Congliptious

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title: "Congliptious" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1968-albums", "nessa-records-albums", "roscoe-mitchell-albums", "art-ensemble-of-chicago-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congliptious" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Congliptious
type	Album
artist	Roscoe Mitchell
cover	Congliptious.jpg
released	1968
recorded	February 4 & March 11, 1968
genre	Jazz
length	50:16
label	Nessa
producer	Chuck Nessa
prev_title	Early Combinations
prev_year	1967
next_title	Solo Saxophone Concerts
next_year	1974
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| | | name = Congliptious | type = Album | artist = Roscoe Mitchell | cover = Congliptious.jpg | alt = | released = 1968 | recorded = February 4 & March 11, 1968 | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 50:16 | label = Nessa | producer = Chuck Nessa | prev_title = Early Combinations | prev_year = 1967 | next_title = Solo Saxophone Concerts | next_year = 1974 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev2Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 142 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
4. "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

References

1. {{AllMusic

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