Mingus Ah Um
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 1959-09-14 |
| Genres | Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop |
| Labels | Columbia Records |
| Length | 45:56 |
| Ranked | #3 for 1959 , #510 all-time |
Mingus Ah Um Information
Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Better Git It in Your Soul | 7:22 | 95 | 1 |
| 2. | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | 5:44 | 100 | 1 |
| 3. | Boogie Stop Shuffle | 5:02 | 90 | 1 |
| 4. | Self-Portrait in Three Colors | 3:10 | 95 | 1 |
| 5. | Open Letter to Duke | 5:51 | 90 | 1 |
| 6. | Bird Calls | 6:17 | 90 | 1 |
| 7. | Fables of Faubus | 8:14 | 100 | 1 |
| 8. | Pussy Cat Dues | 9:14 | 90 | 1 |
| 9. | Jelly Roll | 6:17 | 90 | 1 |
Line-up (Members)
- Charles Mingus : Bass, Piano (with Parlan on Track 10)
- John Handy : Alto Sax (6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12), Clarinet (8), Tenor Sax (1, 2)
- Booker Ervin : Tenor Sax
- Shafi Hadi : Tenor Sax (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10), Alto Sax (1, 5, 6, 9, 12)
- Willie Dennis : Trombone (3, 4, 5, 12)
- Jimmy Knepper : Trombone (1, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Horace Parlan : Piano
- Dannie Richmond : Drums
Production staff / artist
- Teo Macero : Producer
- Ray Moore : Recording Engineer
- Fred Plaut : Recording Engineer
- S. Neil Fujita : Artwork
Additional notes
Reissue bonus tracks :
10. Pedal Point Blues (6:30)
11. GG Train (4:39)
12. Girl of My Dreams (4:08)
Recorded : May 5 and May 12, 1959, Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York
10. Pedal Point Blues (6:30)
11. GG Train (4:39)
12. Girl of My Dreams (4:08)
Recorded : May 5 and May 12, 1959, Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York
Mingus Ah Um Comments
Eagles (95/100)2016-08-06
재즈 역사상 최고의 베이시스트 중 한 명인 찰스 밍거스의 명반. 전 곡을 직접 작곡하였으며, 뛰어난 작곡가였던 만큼
개별 곡들이 완벽에 가까운 구조를 지녔다. 서정적이고 서사적이며 애잔하기도 한 앨범으로, 재즈의 전성기인 50년대를 빛낸 걸작 중 하나.
Charles Mingus Discography
| Album title | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mingus at the Bohemia (1955) | Live | 1955 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) | Studio | 1956-07 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mingus Three (1957) | Studio | 1957 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Clown (1957) | Studio | 1957-08 | - | 0 | 0 |
| East Coasting (1958) | Studio | 1958 | - | 0 | 0 |
| A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (1958) | Studio | 1958 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jazz Portraits (1959) | Live | 1959 | - | 0 | 0 |
| ▶ Mingus Ah Um (1959) | Studio | 1959-09-14 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| Mingus Dynasty (1960) | Studio | 1960 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Blues & Roots (1960) | Studio | 1960-03 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-Bird (1961) | Studio | 1961 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Presents Charles Mingus (1961) | Studio | 1961 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tijuana Moods (1962) | Studio | 1962 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Oh Yeah (1962) | Studio | 1962-04 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) | Studio | 1963 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mingus Plays Piano (1964) | Studio | 1964 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Town Hall Concert 1964, Vol. 1 (1964) | Live | 1964 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964) | Studio | 1964-05 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tonight at Noon (1964) | Studio | 1964-06 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (1964) | Live | 1964-06 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Great Concert of Charles Mingus (1970) | Live | 1970 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Pithycanthropus Erectus (1971) | Studio | 1971 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Let My Children Hear Music (1972) | Studio | 1972 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974) | Live | 1974 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mingus Moves (1974) | Studio | 1974-04 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Changes Two (1975) | Studio | 1975 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Changes One (1975) | Studio | 1975 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mingus at Antibes (1976) | Live | 1976 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Three or Four Shades of Blues (1977) | Studio | 1977-10 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (1978) | Studio | 1978-05 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mingus in Europe Volume 1 (1979) | Live | 1979 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mingus in Europe Volume II (1981) | Live | 1981 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Immortal Concerts: Jazz Festival, Antibes, July 13, 1960 (1990) | Live | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Revenge! (1996) | Live | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell 1964 (2007) | Live | 2007-06 | - | 0 | 0 |