The “Admiral” of jazz, trumpet master Maynard Ferguson, has been leading his own bands since the age of 15. His stratospheric explorations and exuberant showmanship have won him legions of loyal fans. The success of his latest band, Big Bop Nouveau, proves Maynard has lost none of his love of playing.

Maynard’s personal-model Holton trumpet has been called the best MF Horn yet. It has a bore size identical to that of Ferguson’s former main horn, the ST306, but the ST307’s specially tapered full-length mouthpipe and reversed tuning slides allow unprecedented dynamic playing freedom, and its tuning slide’s more rounded contour makes the air flow more easily than ever before.

The ST307’s high register is astonishingly easy to play, and it has a pleasing, vibrant feel with the full, well-centered sound Ferguson always looks for. Says Maynard, “The upper register is as fat and big as the middle and lower—there’s no thinned-out sound upstairs.”

Get your Maynard Ferguson trumpet from American Band Instrument Service, Tyler, Texas. (903-593-3195)