Mingus Ah Um
Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. The flowing sadness of "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (unedited here for the first time on CD!) rings like a funeral chorus that pitches headlong into a celebration of Lester Young's life and improvising flexibility, rather than his death. And there's the funky furnace blast of "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (also unedited!), which reaches its glory with Booker Ervin's Texas tenor sax, wrapped tight in bluesy tone. With the index of emotions captured, these songs nail why Mingus is possibly the most relevant jazzer for the '90s generation. He swings and shouts and hollers and somersaults. His tunes either induce foot-stomping with their intensity or reach for poignant yearning with their lyrical tapestry of orchestral colors. --Andrew Bartlett Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-25-2008
- Terrific
Classic Mingus. Recommended for jazz fans and those new to the genre. If you're starting a jazz collection, put this album high on the list.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-21-2008
- Not to be missed
An essential part of jazz history. The compositions and playing of this group, especially the presence of tenor Booker Ervin, are bound to remain one of the most important contributions to the jazz idiom.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-08-2007
- every once in awhile...
you get a breath of fresh air. its like opening the windows for the first time after a long winter. you've experienced the same thing maybe before but it just feels new.thats what this disc is to me. i'm not gonna get into technical...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-10-2006
- MINGUS' BEST
This is Charles Mingus' best and most musically accessible alsbum. Recorded in 1959, it is soul stirring, great hard bebop with some fantastic sax playing by the great Booker Ervin. If you are into jazz, then this is an essential...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-25-2008
- Terrific
Classic Mingus. Recommended for jazz fans and those new to the genre. If you're starting a jazz collection, put this album high on the list.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-09-2000
- Great Tunes - Poor Sound
OK - let me explain. The songs are fantastic, very inventive, with combinations of blues, swing and bop. The musicianship is first-rate. The CD sounds great in my car, but when I play it on my home system, it sounds flat, harsh, and...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-26-2005
- Buyer Beware
This is a stereo SACD not a 6-channel remastering. It's nice, but if you've heard 6-channel, it's somewhat disappointing.
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