Charles Mingus | The Clown | Album
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Released in August 1957 on Atlantic Records, Charles Mingus's The Clown stands as an essential, emotionally fierce work of post-bop jazz. Serving as a direct successor to the groundbreaking 1956 album Pithecanthropus Erectus, this record captures the visionary double bassist refining his signature "Jazz Workshop" concept. Instead of relying on traditional jazz chord structures, Mingus uses airtight, highly focused arrangements designed to evoke narrative storytelling and intense emotional states.
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