Primitiva


Primitiva was the fourth album by Martin Denny. Released in August 1958, it was recorded at Liberty Studios in Hollywood and released on Liberty Records. In October 1958, it reached No. 27 on the national Cashbox chart.
In a review on AllMusic.com, Richie Unterberger gave the album four stars and praised it for the variety of instruments used: "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."
Upon the album's release, Austin Faricy wrote in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin: "It is no more primitive than a Salvador Dali painting, but it is persuasive, and we warrant that if you play it in the privacy of your boudoir, you will find yourself dancing your own secret idea of the exotic."

Track listing

Side A

1. "Burma Train" – 2:59
2. "Kalua" – 2:35
3. "M'Gambo Mambo" – 2:05
4. "Buddhist Bells" – 3:00
5. "M'Bira" – 2:50
6. "Flamingo" – 2:40

Side B

1. "Llama Serenade " – 2:15
2. "Akaka Falls" – 2:50
3. "Bangkok Cockfight" – 2:15
4. "Dites Moi" – 2:37
5. "Jamaica Farewell" – 2:15

Personnel

Musicians and singers