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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Let My Children Hear Music canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral jazz album
studio album
artist Charles Mingus
chronologyPreviousWork Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
composer Charles Mingus
containsMusicalStyle complex arrangements
extended improvisation
through-composed sections
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception acclaimed
dedicatedTo jazz listeners
describedAs ambitious
avant-garde
complex
format LP record
genre jazz
orchestral jazz
hasCoverArtCreator Columbia Records art department
hasInfluenceOn contemporary large-ensemble jazz
hasInstrumentation brass
rhythm section
strings
woodwinds
hasOrchestration large jazz orchestra
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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
originalReleaseYear 1972
partOf Charles Mingus discography
performer Charles Mingus
producer Teo Macero
recordedInDecade 1970s
recordLabel Columbia Records

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Charles Mingus notableWork Let My Children Hear Music
Dannie Richmond notableWork Let My Children Hear Music