The Clown (album)
1957 studio album by Charles Mingus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Clown is an album by Charles Mingus, released in September 1957 on Atlantic Records as SD-1260.[1][2] 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.
The Clown | ||||
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Released | September 1957 (1957-09)[1][2] | |||
Recorded | February 13 and March 12, 1957 | |||
Studio | Atlantic (New York City) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:41 | |||
Label | Atlantic SD-1260 | |||
Producer | Nesuhi Ertegün | |||
Charles Mingus chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
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."