''Congliptious'' is a 1968 album by

Roscoe Mitchell Roscoe Mitchell (born August 3, 1940) is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' described him as "one of the key figures ...

's Art Ensemble which later became the

Art Ensemble of Chicago The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz group that grew out of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians ( AACM) in the late 1960s. The ensemble integrates many jazz styles and plays many instruments, including "little ...

. It was released on the

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label and features performances by Mitchell,

Lester Bowie Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Biography Born in t ...

Malachi Favors Malachi Favors (August 22, 1927 – January 30, 2004) was an American jazz bassist who played with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Biography "Favors's tendency to dissemble about his age was a well-known source of mirth to fellow musicians of his g ...

, and Robert Crowder. "Tutankhamen" is a bass solo by Malahi Favors, "Tkhke" is an alto saxophone solo by Roscoe Mitchell and "Jazz Death?" is a trumpet solo by Lester Bowie with the full ensemble performing "Congliptious/Old".

Track listing

;Side One # "Tutankhamen" (Favors) – 6:38 # "Tkhke" - 6:58 # "Jazz Death?" (Bowie) - 7:19 ;Side Two # "Congliptious/Old" - 19:28 :''All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell except as indicated'' *Side One recorded 4 March 1968, Side Two recorded 11 March 1968.

Personnel

– alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, flute, recorder, percussion (on "Tkhke" & "Congliptious/Old") *

– trumpet, flugelhorn, steer horn, bass drum, percussion (on "Jazz Death?" & "Congliptious/Old") *

– bass, electric bass, percussion (on "Tutankhamen" & "Congliptious/Old") *Robert Crowder – drums (on "Congliptious/Old")

References

{{Authority control 1968 albums Nessa Records albums Roscoe Mitchell albums Art Ensemble of Chicago albums