Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Unknown M.F.

Maynard Ferguson was my favorite jazz musician of the 1970s. His power horn playing, imaginative arrangements and high voltage concerts, had me eagerly awaiting his every album on Columbia records. Given these facts, this album came as quite a surprise to me! First of all, I had never heard of it. How it escaped a devoted M.F. fan like myself back in the '70s, shall forever remain a mystery to me. Having said that, I must now say that The Ballad Style is an absolute sensation. Why Maynard did not record more albums with strings, I will never know. The song selection and arrangements could hardly be better. The 1960s style of stereo recording with proper sound staging is a lost art. It is well demonstrated on this recording. No Maynard Ferguson collection is complete without this CD. You are sorely missed Maynard. May you memory be eternal and light perpetual shine upon you. I am hoping someone will write a complete biography in the near future.~FND