Length 40:41 Artist Charles Mingus Producer Nesuhi Ertegun Genre Jazz | The Clown
(1957) Mingus Three
(1957) Release date 1957 Label Atlantic Records | |
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Released Late August/early September 1957 Recorded February 13 and March 12, 1957
Atlantic Studios, New York City Similar Pithecanthropus Erectus, Blues & Roots, Oh Yeah, Tijuana Moods, Mingus Mingus Mingus M | ||
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.
Contents
- Charles mingus the clown 1957 full album
- Track listing
- Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
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 some of those guys had been saying that I didn't swing. So I made some that did. This album also has the first blues I've made on record."
Charles mingus the clown 1957 full album
Track listing
All tracks written by Charles Mingus.
- "Haitian Fight Song" - 11:57
- "Blue Cee" - 7:48
- "Reincarnation of a Lovebird" - 8:31
- "The Clown" - 12:29
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
- "Passions of a Woman Loved" - 9:52
- "Tonight at Noon" - 5:57
Personnel
Songs
1Haitian Fight Song12:02
2Blue Cee7:53
3Reincarnation of a Lovebird8:34