Album of the day (#2622): 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: 302
Average rating: 84/100 (from 445 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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[gloriousgoo]

Great experimental jazz in its early heyday. While I'm a bigger fan of Epitaph and consider it to be his magnum opus, Mingus certainly produced some brilliant things when he was more open to wearing his influences on his sleeves as he did in Mingus Ah Um. One of the more influential jazz albums of the 50s and 60s without a doubt.

[HoldenM]

I've been listening to this a lot lately. Kinda need to be in a mood, but I really love this.

Track picks
1. Better Git It In Your Soul
2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
4. Self-Portrait In Three Colors
6. Bird Calls
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[PurpleHazel]

While I love Black Saint & the Sinner Lady and Mingus Presents Mingus more, this is a very representative Mingus album and the best place for a Mingus beginner to start. Blues & Roots is another good introduction for the newbie.

While "Goodbye Porkpie Hat," "Better Get Hit in Your Soul" and "Fables of Faubus" (the uncensored vocal version's on Mingus Presents Mingus) get the most attention, "Boogie Stop Shuffle" is great too.

[brunotp]

This is a Mingus album that you must be ready to listen to it properly. It's quite a voyage.

[AAL2014]

One of the records that helped encourage me to develop a more than surface level knowledge of jazz. It's still one of my favorites of the genre. Sonically immaculate for 195-fucking-9.
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[Fischman]

Awesome album. Not sure if it's my favorite Mingus, but it's certainly no lower than #2 and definitely the most representative of what CM had to offer. So much originality and creativity brought forth with so much energy. Of course, it is one of the most iconic jazz albums of all time.

I'm surprised, as highly regarded as Ah Um is, that Dynasty gets no love, given that it was released later the same year with much the same going for it. Dynasty is rightfully overshadowed by its immediate predecessor, but should still be given far greater due.

As much praise as Mingus gets for putting this whole thing together, I'd be remiss to not mention the great trombone and drum work also contained within.

[AAL2014]