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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
| 1 | Haitian Fight Song | ♡ | 12:05 | Charles Mingus |
| 2 | Blue Cee | ♡ | 7:54 | Charles Mingus |
| 3 | Reincarnation of a Lovebird | ♡ | 8:35 | Charles Mingus |
| 4 | The Clown | ♡ | 12:13 | Charles Mingus |
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R:\__Jazz\_C\Charles Mingus\1957. Charles Mingus - The Clown (1998, EastWest-Japan) [CD] - Explorer: Open folder
- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000199104
Credits
Alto Saxophone — Curtis Porter Bass — Charles Mingus Drums — Dannie Richmond Narrator — Jean Shepherd Piano — Wade Legge Recorded By — Larry Hiller, Tom Dowd Supervised By — Nesuhi Ertegun Tenor Saxophone — Curtis Porter Trombone — Jimmy Knepper
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