The album largely consists of arrangements of popular songs of the period along with one original composition.

While he merely "dipped his toes" in the waters of pop music for his first Columbia release (M.F.

Horn – Eli's Comin', MacArthur Park), on this album Maynard dives right in.

While some albums would contain more "true" jazz than others, this would set the template for most of his tenure at Columbia.

Maynard Ferguson was reissued on CD in 2005 on Wounded Bird 1117.