This section does not any. Unsourced material may be challenged and.Find sources: – ( November 2013) 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. '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, while ' is a reference (by way of his favored headgear) to saxophonist (who had died shortly before the album was recorded). The origin and nature of 'Boogie Stop Shuffle' is self-explanatory: a with four themes and a bass backing that passes from to and back.'
Self-Portrait in Three Colors' was originally written for ' first film as director, but was never used (for budgetary reasons). 'Open Letter to Duke' is a tribute to, and draws on three of Mingus's earlier pieces ('Nouroog', 'Duke's Choice', and 'Slippers'). 'Jelly Roll' is a reference to jazz pioneer and pianist and features a quote of ' 'Sonnymoon for Two' during 's piano solo. 'Bird Calls', in Mingus's own words, was not a reference to bebop saxophonist: 'It wasn't supposed to sound like Charlie Parker. It was supposed to sound like birds – the first part.' ' is named after (1910–1994), the infamous for his 1957 of schools in defiance of rulings (forcing to send in the ).
It is sometimes claimed that Columbia refused to allow the lyrics to be included on this album, though the liner notes to the 1998 reissue of the album state that the piece started life as an instrumental, and only gained the lyrics later (as can be heard on the 1960 release ).Reception Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingMingus Ah Um was one of fifty recordings chosen by the to be added to the in 2003.50th Anniversary reissue In 2009, Sony's Legacy Recordings released a special 2-disc 50th Anniversary Edition of Mingus Ah Um. In addition to the complete album, the Legacy Edition includes an alternative take of each of three tracks: 'Bird Calls' (4:54), 'Better Git It In Your Soul' (8:30), and 'Jelly Roll' (6:41). The Legacy Edition of Mingus Ah Um also includes, its companion album recorded later in 1959 (with unedited versions of five tracks shortened on the original LP release).
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Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959) Reissue 1999PS3 Rip SACD ISO DSD64 2.0 1-bit/2.8224 MHz 72:09 minutes Scans included 2,93 GBor FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz Full Scans included 1,43 GBGenre: JazzMingus Ah Um is a studio album by American jazz musician Charles Mingus, released in 1959 by Columbia Records. It was his first album recorded for Columbia.
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.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.
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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). The underrated “Boogie Stop Shuffle” is bursting with aggressive swing, and elsewhere there are tributes to Mingus’ most revered influences: “Open Letter to Duke” is inspired by Duke Ellington and “Jelly Roll” is an idiosyncratic yet affectionate nod to jazz’s first great composer, Jelly Roll Morton. It simply isn’t possible to single out one Mingus album as definitive, but Mingus Ah Um comes the closest.Tracklist:01.
Better Git It In Your Soul02. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat03.
Boogie Stop Shuffle04. Self-Portrait In Three Colors05. Open Letter To Duke06. Bird Calls07. Fables Of Faubus08. Pussy Cat Dues09.
Jelly Roll10. Pedal Point Blues Bonus Track11. GG Train Bonus Track12. Girl Of My Dreams Bonus TrackRecorded on May 5 and May 12, 1959 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City.PersonnelJohn Handy – alto sax (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12), clarinet (8), tenor sax (2)Booker Ervin – tenor saxShafi 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 – pianoCharles Mingus – bass, piano (with Parlan on track 10)Dannie Richmond – drumsSACD ISOFLAC 24bit/88,2kHz.