Congliptious

Congliptious
Studio album by Roscoe Mitchell
Released	1968
Recorded	February 4 & March 11, 1968
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:16
Label	Nessa
Producer	Chuck Nessa
Roscoe Mitchell chronology
Early Combinations (1967) Congliptious (1968) Solo Saxophone Concerts (1974)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Congliptious is a 1968 album by Roscoe Mitchell's Art Ensemble which later became the Art Ensemble of Chicago. It was released on the Nessa label and features performances by Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, 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

1. "Tutankhamen" (Favors) – 6:38
2. "Tkhke" - 6:58
3. "Jazz Death?" (Bowie) - 7:19

Side two

1. "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

• Roscoe Mitchell – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, flute, recorder, percussion (on "Tkhke" & "Congliptious/Old")
• Lester Bowie – trumpet, flugelhorn, steer horn, bass drum, percussion (on "Jazz Death?" & "Congliptious/Old")
• Malachi Favors – bass, electric bass, percussion (on "Tutankhamen" & "Congliptious/Old")
• Robert Crowder – drums (on "Congliptious/Old")

References

1. Congliptious at AllMusic
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 142. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.