Upper Egypt (album)

Upper Egypt
Studio album by Wayne Horvitz and Zony Mash
Released	1999
Recorded	July 1999
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:23
Label	Knitting Factory
Producer	Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz chronology
Brand Spankin' New (1998) Upper Egypt (1999) American Bandstand (1999)

Upper Egypt is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz's band Zony Mash recorded in 1999 and released on the independent Knitting Factory label. ^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars stating "Upper Egypt demonstrates what can happen when four talented individuals act with one mind: a great record". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Horvitz except as indicated

1. "Upper Egypt" (Pharoah Sanders) -4:24
2. "Spice Rack" - 5:09
3. "The End of Time" - 5:20
4. "Big Shoe" (Bill Frisell) - 6:24
5. "FYI" - 4:22
6. "Forever" - 5:13
7. "Goes Round and Round" - 5:08
8. "I'm Sorry" (Timothy Young) - 5:51
9. "Snakebite" (Fred Chalenor, Wayne Horvitz, Andy Roth, Timothy Young) - 5:30
10. "Second Time Around" - 4:34
11. "The Blue Rose" - 5:28

• Recorded at Litho in Seattle, Washington in July 1999

Personnel

• Wayne Horvitz - Hammond B-3 organ, Nord Lead, DX-7, Roland JD-800, Wurlitzer electric piano
• Timothy Young - guitar
• Keith Lowe - electric bass
• Andy Roth - drums

References

1. Wayne Horvitz discography accessed January 3, 2012
2. Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 3, 2012