A Genuine Tong Funeral

Album by Gary Burton

A Genuine Tong Funeral is an album by American vibraphonist Gary Burton, released in 1968. The record presents a large-scale, suite-like avant-garde jazz composition that blends chamber textures, experimental arrangements and elements of jazz fusion, marking a shift in Burton's output toward more compositional and exploratory projects.
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  1. 1.
    The End (Prologue): The Opening (inside the grave)
    1:27
  2. 2.
    The End (Prologue): Interlude: Shovels
    0:43
  3. 3.
    The End (Prologue): The Survivors - But not for long
    0:34
  4. 4.
    Events Leading To The End, Part One: Grave Train - The last ride is always vertical
    3:57
  5. 5.
    Events Leading To The End, Part One: Death Rolls - Ancestors
    1:38
  6. 6.
    Events Leading To The End, Part One: Morning - Part One
    1:47
  7. 7.
    Events Leading To The End, Part One: Interlude: Lament
    4:33
  8. 8.
    Events Leading To The End, Part Two: Silent Spring
    8:03
  9. 9.
    Events Leading To The End, Part Two: Fanfare
    0:40
  10. 10.
    Events Leading To The End, Part Three: Mother Of The Dead Man
    2:14
  11. 11.
    Events Leading To The End, Part Three: Some Dirge - Hour Of The Wolf
    7:54
  12. 12.
    Events Leading To The End, Part Three: Morning - Part Two
    1:19
  13. 13.
    Events Leading To The End, Part Three: The New Funeral March
    2:43
  14. 14.
    A Beginning (Epilogue): The New National Anthem - Son Of Jazz
    5:54
  15. 15.
    A Beginning (Epilogue): The Survivors
    0:48
  16. 16.
    Bonus tracks, Lofty Fake Anagram: June The 15th, 1967
    4:55
  17. 17.
    Bonus tracks, Lofty Fake Anagram: Feelings And Things
    4:09
  18. 18.
    Bonus tracks, Lofty Fake Anagram: Fleurette Africaine
    3:43
  19. 19.
    Bonus tracks, Lofty Fake Anagram: I'm Your Pal
    3:07
  20. 20.
    Bonus tracks, Lofty Fake Anagram: Lines
    3:13

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