''Tutankhamun'' is a 1969 album by the

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first released on the

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and

Malachi Favors Maghostut 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 ...

. The album was named for

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, an Egyptian

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of the

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Reception

The

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review stated "This landmark album is one of the most influential free jazz recordings in the '60s avant-garde canon ... This album is for the jazz aficionado looking to explore new aural vistas. The music on ''Tutankhamun'' is more about texture than melody, harmony, or even rhythm and counterpoint. The beauty of this music, however, is that the notes we hear offer a compelling and thought-provoking journey into the possibilities of sound itself".

Track listing

# "Tutankhamun" (Malachi Favors) - 18:10 # "The Ninth Room" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 15:35

Bonus tracks on Black Lion CD reissue

# "Tthinitthedalen Part 1" (Favors, Mitchell) - 4:24 # "Tthinitthedalen Part 2" (Favors, Mitchell) - 4:54

Personnel

: trumpet, percussion instruments *

: bass, percussion instruments, vocals *

: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments *

: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments

References

{{Authority control 1969 albums Freedom Records albums Black Lion Records albums Art Ensemble of Chicago albums