Charles Mingus   The Clown
4.0
excellent
Release Date: 1957
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4.0 excellentBillyBrill | September 21st 22

I actually really enjoyed the final track, and there was a special kind of quirkiness to the title track. Not as good as black saint but I?ll go to the ends of the earth to prove that album is overrated so

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3.5 greatErwann S. EMERITUS | March 8th 21

Of course it's a Mingus record, so the bass is, like him, thicc and constantly evolving. The bookends are two cool tracks, the first one being a furious jam led by Mingus' bass, while the last one is a creepy tune supported by equally-creepy spoken words. However, the two tracks in the middle - one of them being dedicated to Charlie Parker - feel more like interludes between the monumental bookends than trve standalone tracks.

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4.0 excellentPangea | February 17th 21

This is the first album where Charles Mingus' eccentricty really worked out for me. Such a exciting and wild listen, the opener in particular is amazing. Love the weird clown stories in the second half too, gives the record so much character

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3.0 goodGamamJ | October 7th 20

In classic Mingus fashion, weird stuff right here. Not very complex, but what a fun and quirky ride.

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