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Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Bettergit In Your Soul | 7:20 | 7 | |||
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Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | 5:46 | 95,202 | ||
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Boogie Stop Shuffle | 5:00 | 77,198 | ||
| 4 | Self Portrait In Three Colours | 3:08 | 116 | |||
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Open Letter to Duke | 5:51 | 67,433 | ||
| 6 |
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Bird Calls | 6:18 | 56,263 | ||
| 7 |
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Fables Of Faubus | 8:12 | 72,730 | ||
| 8 |
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Pussy Cat Dues | 9:13 | 64,744 | ||
| 9 |
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Jelly Roll | 6:15 | 65,598 |
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About this album
Charles Mingus’ debut for Columbia, Mingus Ah Um is a stunning summation of the bassist’s talents and probably the best reference point for beginners. While there’s also a strong case for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady as his best work overall, it lacks Ah Um’s immediate accessibility and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes. Mingus’ compositions and arrangements were always extremely focused, assimilating individual spontaneity into a firm consistency of mood, and that approach reaches an ultra-tight zenith on Mingus Ah Um.
The band includes longtime Mingus stalwarts already well versed in his music, like saxophonists John Handy, Shafi Hadi, and Booker Ervin; trombonists Jimmy Knepper and Willie Dennis; pianist Horace Parlan; and drummer Dannie Richmond. Their razor-sharp performances tie together what may well be Mingus’ greatest, most emotionally varied set of compositions. At least three became instant classics, starting with the irrepressible spiritual exuberance of signature tune “Better Get It in Your Soul,” taken in a hard-charging 6/8 and punctuated by joyous gospel shouts. “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” is a slow, graceful elegy for Lester Young, who died not long before the sessions. The sharply contrasting “Fables of Faubus” is a savage mockery of segregationist Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, portrayed musically as a bumbling vaudeville clown (the scathing lyrics, censored by skittish executives, can be heard on Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus).
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chocodot wrote:
This is how I feel.
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Dr-Jerry wrote:
damn, this is nice
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murderbydef222 wrote:
A tear-jerker and and a knee-slapper!
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djskein79 wrote:
Still the best jazz album ever made.
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enzopipapipa wrote:
FODA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lohrasb wrote:
Thank you for this amazing album MR angry jazz man!
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Kronn- wrote:
This is perfection.
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miqmiranda wrote:
Muy fodah!!
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AerosmithFan112 wrote:
cockbop is the illest imho
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fine_and_mellow wrote:
who played the piano and the saxes on this album?
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drthatguy wrote:
@FootToFace: you're pretty bland bebop
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hanshi422 wrote:
Listen to the original LP on Columbia and you will hear the REAL deal and not some studio corporate conglomeration of what the current A&R execs think should be included. www.hanshi.com
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vidboyjazz wrote:
Thank you Mingus
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Ziplock74 wrote:
i have the original LP. that is all.
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Ropes3000 wrote:
The phrasing, lines, steady driving baseline, wide arrangement with lots of horns plus the fact that Mingus NEVER wrote anything down for his bands to play!!! THAT's what makes this a great listen!!!
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Atmosphere-it wrote:
Way better without the bonus tracks. Extended albums just don't seem to work.
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Vajrapani wrote:
Fables of Faubus is so sneaky and wonderful.
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Starless_night wrote:
Whereas Kind of Blue is quietly beautiful I find Mingus Ah Um decidedly more fun to listen to.
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LestertheDog wrote:
The greatest composer of jazz, imho over Duke although I love Duke too, but Mingus hits in the soul.
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Riverman86 wrote:
This is fast becoming one of my favourite albums. :D
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