The Clown (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Clown
Type = Studio album
Artist = Charles Mingus

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Background = Orange
Released = 1957
Recorded = February 15, March 12 1957
Genre = Jazz
Length = 40:41
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Nesuhi Ertegün
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8iadqjoqojha link]
Last album = "Pithecanthropus Erectus"
(1956)
This album = "The Clown"
(1957)
Next album = "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 diversefact|date=August 2007.

A deluxe edition of "The Clown" was issued in 2000 on Rhino featuring two bonus tracks.

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

*Charles Mingus - bass
*Shafi Hadi - alto and tenor Saxophone
*Jimmy Knepper - trombone
*Wade Legge - piano
*Dannie Richmond - drums
*Jean Shepherd - narration