Mingus Ah Um (studio album) by Charles Mingus
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Mingus Ah Um is ranked 2nd best out of 53 albums by Charles Mingus on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Charles Mingus is The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady which is ranked number 91 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,388.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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65/100  | 06/15/2025 10:28 | Invader666 | | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 84.4/100, a mean average of 83.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Tracks 2-7 are exceptional. "Fables of Faubus" is particularly memorable. 9.5/10!
Fave songs: Better Git It In Your Soul, Fables of Faubus, and Boogie.
This album is immense and the quality that is presented for us is nothing short of astounding. Every time I listen to this record I am just waiting for it to become dull but that time never comes. Mingus maintains this infectious energy the whole way through which has you toe tapping without you even realising you are. The record really explodes onto the scene with one of my favourite ever pieces by Mingus which is Better Get Hit In Your Soul. The performances we get on this track are phenomenal with my favourite being the drum solos we get near the close of the song. They are vibrant and fun whilst never losing the flow or feel of the music they are going for. This standard is then continued throughout the rest of the release with every performer being given their time to shine and all of them take that moment and sound amazing. Overall, this is a masterpiece in jazz music and adds to the already very strong argument that 1959 is the best year for jazz music.
Jboy56 04/05/2022 15:47
A great album in variety, ability, sound, and accessibility. Classic status, A+
One of my favourite jazz album of all time.
Absolutely solid
One of my favorite toe-tappers to get into.
teague 09/01/2021 16:38
A breath of fresh air after listening to a lot of Miles Davis. Love Miles Davis, but his flavor of jazz is really dark, bordering on evil. Mingus Ah Um is light and vibrant and makes you tap your toe the entire time.
planetneutral 01/18/2021 20:57
Sounds great, but having been exposed to Black Saint in college, I was surprised by how comparatively conventional this feels, released only four years prior.
Larcx13 10/22/2020 09:56
The greatest Ive heard from him yet. Im ready to say that it's more mature than Clown or Erectus, who sometimes go all over the place for bass solos. For me, theres a point where trying to be too inventive ruins the music, Mingus Ah Um does NOT do that.
Masterpiece.
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