Genre: Jazz
Format: 33RPM,
Size: 12"

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Charles Mingus The Clown 180g LP

Charles Mingus

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EUROS1260
UPC:
4260019715197
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High Quality Pure Analogue 180g Virgin Vinyl LP!
AAA Recording!
Audiophile Mastering By Kevin Gray From Original Master Tapes!


Who hasn't got an ancient, worn-out copy of "The Clown" on his shelf, with a tatty cover and torn inner sleeve? Or maybe one of the rare re-releases made of cheap, thin vinyl with dreadful graphic art? And if you haven't heard this gem for a long time, despite the flood of Mingus LPs, CDs and downloads on the market, then you really should seize this opportunity to do so. "The Clown" was, and still is, an absolute must-have for every jazz collector. The small ensemble, only five musicians, came into the New York Atlantic Records studio in March 1957 to record music exclusively composed by the double bassist. Over the next 15 years, three of them were to be heard in numerous concerts with other ensembles. But the original recordings on this LP were the most deeply concentrated, the most versatile, and quite simply the best of all. The more so because the label attached great importance to optimal studio conditions and allowed the instrumentalists plenty of time to make the recordings.

In the present reissue "The Clown" can be enjoyed to the full from the very first note of "Haitian Fight Song" up until the words "William Morris Sends Regrets" in the title work.

"The call-and-response of "Haitian Fight Song" and Mingus' first original blues on record, "Bee Cee", are as rootsy as a swamp, despite chordal voicings that evoke Ellington and even Monk. We also get "Reincarnation of a Lovebird," a kaleidoscopic homage to Charlie Parker, and, on the title track, one of those narratives with accompaniment Mingus used so effectively over the years. This classic date richly deserves the Speakers Corner deluxe production it gets with this reissue." - Duck Baker, The Absolute Sound, July/August 2017

Features:
• 180g Virgin Vinyl
• High Quality Pressing
• Pure Analogue
• AAA Recording • Audiophile Mastering By Kevin Gray From Original Master Tapes

Musicians:
Charles Mingus, bass
Curtis Porter, alto saxophone (A1-B1), tenor saxophone (B2)
Jimmy Knepper, trombone
Wade Legge, piano
Dannie Richmond, drums
Jean Shepherd, vocals (Narration B2)

Selections:
Side A:

1. Haitian Fight Song
2. Blue Cee
Side B:
1. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird
2. The Clown

Recorded February and March 1957 in New York City.

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