Let My Children Hear Music

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Let My Children Hear Music is a 1972 orchestral jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, celebrated for its ambitious arrangements and complex, avant-garde compositions.

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instanceOf orchestral jazz album
studio album
artist Charles Mingus NERFINISHED
chronologyPreviousWork Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus NERFINISHED
composer Charles Mingus NERFINISHED
containsMusicalStyle complex arrangements
extended improvisation
through-composed sections
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed
dedicatedTo jazz listeners
describedAs ambitious
avant-garde
complex
format LP record
genre jazz
orchestral jazz
hasCoverArtCreator Columbia Records art department NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn contemporary large-ensemble jazz
hasInstrumentation brass
rhythm section
strings
woodwinds
hasOrchestration large jazz orchestra
hasPart Don’t Be Afraid, the Clown’s Afraid Too NERFINISHED
Hobo Ho NERFINISHED
Taurus in the Arena of Life NERFINISHED
The Chill of Death NERFINISHED
The I of Hurricane Sue NERFINISHED
The Shoes of the Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfComposition extended compositions
suite-like pieces
intendedAs “the best album I have ever made”
language English
mainSubject avant-garde jazz
large ensemble jazz
notableWorkOf Charles Mingus NERFINISHED
originalReleaseYear 1972
partOf Charles Mingus discography NERFINISHED
performer Charles Mingus NERFINISHED
producer Teo Macero NERFINISHED
recordedInDecade 1970s
recordLabel Columbia Records

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Charles Mingus notableWork Let My Children Hear Music