porter) - 3:07

Personnel

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References

  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed May 17, 2016
  2. Minn, M. Maynard Ferguson discography, accessed May 17, 2016
  3. 1 2 Let's Face the Music and Dance – Listing at AllMusic . Retrieved May 17, 2016.