The Clown
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| Studio album by Charles Mingus | ||
| Released | 1957 | |
| Recorded | February 15, March 12, 1957 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 40:41 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Nesuhi Ertegun | |
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| Charles Mingus chronology | ||
| Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) |
The Clown (1957) |
Mingus Three (1957) |
The Clown is an album by Charles Mingus recorded and released in 1957. The follow-up to 1956's Pithecanthropus Erectus, it further established Mingus' reputation as one of jazz music's premiere band leaders.
Though perhaps best-known for featuring the improvised narration of Jean Shepherd, it is considered by many to be one of Mingus's major works as well as being arguably his most diverse.
A deluxe edition of The Clown was issued in 2000 on Rhino featuring two bonus tracks.
[edit] Track listing
- "Haitian Fight Song" (Mingus) - 11:57
- "Blue Cee" (Mingus) - 7:48
- "Reincarnation of a Lovebird" (Mingus) - 8:31
- "The Clown" (Mingus) - 12:29
[edit] Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
- "Passions of a Woman Loved" (Mingus) - 9:52
- "Tonight at Noon" (Mingus) - 5:57
[edit] Personnel
- Charles Mingus - bass
- Shafi Hadi - alto and tenor Saxophone
- Jimmy Knepper - trombone
- Wade Legge - piano
- Dannie Richmond - drums
- Jean Shepherd - narration
