Martin Denny • Primitiva

Review by Richie Unterberger
With an assortment of titles like "Burma Train," "M'Gambo Mambo," "Bangkok Cockfight," "Dites Moi," "Jamaica Farwell," "Flamingo," and "M'Bira," it's apparent that Denny was trying to be all things to all people here. It is one of his more diverse outings, though, if only for the sheer variety of instruments employed. Say what you will about the cheesiness of this pseudo-world music, Denny deserves some sort of credit for bringing instruments like the m'bira, Burmese gongs, koto, Buddhist prayer bowls, and "primitive log from New Guinea" into the mainstream. They can all be heard on this album, and some of the cuts are among the artist's most rhythmic efforts.

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Reseña de Richie Unterberger
Con una variedad de títulos como «Burma Train», «M'Gambo Mambo», «Bangkok Cockfight», «Dites Moi», «Jamaica Farwell», «Flamingo» y «M'Bira», es evidente que Denny intentaba ser todo para todos. Es uno de sus trabajos más diversos, aunque sólo sea por la variedad de instrumentos empleados. Digan lo que digan sobre la cursilería de esta pseudo-música del mundo, Denny merece algún tipo de crédito por traer instrumentos como la m'bira, los gongs birmanos, el koto, los cuencos de oración budistas y el «tronco primitivo de Nueva Guinea» a la corriente principal. Todos ellos se pueden escuchar en este álbum, y algunos de los cortes se encuentran entre los esfuerzos más rítmicos del artista.

Tracks:
A1 Burma Train - 2:55
A2 Kalua - 2:35
A3 M'Gambo Mambo - 2:05
A4 Buddhist Bells - 3:00
A5 M'Bira - 2:50
A6 Flamingo - 2:40
B1 Llama Serenade (Peruvian Llama Song) - 2:15
B2 Akaka Falls - 2:50
B3 Bangkok Cockfight - 2:15
B4 Mau Mau - 2:33
B5 Dites Moi - 2:37
B6 Jamaica Farewell - 2:15



Credits:
    Double Bass, Keyboards [Marimbula] – Harvey Ragsdale
    Percussion – Roy Hart
    Percussion [Mallets], Percussion – Jerry Williams
    Piano, Celesta, Arranged By – Martin Denny
    Strings [Koto] – Tak Shindo
    Vibraphone, Marimba, Percussion – Julius Wechter
    Voice [Bird Calls], Percussion, Bongos, Congas – August Colon

Recorded At – Liberty Studios

Label: Liberty ‎– LRP 3087
Released: 1958
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Easy Listening, Space-Age, Pacific

 

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