The Clown is a Jazz album by Charles Mingus, originally released in 1957. On Gatefold: 61 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- angular
- playful
- smoky
About
The Clown is an album by Charles Mingus recorded and released in 1957 on Atlantic Records as SD-1260. It is the follow-up to 1956's Pithecanthropus Erectus and features the improvised narration of Jean Shepherd. A deluxe edition of The Clown was issued in 2000 on Rhino featuring two bonus tracks. All the tracks were recorded on March 12, 1957, except for "The Clown", recorded on February 13 of the same year. According to Nat Hentoff's liner notes, Mingus explained why he chose those four tracks for the album: "I selected these four over two others that were more intricate because .
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Tracklist
- 1Haitian Fight Song12:01
- 2Blue Cee7:51
- 3Reincarnation of a Lovebird8:32
- 4The Clown12:09
- 5Passions of a Man4:52
- 6Tonight At Noon5:59
Credits
Performers
- Curtis PorterALTO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Dannie RichmondDRUMS
- Wade LeggePIANO
- Jimmy KnepperTROMBONE
- Charles MingusBASS
- Shafi HadiALTO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 61 pressings tracked on Gatefold