{"id":137,"date":"2017-02-16T17:39:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T22:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rationalnationusa.com\/blog\/?p=137"},"modified":"2017-02-16T17:39:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T22:39:50","slug":"maynard-ferguson-chairman-of-the-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rationalnationusa.com\/blog\/archives\/137","title":{"rendered":"Maynard Ferguson, Chairman of the Board&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the finest high note trumpet players of all time.\u00a0You&#8217;ve been gone from us awhile and we miss ya. But your works will last forever, Thanks Chairman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qGtYbWkhRUA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the finest high note trumpet players of all time.\u00a0You&#8217;ve been gone from us awhile and we miss ya. 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Did\u00a0 we mention he also played valve trombone, flugelhorn, and\u00a0baritone horn, as well as inspiring a generation of young big band musicians? 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