The Grand Vizier's Garden Party
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| "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" | ||
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| Song by Pink Floyd | ||
| from the album Ummagumma | ||
| Released | October 25, 1969 | |
| Recorded | June 1969 | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |
| Length | 8:45 | |
| Label | Harvest Records | |
| Writer(s) | Nick Mason | |
| Producer(s) | Norman Smith | |
| Ummagumma track listing | ||
| The Narrow Way (7-9) |
"The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" (10-12) |
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"The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" is a three part instrumental of Pink Floyd's Ummagumma album. All three songs are written by Nick Mason following the structure of the album in which each band member made their own composition. Like the majority of songs on the album, it is a highly experimental track and is divided into parts; Entrance, Entertainment and Exit.
The name refers to the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, who was the first minister of the Sultan.
[edit] Composition
- Part 1 Entrance, is a short flute and drum instrumental running for 1:00 minute.
- Part 2 Entertainment, is a lot different featuring a variety instruments, and a drum solo at the end, going for roughly 7:00 minutes.
- Part 3 Exit, ends with a flute combination and only runs for roughly 0:30 seconds.
[edit] The Man and the Journey
- Main article: The Man and the Journey
"The Grand Vizier's Garden Party"'s second part (Entertainment) was one of the many tracks which were played at some point or another as "Doing It". Others include "Syncopated Pandemonium", "Up the Khyber", and "Party Sequence". All of these prominently feature drums.
[edit] Personnel
- Nick Mason - drums, percussion, keyboards, bass guitar
- Lindy Mason (then Nick's wife) - flute
