Let My Children Hear Music

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Let My Children Hear Music
Let My Children Hear Music cover
Studio album by Charles Mingus
Released 1972
Recorded September 23 – November 18, 1971
Genre Jazz
Length 59:33
Label Columbia
Producer Teo Macero
Professional reviews

Let My Children Hear Music is a 1972 jazz album by Charles Mingus. In the original liner notes, Mingus described it as "the best album I have ever made".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers" (Charles Mingus) – 9:34
  2. "Adagio ma Non Troppo" (Mingus) – 8:22
  3. "Don't Be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too" (Mingus) – 9:26
  4. "Taurus in the Arena of Life" (Mingus) – 4:17
  5. "Hobo Ho" (Mingus) – 10:07
  6. "The Chill of Death" (Mingus) – 7:38
  7. "The I of Hurricane Sue" (Mingus) – 10:09