Primal Scream part I Maynard Ferguson

[irishbenocpa]

Audience was a bunch of retards!

[irishbenocpa]

I loved these years. Of course Maynard was heavy into the heroin during these years

[selector111]

@irishbenocpa Where the fuck did you get that, he may have done acid in the 60's and maybe 70's but heroin, I really doubt he ever did heroin. Don't say shit like that when you don't even know.

[irishbenocpa]

Stan Mark with the giant fro!

[MFjazzfan]

this band has my favorite trumpeters in it! see the mike douglas shows maynard was on (conquistador, gonna fly now, and birdland) and they r there too!

[richbonner93]

I think mark Colby pained Maynard, I don't know about you guys

[jazzfusionner]

Peter Erskine laying down the law!!!!!!

[richbonner93]

Agreed @captain kenpachi

[CaptainKenpachi11]

can't believe how evil this song is :0

[QTpi90]

Arguably, the best thing he ever did. "Give It One" not withstanding.

[MyCowboy2010]

What's wrong with this audience?

[havoc141]

@MyCowboy2010 right? if i was in the audience i'd have my jaw dropped.

[TheDemongo]

@MyCowboy2010 They must have come for the Disco.

[johnswackyworld]

you rock maynard

[ObjectManipulator55]

i've had the pleasure of being directed in an allstate jazz group by Mark Colby. Dude rips...

[VKDM8687]

Is that Peter "Weather Report" Erskine on drums?!?!?!?

[imthebrother]

@VKDM8687 Yes that's him on the clip when he was fully bearded!

[mike39tcb]

I had that shirt! unfortunately it is a Medium! :) RIP bossman!

[LivexLongxProsper]

It's amazing that his band is fantastic as well, Maynard has some of the best musicians in the world baking him up!!!

[Gwalka]

3:17 Is it just me, or is Michael Cera in that audience?? :P

[ProCheckerTotal]

i think, i have listened to it already about 20 times only today . the beginning is epic and also the rest of the peace.

apart from the beginning i especially like the part from 6:20 when the drumset joins the solo.

[1hardblizzard]

can you imagine how much practice it took to sound that bad?

[gva0917]

Love this - who has not had or had the need for a primal scream?! No one I know of. I have had my share. Really like this a lot. Thanks for the post.

[Jumpsoffcliffs]

5:41 is soooo fucking epic

[PINCHUNO]

@Jumpsoffcliffs Why?

[Earendilify]

why did he have to die

[da4dherd]

I was so fortunate to see Maynard 4 times during this era. First time was in Montgomery WV in 1971 at the Student Union at WV Institute of Technology. I was a 15 year old high school sophomore trumpet player and our band director took some of us the 60 miles or so from Huntington to see Maynard. I was totally in awe. I saw him again in Cincinnati, Columbus and Huntington over the next 7 years and I got to meet him in Huntington. I saw Chase live and loved them, but nothing's close to MF.

[3et01]

muy chido felisidadez

[ttcjj]

BAD ASS SAX SOLO!!!!!!!!

[HCICONS]

THE AUDIENCE LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE ALL STONED

[spacemanspiff4]

That's great!!!

[EQTrax]

he's sporting his Jet tone MPC! V CUP FELLAS!

[crimsonhawk52]

im thoroughly convinced Close Encounters of the Third Kind was real, Maynard called up one of the aliens, gave him a human disguise, and let him play keyboard.

[nrex06]

The kiss-off in the beginning of this is so epic. That being said, I honestly think the bass solo is horrible. Is he even playing in the right notes?

[Bagurk93]

Hahaha 2:25

[ozzyvanhalenrox]

I love how Maynard's rockin' out in the back! Getting his groove on!

[Squirlster]

I wish I was there.

[robux1]

@Squirlster same here

[confusedbastardchild]

Three people's hand shook so much at that first scream that they accidentally hit the 'dislike' button.

[7139462314]

a blast from tha past. tha fusion days

[rossman1211]

Did anyone notice how there was no enthusiasm from the crowd?? I wouldn't be able to keep still. The band can't either.  Go Maynard!!!

[onesirian]

@rossman1211 some people just don't get it...

[jeans1515]

god damn!... god... damn....

[wldlndfyrfytr]

"I need more cowbell"

[CaptainJazz92]

God damn Colby you look like a different person! lol quite a change from when we played last month

Stellar playing!

[mrbreh33]

...dopeness

[CalebMcF]

Mark Colby is a god

[gsman5828]

I really liked Maynard playing during this era. His power and clarity has never been matched by anyone! He made it look so damned easy.

[trumpetsumpreme]

love the "foghorn" noises on sax solo

[HintzeInvestments]

You need -cira 1981 Rio D-blues

[TroyRiot314]

Mark Colby is amazing. same with Gordon Johnson on bass.

