By Ephland, John Maynard Ferguson The Lost Tapes, Volume One SLEEPY NIGHT 001 *** For fans of trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, a new series of recordings spearheaded by former band member and manager Ernie Garside is a gift. Garside recorded the material starting in 1967.

By Mary Lendzion, Detroit Free Press Jan. 28--Sue Kuschel, a member of the Taylor Cultural Arts Commission, cherishes having a life filled with art. Her husband, watercolor and acrylic painter Leo Kuschel, feels the same way.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jazz trumpeter and big-band leader Walter "Maynard" Ferguson, famed for his screaming solos and ability to hit blisteringly high notes, has died at age 78, associates said on Thursday.