Boy with Lots of Brass
Studio album by Maynard Ferguson
Released	July 1957
Recorded	1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:10
Label	EmArcy MG 36114
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson (1955) Boy with Lots of Brass (1957) A Message from Newport (1958)

Boy with Lots of Brass is a 1957 album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring singer Irene Kral. ^{[1] [2]}

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album three stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating that the arrangements "show off the talented orchestra and its memorable leader quite well." ^[1]

1. " Give Me the Simple Life" ( Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 2:34
2. " My Funny Valentine" ( Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 4:00
3. " The Lamp Is Low" ( Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter) – 3:24
4. " Imagination" ( Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
5. " The Song Is You" ( Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:10
6. " Jeepers Creepers" ( Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) – 2:32
7. " Love Me or Leave Me" ( Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:44
8. " A Foggy Day" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:02
9. " Easy to Love" ( Cole Porter) – 3:10
10. " Moonlight in Vermont" ( John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:49
11. " I Hadn't Anyone Till You" ( Ray Noble) – 1:42
12. "I Never Knew" ( Ted Fio Rito, Kahn) – 3:08

• Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
• Willie Maiden – arranger, tenor saxophone
• Al Cohn – arranger
• Bill Holman
• Ernie Wilkins
• Irene Kral – vocals
• Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone
• Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• John Bello – trumpet
• Joe Burnett
• Bobby Timmons – piano
• Richard Evans – bass
• Larry Bunker – drums
• Jordi Pujol – reissue producer