Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um [Clear Vinyl]

Cat. no: 526013
Format: LP Clear Vinyl
Barcode: 8435723701736
Release Date: 06 Jun 2025
Genre: Jazz

The complete album - limited edition pressing on 180g crystal clear vinyl

The Penguin Guide to Jazz called 'Mingus Ah Um' "an extended tribute to ancestors" and awarded it with one of their rarely given Crown accreditations. It is, in fact, one of Mingus' most personal albums, and produced a series of songs that have become standards. 'Better Git It in Your Soul'is inspired by gospel singing and preaching of the sort that Mingus would have heard as a child growing up in Watts, while 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' is a reference to saxophonist Lester Young who had died shortly before the album was recorded.

"First let's put your minds at ease about that weird title: it's a corruption of an imaginary Latin declension (mingus- minga- mingum). Don't ask why. It seems to me that Mingus has now completely found himself, found a personal and vital direction. This is a consistently exciting and stimulating set." - ***** Leonard Feather, DownBeat

Tracks: Better Git It In Your Soul / Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Boogie Stop Shuffle / Self-Portrait In Three Colors / Open Letter To Duke / Bird Calls / Fables Of Faubus / Pussy Cat Dues / Jelly Roll