The Clown (mono, remastered)

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Annotation

℗ & © 1957 & 2024 Atlantic Recording Corporation.

Housed in Super Jewel Box.

Other Identifiers
Rights Society: BMI
SPARS Code (SACD Layer): AADSD
SPARS Code (CD Layer): AAD
Matrix / Runout (SACD Layer): 0753088756061 58449363 A0103490756-A911 1000 1A00
Mastering SID Code (SACD Layer): IFPI LY23
Matrix / Runout (CD Layer): 0753088756061 58449364 A0103490756-B911 14 A00
Mastering SID Code (CD Layer): IFPI L551
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94B1

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-14 19:15 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Hybrid SACD
#TitleRatingLength
1Haitian Fight Song
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-02-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-02-12)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-02-12)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-02-12)
recorded at:
Audio-Video Studios (NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-12)
later releases:
Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus, Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus and Haitian Fight Song by Charles Mingus
recording of:
Haitian Fight Song (on 1957-02-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
412:04
2Blue Cee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
Blue Cee (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
7:55
3Reincarnation of a Lovebird
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
8:35
4The Clown
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
spoken vocals [improvised narration]:
Jean Shepherd (American storyteller, radio and TV personality, writer and actor) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
The Clown (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
12:13

Credits

Release

photography:Pickow (photographer) (task: cover photo)
liner notes:Nat Hentoff
miscellaneous support:Nesuhi Ertegun (task: supervised by / supervision)
recording engineer:Tom Dowd
Larry Hiller
mastering:Kevin Gray (mastering engineer)
design:Marvin Israel (task: cover)
manufactured by:Sonopress (Sonopress GmbH, German vinyl, cassette, CD and DVD manufacturer. see annotations)
copyrighted (©) by, phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed from:Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
manufactured for:Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!)
photography:Three Lions (photo agency)
mastered at:Cohearent Audio (mastering studio) in North Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
glass mastered at:Sony DADC (optical disc manufacturing company)
part of:Atlantic 75 Audiophile Series (historic reissue series from Analogue Productions) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/31937155 [info]