Name: Pithecanthropus Erectus / The Clown
Brand: Charles Mingus

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ejc55437

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-06-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Charles Mingus

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

two of charles mingus' most celebrated albums in their entirety: 'pithecanthropus erectus' (1956) and 'the clown' (1957). all but one of the songs included here were original compositions by mingus - featuring jackie mclean, jimmy knepper, j.r. monterose and mal waldron. 'pithecanthropus erectus' was mingus' breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition. 'the clown' marked his second consecutive masterpiece, with mingus evoking something specific with every tune, and even his most impressionistic forays have a strong storytelling quality.

Pithecanthropus Erectus / The Clown

Music GB