[gaszman]

I remember when this first came out.  Pretty cool performance.

[ryanskapa]

4:10 some b is smoking a cigarette in the audience!

[pacman80500]

and?

[TroyRiot314]

so what?

[monsterbottom]

SO WHAT!!?

[woofiny]

@ryanskapa "Back in the day" you could smoke anywhere. Even at school.

[ryanskapa]

@woofiny I'd like to take that cigarette and stuff it up his nose.

[FredDenmark]

There is so much energy busting out here ! WOW

[nfms12]

2:09 bass player was like :|

[rene15092]

the guy at 3:18 looks like the one kid from super bad

[starwriter23]

I love the bass solo, but this is not better than the recording. Mark's tenor solo on the original is still one of my favorite solos of all time. Now, maybe if we can meld the bass solo onto the original, along with the additional percussion, we'll have something.

[ronaldosucks1]

fuckin brilliant bass solo!

[gregpenechar]

I love how on the video preview it looks like hes doing the robot...

[Reap3r07]

ha it does

[Reinocerous25]

or that he is pitching a fastball.

[rickpnnnggtn]

We rrocked this aboard ship. The band is HOT!!!!

[HCICONS]

This is much better than the recorded version -- because of the bass player and PETER ERSKINE on drums

[dembones17]

who's solin on tenor and whos the bass player??? theyre both sooo freakin sick

[InfectedFire57]

Mark Colby on sax, Gordon Johnson on bass.

[gxk333]

lolool try maximizing the "information" on the right.. it specifically says tenor soloist: etc... and bass guitar solist: etc....

xDD

[RJones306]

Sick Bass solo

[Lacivicus]

Biff's (Keys) a bad mother!!!!!

[dpdc06]

Maynard always featured the best bass players and let them solo.

[andrewthebassist]

Yeah man!

[butkatrello]

real hair !

[Solosolo]

I saw Maynard perform at Ontario Place in the early 80's and just before the show started we overheard one guy tell another that he hoped Maynard didn't see him because he was "right out of it". That same guy stood up in the middle of the first song and played the most amazing sax solo you could imagine. This guy looks like he may have been right out of it and yet he played that solo like he was right into it.

[PUIncubus]

dude...this energy is insane.... maynard was so on that night... man ive had the opportunity to open for him once in my life and it was such an honor....

[onlytrumpet]

That is hard to match??? You Idiot, try to play like him.......

You will never play like him....

[planesrfun1]

Maynard Ferguson was an amazing trumpet player. He had a talent that is hard to match.

[Branon5]

@planesrfun1 Hard to match is an understatement as far as I am concerned

[MarshallsWorld]

where'd you get this video?

[gerry1976]

1978? 79?

[musicman4real]

in the middle of that bass solo you enter another state of being

[popgrubbs]

We could always expect great energy from MF and the gang. What an era it was! I miss this groove.

[guitarguru208]

the bassist looks completely high LOL.

and maynard is like jesus with a trumpet!!!

[jazzfusionner]

0:49 Peter Erskine layin' down the law wayyy goood. Biff Hannon, layin down the law too. Bustin' the trick. Take me man.

[jazzfusionner]

Boss pullin it off at 0:46. Look at the trumpet just come of his embouchure. Boss knew he nailed it, sharp and clean. Yea, another Boss moment.

[trombonefan2013]

lol MF likes to party when he plays xD

[jubilantham]

Outrageous bass solo.

[RogerSquawk]

love the bass solo!

[goldphinga]

hot hot, love this band and love Maynards dance moves...

[fidoshark]

If that's Kiefer Sutherland on the bass, then the cat on the drums is Charlie Manson! LOL! Get some glasses for your eyes, pal! Ha, Ha!!

[mikemarlier]

That's the great Peter Erskine, you idiot...

[sirsentrasera333]

is that really Keifer Sutherland? Sick keyboard and bass solos!!

[whazup8]

amazing bass solo!!

[netjim66]

Wow I didn't know Kiefer Sutherland played base!

[mbuggy11]

lol maynard's G buried the whole band!

I LOVE IT!

[beagleman123456789]

Maynard...Amazing!!!!!!does it all

[sixstringpsyco]

Saw MF around this time at dontes in LA

[rmtoyama]

you are a lucky man

[JustJD08]

pretty sure that sax soloist is giving me lessons. mark colby is such a beast!!!

[altsys13]

Anyone notice who's behind the beard? Peter Erskine just before he joined Weather Report.

[jazzfusionner]

Absolutely, there is a Joe Zawinul and Maynard connection from the late 50's early 60's, so sure Maynard referred Peter on to Joe and Wayne's WR in those glory years.

[CdnSax]

Pretty sure I was at this show. Maynard appreared at the Ontario Place Forum several times in the late 70's. Awesome band.

