Maynard Ferguson

3 LPs ON 2-CD SET

- Three late 1970s albums from ace trumpeter and band leader FERGUSON

- BOB JAMES produced ‘Primal Scream’ which features musicians such as STANLEY CLARKE, BOB JAMES and STVE KAHN amongst others

- FERGUSON’s playing, vibrancy and arrangements have stood the test of time and, remastered, sound even better today!

-  A reflection of Ferguson’s popularity was that ‘New Vintage’ and ‘Carnival’ both made the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart

- Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with extensive new notes

PERSONNEL:

CD 1 [1-5] PRIMAL SCREAM

MAYNARD FERGUSON, trumpet
JOE FARRELL, tenor sax
JON FADDIS, trumpet, flugelhorn
MARK COLBY, soprano & tenor sax
ERIC GALE, guitar
BOB JAMES, piano, arp synthesizer & clavinet
CHIK COREA, piano only on track 2
GARY KING, bass
STEVE GADD, drums
Among many others

Recorded in New York, August-October, 1975

01. Primal Scream
02. The Cheshire Cat Walk
03. Invitation
04. Pagliacci
05. Swamp

CD 1 [6-11] NEW VINTAJE

MAYNARD FERGUSON, trumpet on all tracks, featuring:

STEVE KHAN, guitar
MARK COLBY, soprano sax
BOBBY MILITELLO, flute
BIFF HANNON, piano
PETER URSKIN, drums
Among others

New York, July 10, 1977

06. Main Title (From ‘Star Wars’)
07. Oasis
08. Maria (From ‘West Side Story’)
09. El Vuelo (The Flight)
10. Scheherazade
11. Airegin

CD 2: CARNIVAL

MAYNARD FERGUSON, trumpet
JOE MOSELLO, trumpet, flute
JOHN QDINI, guitar
BIFF HANNON, keyboards
GORDON JOHNSON, bass
Among others

New York, May 15, 1978

01. M. F. Carnival
02. Fantasy
03. Theme From ‘Battlestar Galactica’
04. Stella By Starlight
05. Birdland
06. Baker Street
07. How Ya Doin’ Baby?
08. Over The Rainbow