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Gary Burton Quartet (Carla Bley) · 1967 · A Genuine Tong Funeral

Context

First movement of A Genuine Tong Funeral, a "dark opera without words" composed entirely by Carla Bley and recorded in July 1967 for RCA under the name of vibraphonist Gary Burton. Drummer Bob Moses, in creative disagreement with Bley, was credited on it under the pseudonym "Lonesome Dragon."

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Free jazz, Third stream. Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.

Sources

• EN: A Genuine Tong Funeral

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