[mrhappyhap]

maynard ferguson is one of those artists that is a true performer. he and his band are so good, and so exact, that anyone will like it. its just one of those things that's too good for anyone to not like.

[GjasERsonSON]

bravazaaaa

[bsr2002]

Yes, that's Biff :) I saw them play here in Texas when the Polymoog first came out and he had one...Damn!!!!!!! They were great!!!!

[crownofthorns101]

Dude, that's my beard on the drums

[pizetalatex]

That is a dumb audience. They look bored and this is some good stuff!!

[gengunfire]

Who's that playing keys?

[generalbullmoose]

Is that Biff Hannon on keyboard?

[CribNotes]

Is it my imagination or did that intro chord progression get borrowed end section of Michael Jackson's song "Thriller"?

[brian740]

I wouldn't think so. This was recorded in 1977.. a little before "Thriller".

[halfblack72]

oo watch out keyboard warrior

[trane1959]

Mosello is a better conga player than trumpet player. Stick to what you are good at.

[kidfromredbank]

I want you to stick to what you're good at, SUCKIN COCK!

[trane1959]

are you back from your shit gig from acros the sea?

[kidfromredbank]

*across

Yeah, im back.

[trane1959]

you are so cool, tell us nobodies what the real music business is like

[kidfromredbank]

if i remember correctly, you are the one who brought it back up. I don't know you, but I can tell from your comments about other respected people in the business that you don't know SHIT about anything. Keep at it hack.

I bet you couldn't name 3 albums Trane made in 1959. Go ahead and look it up now, haha!

[trane1959]

how about Kind of Blue, Giant Steps, and Bags and Trane with Milt Jackson. Did I pass your test? I can tell from your retorts that you have way too much time on your hands. If you watch my videos on here and still think I am a hack, even though my credentials without even knowing you I am sure are stronger than yours. I don't need to make up things to strangers on the internet about make believe jobs across the sea, which was a complete lie.

[kidfromredbank]

I can tell from your spelling and grammar that you're an idiot. Im not a huge Maynard fan; what i can't stand are morons like you who come here and bash PLAYERS (something you wouldn't know anything about). O and your credentials: You play lead trumpet in a hack band that swings like a dick on a statue. You also take sad, "lick fest" solos every now and again.

Ive got nothing to prove to you man....

[trane1959]

well, one of us played in Ray Charles Big Band for a year when they were 19, ohh, and one of us played Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun, Wicked, and Les Miz on Broadway, and ohh yeah, one of us lives in NYC and makes a living from playing the trumpet.  You or me there buddy? Again, I don't need to go take a 26 hour flight for a gig to make scale.

[trane1959]

by the way, thanks for watching all of my videos, you are my biggest fan.

[trane1959]

I am also entitled to my opinions, which I am usually spot on about. If I have offended you, Maynard acolite, because I personally can't stand his screetchy, out of tune, noise, which set back the legitiment trumpet world immeasurably, then so be it. But if you listen to the first minute of this clip from him as a perfect example, he's not musical. He's just completely tasteless.

[kidfromredbank]

You keep playing in the back up bands. Lets leave the music making to me. :)

And you're right, I bet I am your biggest fan.

[cobaltjones]

I don't doubt your excellent musicianship for a second. New York success with the trumpet puts you in an elite club. I respect you. But I must also say this---the music to Wicked for example is CaCa. Broadway is arguably tackier than this music. These are serious players, although Maynard's trumpet was sometimes like rouge on a caffeinated whore, he was an exciting entertainer.

[brassplyer]

Itrane1959 "I personally can't stand his screetchy, out of tune, noise, which set back the legitiment trumpet world immeasurably"--Granted, as Maynard got older, his playing took on some cheesy characteristics. I can't stand that wail-shake thing he did all the time. But how familiar are you with his earlier work? He was a very different player at one time. Think you could even touch his playing when he was on the Kenton Band or throughout the 50's?

[Adamtron530]

Yah, I heard him do that waily thing in one song I forgot teh name, and he did it for about 23 seconds straight. I admire it... but damn. Cut off some time?

[12Layla21]

critic

[iluvsystemofadown]

i agree roger :], but we were just discusing saxes so lol

[RogerSquawk]

trumpet is a better sax and its not even a sax

[iluvsystemofadown]

in my opinion bari sax is the sickest of all saxes tyvm :}!

[Hateblade]

Mark Colby sculpted my playing as a sax player. I wasn't worth two soggy sh1ts on alto, but when I got switched to Tenor in marching (again, cause I sucked on alto) I found my embouchure was the problem and it was perfect for Tenor. People thought I was trying to be 'Trane, but nall, I wanted to be Colby and play with Maynard! And oh yeah, I'm even more beastly on Bari. Bari's just don't get much love.

