Primal Scream

• Artist: Maynard Ferguson
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• Release Date: 1976
• Total Time: 35:58
• Type: Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

An all-star cast assists Maynard Ferguson in this disco-tinged big-band outing. Ferguson's trademark trumpet playing is featured in all its screaming glory, and Mark Colby contributes a couple of high-energy sax solos. "Primal Scream" and "Invitation" sound as though they were lifted right off the mid-'70s disco dancefloor, complete with T.S.O.P.-type strings and pulsing rhythms. "Pagliacci," too, has the disco beat pounding underneath a Jay Chattaway adaptation of an operatic melody, with Bobby Militello featured on an energetic, overblown flute solo. Chick Corea's "The Cheshire Cat Walk" sounds like latter-day Return to Forever, as Corea's synth trades licks with Ferguson's horn over a familiar RTF rhythmic/chordal bassline sequence. The final cut, Eric Gale's "Swamp," stands out because of its reggae beat. This album was an obvious attempt to jump on the disco-funk bandwagon, and serves as a well-played, though dated, document of that era. ~ Jim Newsom, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Primal Scream	Maynard Ferguson, Jay Chattaway	Maynard Ferguson	(7:09)
The Cheshire Cat Walk	Chick Corea	Maynard Ferguson	(10:09)
Invitation	Bronislaw Kaper	Maynard Ferguson	(5:32)
Pagliacci	Ruggero Leoncavallo, Jay Chattaway	Maynard Ferguson	(5:55)
Swamp	Eric Gale	Maynard Ferguson	(7:24)

Credits

Patti Austin (Vocals), Jon Faddis (Trumpet), Jon Faddis (Flugelhorn), Maynard Ferguson (Trumpet), Maynard Ferguson (Main Performer), Bob James (Synthesizer), Bob James (Piano), Bob James (Clavinet), David Sanborn (Sax (Alto)), Marvin Stamm (Trumpet), Mark Colby (Sax (Soprano)), Mark Colby (Sax (Tenor)), Ralph MacDonald (Percussion), Stan Mark (Trumpet), Stan Mark (Flugelhorn), David Nadien (Violin), Earl Chapin (French Horn), Chick Corea (Synthesizer), Chick Corea (Piano (Electric)), Chick Corea (Moog Synthesizer), Harry Cykman (Violin), Max Ellen (Violin), Joe Farrell (Sax (Tenor)), Paul Faulise (Trombone (Bass)), Jerry Friedman (Guitar), Steve Gadd (Drums), Eric Gale (Guitar), Paul Gershman (Violin), Bernie Glow (Trumpet), Bernie Glow (Flugelhorn), Emanuel Green (Violin), Lani Groves (Vocals), Hilda Harris (Vocals), Theodore Israel (Viola), Gary King (Bass), Charles Libove (Violin), Joseph Malin (Violin), Charles McCracken (Celli), Bobby Militello (Flute), Bobby Militello (Sax (Baritone)), Jeff Mironov (Guitar), Tony Studd (Trombone), Brooks Tillotson (French Horn), Emanuel Vardi (Viola), Alan Schulman (Celli), David Earl Taylor (Trombone (Bass)), Frederick Buldi (Violin), Bob James (Synthesizer), Bob James (Piano), Bob James (Clavinet)