Primal Scream (Maynard Ferguson album)

Primal Scream
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedAugust–October 1975
StudioMedia Sound
Genre
Length35:58
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob James
Maynard Ferguson chronology
Chameleon
(1975)
Primal Scream
(1976)
Conquistador
(1977)

Primal Scream is the eighth jazz album by Canadian trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on Columbia Records.[1] Primal Scream marks the beginning of the second phase of Ferguson's career with Columbia, where his live big band sound is set aside in favor of lavish studio productions. The album credits reveal an all-star ensemble made up of New York's finest musicians, along with backing vocalists and strings were recruited for this release.[1]

While most of the tracks would remain studio creations only, his rendition of "Pagliacci" would become a concert feature for his touring band, and was heard by millions when he performed it as part of the closing ceremonies of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[2]

  1. ^ a b Primal Scream (album). Columbia. 1976. PC 33953.
  2. ^ Weiner, Tim (August 25, 2006). "Maynard Ferguson, 78, Trumpeter and Bandleader, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2015.