[metalman1900]

Hateblade = Gee, thanks for boring us to death about your playing and worship of Mark Colby. Get a life!

[12Layla21]

dude, you suck. if your in band you pretty much dont have a life.

[metalman1900]

Oh no, I've got a life other than playing in a band. I'm a Network Administrator; I only make $125,635.00 a year. Hmmmm....what do you do?

[12Layla21]

bari's are cool.Its just all the other comments are from dirty commie,conceded,moronic,copyca­t trumpet players,P.S. I'm a trumpet player.

[iluvsystemofadown]

:O! Thanks ur right i tried it it rlly worked but i sucked at it lol it fell apart after like 2 seconds :'[

[casey18635]

My Music Theory teacher was great friends with Jay Chattaway. Great guy. And Mayard is simple amazing

[iluvsystemofadown]

i agree with u . how the hell do they bend the pitch that good

[iluvsystemofadown]

i agree with u . how the hell do they bend the pitch that good

[jazzpiano10]

What the hell was Gordon Johnson thinking during his solo?

[supchgd]

Dude where did u get this show I would love to see the whole thing in high quality

[jazzfusionner]

Mark Colby lays down the law. Phoar

[7139462314]

where is gordon johnson now! hope he still plays. would hate to see a talant like that to stop!!!!!!!!!1

[jazzfusionner]

now that is as funky as you can get, 0:47 whoa

[jazzfusionner]

Listen to MF's power and putting it out there. Man there wasnt anyone else who could blow your head right off your neck when MF fired out those stratospheric comets. Love the MF

[Jimmyhendrixrules]

MF can dance!!!!!!

[johngferguson]

lovin the bass rhythm, but peter hook would have done a better solo. I know the electronic toys were shiny and new and yet to be perfected, but the keyboardist needs a Hammond.

[jazzfusionner]

Keyboardist is Biff Hannon.

[jazzfusionner]

Keyboardist is Biff Hannon

[metal144ca]

Man he could wail period i'm very open minded he was a pioneer....man he could wail.

funkyfaculty you are bang on a lot of people hearing this would want more he always had a very tight band.

[jazzfusionner]

Gotta love the Peter Erskine on Drums. He headed off to Weather Report after this

[clintonplaza]

Saw him at Red Hook High School(upstate ny)when he introduced this album. Whenever I hear this it seems like it was 2 weeks ago! There will never be another and that era is etched in our souls 4ever. RIPMF

[beagleman123456789]

Notice the "Brother" on Trumpet section,nice

[jazzfusionner]

Brother is Ron Tooley, and a nice gentleman. He is with Maceo's band for many years now

[beagleman123456789]

You are so right, I had him come to High School in 1973, "Up or Down, Left or Right" there is No one like him.I'v seen him over 97 times. Simply Great

[beagleman123456789]

This was the High Voltage times, just Great, Lot's of MF LEAD

[jazzfusionner]

Man, 70s were the schnitz

[clintonplaza]

NEVER to be duplicated or replaced! (4 sure)

[beagleman123456789]

Oh yes, right on Bro..

[funkyfaculty]

We saw Maynard and the band many times in this era - amazing each and every night. And forget the purists - they could do everything and the funky/rock stuff helped reach others - I had a guitar slinging brother who saw Maynard and it changed his whole approach to music - and he appreciated what wind players could do. Gone but far from forgotten...

[gsman5828]

This is how I will remember Maynard back in the day!!!  RIP Maynard

[allaboutthehighnotes]

the a 70's was his era. no doubt. he was insanely good back in his day. way better than he was before he passed.

[dandiacal]

It doesn't get any more 70s than this. Unbelievable!

[PLANETOIDEK]

In spite of many MF albums after, Primal Scream remains my favourite

[magictrumpetplayer]

In concert was the only way to appreciate the full energy of this great trumpet player. All of his groups in the 70's had POWER!!! Keep posting the vid's for all to see and remember.

[jazzfusionner]

Magic TP, Right on. Man live was the ultimate transport system. Did you see the gig and tour when they had the sitar player, around 77. I just about had a non-drug induced trip out when they played that chart.

[UpperRegister]

Gr8 video ty for the post. This is by far my most favorite era of MF, back in the mid 70's. What a great band and Maynard was on the top of his game

[porcaro4ever]

I'm CRYING!! I caught this tour when I was 14 and it change my life! What a great ensemble. This tune puts me in the moog!!

[velvetknight780]

nice bass and tenor solos overall those were the days.

[tonyfreejazz20]

Great stuff. Thanks for posting your awesome vids. Great.

[RevTekkX]

Effing awesome! Even above the gargantuan over-production of the lead mic.

Thanks a metric ton, eh?

[BeBop08]

goddamn.. Maynard's double in the beginning completely drowned out the others.. Insane.

RIP Maynard, the trumpet world aint the same without you.