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Charles Mingus, Charles Mingus – The Clown = 道化師 (NM/VG+) – LP, JP 1976, No OBI
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The Clown = 道化師 is an LP by Charles Mingus from 1976 released on the Atlantic label.
About this album
The Clown is a searing statement from Charles Mingus, blending fierce post-bop writing with wit, drama and deep blues feeling. Issued in 1957, the album shows Mingus shaping the Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop into a flexible, high-risk ensemble, with the contrast between the turbulent 'Haitian Fight Song' and the title piece’s theatrical edge capturing his range as a composer-bandleader. Heard as part of the run of late-1950s work that secured his reputation, it highlights Mingus’ ability to make small-group jazz feel orchestral, unpredictable and emotionally direct. Its standing has only grown as one of his essential early masterpieces.
Genre: Jazz
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:A1 Haitian Fight Song = ハイチ人の戦闘の歌
A2 Blue Cee = ブルー・シー
B1 Reincarnation Of A Lovebird = ラヴバードの蘇生
B2 The Clown = 道化師