Maynard Ferguson - Primal Scream
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Artist: Maynard FergusonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-07-06
Music Label: Wounded Bird Records
Music reviews of Primal Scream
Music Review: An "Interesting" follow up to Chameleon.
Rating: 3 Stars
If you were like me in the 1970's you were going to every MF concert he booked locally. Between 1974 - 1977 I must have seen him live at least 7 or 8 times, in high school concert halls, in larger clubs, and even a couple time at Disneyland (back when Disney used to have an "All That Jazz" festival over Memeorial Day Weekend). After the huge success of Chameleon, and after some changes in the band, Maynard always included some new and upcoming pieces when playing in concert. For Example, one of the most popular songs he did in concert during the time between Chamelon & Primal Scream was Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and believe me, it always brought the house down. That was one of the main reasons Primal Scream was a huge disappointment when it was released. None of the new songs were included and instead we're treated to a completely different sounding Maynard album that only had 5 songs.
For me there were only 3 songs that got my interest. The title track is the first piece here and starts off with a trumpet winding up to a roar. The song then moves into a driving rhythm that gets your juices flowing. This is probably the one piece here that could be called a typical MF work. The next two songs NEVER appealed to me. "Cheshire Cat Walk" and "Invitation" would probably be decent songs for other, more traditional fusion jazz artists but they are SO out of place on an MF album. Ugh!
The final two works, "Pagliacci" & "Swamp" are also two different sounding songs but done with more flair. Pagliacci actually became one of the most popular Marynard pieces to be played in concert during this period. While on the album it's interesting and fun in a sort of disco manner, live it became this 20 minute monster that featured Bobby Militelo in a 10 minute flute condenza. All three times I got to hear him he would draw multiple standing ovations during his solo. One of the absolute masters!
If you are looking for a more traditional MF album you may want to pass on this one. While it does have some good pieces it's definitely not what we were expecting back in the mid-1970's. But it is a good addition if you are looking just to round out your MF collection.
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