Album of the day (#1541): Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus

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Today's album of the day

Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1959.
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Overall rank: 335
Average rating: 84/100 (from 242 votes).



Tracks:
1. Better Git It In Your Soul
2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
3. Boogie Stop Shuffle
4. Self-Portrait In Three Colors
5. Open Letter To Duke
6. Bird Calls
7. Fables Of Faubus
8. Pussy Cat Dues
9. Jelly Roll

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Not as good as Black Saint And Sinner Lady, to me at least, but still phenomenal and one of my favorite jazz albums I've ever heard. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is fantastic
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I actually think it's a little better than The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady. Really great jazz album.
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HazeyTwilight wrote:
I actually think it's a little better than The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady. Really decent jazz album.
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A good starter for Mingus. Has the prestige comparable to BS&TSL, but it's more accessible.
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Fables of Faubus is a monument.

The other tracks are excellent, and so what we have here is quite superb.
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A great selection of tracks. Better Git It is just full of propulsive joy, and the rest of the album is pretty good as well. However, it lacks the unity and downright mastery present on Black Saint.
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Precedent wrote:
I actually think it's a little better than The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady. Really decent jazz album.


But what are some great jazz albums in your opinion?
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Second best album of the 50's in my opinion. In my top 50 of all time too. It's just a truly glorious jazz album, I put very few jazz records above it. It showcases how amazing the genre can be.
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One of Mingus' unimpeachable masterpieces, of which there are at least four (I'll leave you to figure out what they are for yourselves). To pick one over the others feels slightly blasphemous, so I won't bother, but this was the first that I feel in love with and so it will forever hold a special place in my heart.

And yes, as Norman mentioned, 'Fables of Faubus' is monumental.
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