A Genuine Tong Funeral

Studio album by Gary Burton

Released

1968

Recorded

July 1967

Genre

Jazz

Length

43:35

Label

RCA

Producer

Brad McCuen

Gary Burton chronology

Lofty Fake Anagram
(1966)

A Genuine Tong Funeral
(1967)

Gary Burton Quartet in Concert
(1968)

A Genuine Tong Funeral is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton featuring compositions by Carla Bley recorded in 1967 and released on the RCA label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "One of vibraphonist Gary Burton's most intriguing recordings... The music is dramatic, occasionally a little humorous, and a superb showcase for Gary Burton's vibes".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Rolling Stone	(positive) ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley

"The Opening / Interlude : Shovels / The Survivors / Grave Train" - 6:37
"Death Rolls" - 1:36
"Morning (Part 1)" - 1:43
"Interlude : Lament / Intermission Music" - 4:28
"Silent Spring" - 7:58
"Fanfare / Mother of the Dead Man" - 2:51
"Some Dirge" - 7:47
"Morning (Part 2)" - 1:17
"The New Funeral March" - 2:40
"The New National Anthem / The Survivors" - 6:34

- Recorded in New York City in July 1967.

Personnel

Gary Burton — vibraphone
Carla Bley — piano, organ, conductor
Larry Coryell — guitar
Steve Lacy — soprano saxophone
Leandro "Gato" Barbieri — tenor saxophone
Jimmy Knepper — trombone, bass trombone
Michael Mantler — trumpet
Howard Johnson — tuba, baritone saxophone
Steve Swallow — bass
Bob Moses (credited as "Lonesome Dragon") — drums

References

↑ Gary Burton discography accessed November 21, 2011
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 21, 2011
↑ Burks, John (January 4, 1969). "A Genuine Tong Funeral". Rolling Stone (San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.).

Carla Bley

Studio albums	Tropic Appetites (1974) Dinner Music (1977) European Tour 1977 (1978) Musique Mecanique (1979) Social Studies (1981) Live! (1982) I Hate to Sing (1984) Heavy Heart (1984) Sextet (1987) Fleur Carnivore (1989) The Very Big Carla Bley Band (1991) Big Band Theory (1993) The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church (1996) Fancy Chamber Music (1998) 4 x 4 (2000) Looking for America (2003) The Lost Chords (2004) The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu (2007) Appearing Nightly (2008) Carla's Christmas Carols (2009) Trios (2013)

With Gary Burton	A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967)

With Jazz Composer's Orchestra	The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968) Escalator over the Hill (1968-71) Relativity Suite (1973)

With Michael Mantler	Jazz Realities (1966)

With Charlie Haden	Liberation Music Orchestra (1969) The Ballad of the Fallen (1983) Dream Keeper (1990) Not in Our Name (2005)

With Nick Mason	Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports (1979)

With Steve Swallow	Night-Glo (1985) Duets (1988) Go Together (1992) Songs with Legs (1994) Are We There Yet? (1999)

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