A Genuine Tong Funeral
by Gary Burton
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A Genuine Tong Funeral is ranked as the best album by Gary Burton.
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A Genuine Tong Funeral track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
A Genuine Tong Funeral rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 62 Music Albums of the 1960s | 55/62 | 3 |
| 2026 | DommeDamian | Top 32 Music Albums of 1968 | 12/32 | 3 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 51 Music Albums of 1968 | 18/51 | 3 |
| 2026 | DommeDamian | June 26: 401-500 | 72/100 | - |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 51 Music Albums of 1967 | 20/51 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AfterHours | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 70/100 | 30 |
| 2024 |  Cardboardfolder | Top 48 Music Albums of 1968 | 39/48 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 94 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/17/2024 21:50 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,759 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2023 10:07 |  Xxnu99etxX | 2,854 | 63/100 |
| ! | 04/13/2023 09:30 | RemainInLight | 3,848 | 36/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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CellarDoor 09/21/2012 20:47 in What album are you listening to right now?A Genuine Tong Funeral comments
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Bob Moses, the drummer for Gary Burton's group, didn't want his name on this album, so they listed him as "Lonesome Dragon" on the liner notes; that's how much he hated what Carla Bley was doing for this album--she was telling the musicians how to solo; not composing their solos, evidently, but describing what she wanted, which wasn't Moses' idea of jazz. Gary Burton tells that story in his autobiography, "Learning to Listen," and adds that he thinks it was one of his most "important" albums. I don't know about important, but it's a good album. Not sure why it's a "Gary Burton" record; Carla Bley's role as composer, musical director and conductor would seem to merit at least equal billing, but anyway. For me, Bley often walks a fine line between playfully eclectic and pompously artsy. Here, despite the ponderousness of the theme of "attitudes toward death," it stays fun to listen to.
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