Out of stock **180 gram audiophile vinyl** When driving a band with his upright bass, Charles Mingus looked -and was- gigantic, in more ways than one. 0 users … Yet Mingus was undertaking, like Davis and Coleman, a novel approach to jazz. Sold by: Decluttr Store. Mingus Ah Um, says it all. \"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, Los Angeles, California, while \"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat\" is a reference (by way of his favored headgear) to saxophonist Lester Young (who had died shortly before the album was recorded). Mingus Ah Um has always sounded good. The origin and nature of \"Boogie Stop Shuffle\" is self-explanatory: a twelve-bar blues with four themes and a boogie bass backing that passes from stop time to shuffle and back.\"Self-Portrait in Three Colors\" was originally written for John Cassavetes' first film as director, Shadows, but was never used (for budgetary reasons). Free postage. Better Get Hit in Yo’ Soul 00:002. Genres: Post-Bop. 4.0 out of 5 stars Ah Um Mingus. Charles Mingus, Ah Um. "Essential to Mingus fans and jazz aficionados" (emphasis mine). Rated #2 in the best albums of 1959, and #132 of all-time album.. It’s earthy and swings like crazy, and includes some of Mingus’ best compositions, among them ‘Better Get it in Your Soul’, ‘Goodbye Pork Pie Hat’ and ‘Fables of Faubus’. Mr H. 5.0 out of 5 stars A classic album , collectable ! Vinyl. Charles Mingus' debut for Columbia, Mingus Ah Um is a stunning summation of the bassist's … Report abuse. Read more. The statement about the bonus LP is incorrect, as C1 to C3 were previously available on vinyl on Nostalgia In Times Square / The Immortal 1959 Sessions (1979), and D1 to D3 were released on vinyl on The Complete 1959 CBS Charles Mingus Sessions (1993). "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is a slow, graceful elegy for Lester Young, who died not long before the sessions. At the core, personality, character, invention, and color remain paramount.Strictly limited to 6,000 numbered copies and pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, Mobile Fidelity's ultra-hi-fi UltraDisc One-Step collector's edition box set makes Mingus Ah Um pop with unprecedented vibrancy, command, energy, and scale. In fact, this Mingus Ah Um is one of the best-sounding classic jazz albums I own, with a big, deep soundstage, visceral images, and tons of impact. Listen free to Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (Better Git It in Your Soul, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat and more). Mingus Ah Um is a music album by Charles Mingus released in 1959. $9.99 — Audio CD, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, February 9, 1999 "Please retry" $7.98 . And it was released on 14 September 1959, as Mingus’s first album for Columbia. Genre: Jazz. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (4:46) 3. \"Bird Calls\", in Mingus's own words, was not a reference to bebop saxophonist Charlie \"Bird\" Parker: \"It wasn't supposed to sound like Charlie Parker. The cover features a painting by S. Neil Fujita. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD calls this album \"an extended tribute to ancestors\" (and awards it one of their rare crowns), and Mingus's musical forebears figure largely throughout. Mingus Ah Um, an Album by Charles Mingus. Or get 4-5 business-day shipping on this item for $5.99 . (Prices may vary for AK and HI.) Mingus Ah Um is a studio album by American jazz musician Charles Mingus, originally released in 1959 by Columbia Records. \"Jelly Roll\" is a reference to jazz pioneer and pianist Jelly Roll Morton and features a quote of Sonny Rollins' \"Sonnymoon for Two\" during Horace Parlan's piano solo. Mingus Ah Um has been added to your Cart Add a gift receipt with prices hidden. The cover features a painting by S. Neil Fujita. It was his first album recorded for Columbia. CHARLES MINGUS: “Mingus Ah Um Redux” 2LP. Debuts on RSD.Only released on CD, never fully on vinyl.3000 copies worldwide.Features 2nd LP of rarities from the Mingus Ah Um Sessions.Mingus Ah Um, the artist's 1959 debut for Columbia is one of the most consequential albums in jazz or any other genre.The release is part of the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and has been … Among his many full-length releases, 1959's Mingus Ah Um is considered one of best, and the peak moment of his works with the collective of musicians dubbed the Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop. item 6 Charles Mingus Ah Um 180g 1LP Vinyl Reissue Gatefold 2019 Jazz Images 6 - Charles Mingus Ah Um 180g 1LP Vinyl Reissue Gatefold 2019 Jazz Images. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 07:223. $8.99 — Ah Um Streaming : MP3 Music, February 8, 1999: $9.99 . Report abuse. Charles Mingus Jr. was one of the jazz music's true greats. Vinyl. Charles Mingus. Mingus Ah Um was recorded across two sessions in 1959, the first on 5 May, the second on 12 May, both at Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City. No ratings or reviews yet. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD calls this album “an extended tribute to ancestors” (and awards it one of their rare crowns), and Mingus’s musical forebears figure largely throughout. The top rated tracks on this album are Boogie Stop Shuffle, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat and Better Git It In Your Soul. With the release of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz to Come, the genre would never be the same again. Charles MingusÁlbum: Mingus Ah UmYear:1959Tracklist:1. The splices he used to shorten six of the nine tracks on Mingus Ah Um were predictive of techniques he’d employ 10 years later (to much different ends) on Davis’ Bitches Brew. Charles Mingus. 'Mingus Ah Um' is an album that epitomises energy, charisma and playfulness more than many other jazz albums. Editors’ Notes With such major statements as Pithecanthropus Erectus and The Clown behind him, bassist-composer Charles Mingus reached an early career height in 1959 with Mingus Ah Um, his first album for Columbia.It’s not trivial that roughly half of it was recorded on May 5, the same day that John Coltrane waxed roughly half of Giant Steps for Atlantic. Charles Mingus shows with this album that he is much more than just an incredible bass player but one of the most impressive and important jazz composers of his time. John Coltrane. 4.8 out of 5 stars 182. The official Record Store Day website referred to the title of this release as "Mingus Ah Um Redux". Better Get Hit in Yo’ Soul 00:002. 0 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars 0. 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. AUD $325 RRP. 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