The Gary Burton Quartet With Orchestra - A Genuine Tong Funeral (1968) [Remastered 2016]

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Title: A Genuine Tong Funeral
Year Of Release: 1968/2016
Label: Sony Music [88985308372]
Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans) / WAV (tracks, scans)
Total Time: 63:32
Total Size: 150 mb / 327 mb / 645 mb
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One of vibraphonist Gary Burton's most intriguing recordings, A Genuine Tong Funeral (Carla Bley's suite which musically depicts attitudes toward death) was called by its composer a "Dark Opera Without Words." Burton's classic Quartet (which also includes guitarist Larry Coryell, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bob Moses) is augmented by six notable all-stars: soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, trumpeter Mike Mantler, Gato Barbieri on tenor, trombonist Jimmy Knepper, Howard Johnson on tuba and baritone and Bley herself on piano and organ. The music is dramatic, occasionally a little humorous, and a superb showcase for Gary Burton's vibes.

:: TRACKLIST ::

The End (Prologue)
1 The Opening (Inside The Grave) 1:27
2 Interlude: Shovels 0:44
3 The Survivors - But not for long 0:35

Events Leading To The End - Part One
4 Grave Train - The Last Ride Is Always Vertical 3:52
5 Death Rolls - Ancestors 1:35
6 Morning - Part One 1:43
7 Interlude: Lament 4:28

Part Two
8 Silent Spring 7:59
9 Fanfare 0:41

Part Three
10 Mother Of The Dead Man 2:11
11 Some Dirge - Hour Of The Wolf 7:50
12 Morning - Part Two 1:17
13 The New Funeral March 2:40

A Beginning (Epilogue)
14 The New National Anthem - Son Of Jazz 5:54
15 The Survivors 0:39

Bonus Tracks
16 June The 15th, 1967 4:51
17 Feelings And Things 4:06
18 Fleurette Africaine 3:41
19 I'm Your Pal 3:04
20 Lines 3:13

Gary Burton – vibraphone
Michael Mantler – trumpet
Jimmy Knepper – trombone, bass trombone
Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone
Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
Carla Bley – piano, organ, conductor
Larry Coryell – guitar
Steve Swallow – double bass
Bob Moses – drums