Maynard Ferguson "Conquistador" (1977) -Jazz Funk / Disco-

14/08/2025

Maynard Ferguson "Conquistador" (1977) -Jazz Funk / Disco-

Label : CBS, Inc.

Side 1

01 - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky') (Bill Conti, Carol Connors & Ayn Robbins)

02 - Mister Mellow (Jay Chattaway & Maynard Ferguson)

03 - Theme From Star Trek (Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry)

Side 2

01 - Conquistador (Maynard Ferguson & Jay Chattaway)

02 - Soar Like An Eagle* (Bob James)

03 - The Fly (Maynard Ferguson & Jay Chattaway)

Additional Players :

Guitars : George Benson, Jeff Layton, Eric Gale & Lance Quinn

Keyboards : Bob James, Kenny Ascher

Bass : Gary King, Will Lee

Drums : Harvey Mason, Allan Schwartzberg

Percussion : Ralph MacDonald

Parade Drum : Phil Kraus

Alto Sax : George Young

Tenor Sax : Joe Farrell

Trumpet : Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Bernie Glow, Marky Markowicz, Jim Bossy

Trombones : Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Dave Taylor, Julian Priester

French Horn : Brooks Tillotson, Donald Corrado

Vocals : Patti Austin, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Linda November, Ellen Bernfeld, Vivian Cherry, Richard Berg, Martin Nelson

Strings : Alfred Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Charles McCracken, Marvin Morgenstern, David Nadien, Eugene Noye, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Albert Scheonmaker, Alan Shulman, Richard Sortomme, Emanuel Vardi

All Songs Arranged & Conducted by Jay Chattaway, except * by Bob James

Engineer : Joe Jorgensen

Mastering Engineer : Vladimir Meller, CBS, N.Y., CBS Studios

Recorded at :

Media Sound, NYC

CBS Studios, San Francisco, CA

Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA

Producer : Jay Chattaway

Executive Producer : Bob James

Associate Producer : Maynard Ferguson

Side 1

01 - Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky')