Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (studio album)
by Charles Mingus

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
Year: 1964
Overall rank: 2,044th   
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80/100 (from 206 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1964 (11th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (195th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,044th)

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Charles Mingus bestography

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus is ranked 6th best out of 54 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 12,977.

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   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,044th | 1960s rank: 195th | 1964 rank: 11th

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80/100 (from 206 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.7/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.

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From 08/10/2025 00:42 | #310492
There are no weak tracks on this cinematically epic jazz album. It is very smooth, and very melodic. This is the exact opposite of avant-garde Jazz, going back to basics in the best possible way. A classic! 9.5/10!
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From 04/19/2025 17:31 | #308610
This is a solid album with great sound. If it were the only Charles Mingus album I'd ever heard, I’d probably appreciate it even more, because you can easily recognize his genius, and every track is, at the very least, interesting.

However, compared to his best works, it feels a bit restrained—like it never fully takes off the way it could. There’s less of that unbridled energy you find in Blues & Roots or Mingus Ah Um, and less incredible moments than in TBSATSL. The production here is tighter, but that doesn’t necessarily make it better. Another major drawback is that most of the tracks have already appeared on other albums. That said, the version of "Mood Indigo" really stands out. It’s beautifully done, highlighting Mingus’ incredibly tasty bass playing in a way that’s truly memorable.

Still, if you like Mingus like I do, you have to listen to this album.
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85/100
From 06/06/2024 12:18 | #303883
Yet another example in a lengthy list of Mingus bending the entire rule book of Jazz in his favor.

From swinging up-tempo tracks to dexterous and thoughtfully layered ballads, this record is up there with Mingus’ best work.
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From 04/21/2013 02:12 | #74050
Energetic madness.
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From 08/27/2010 01:57 | #14690
Without any doubt one of best Mingu's albums. Incendiary and lyrical, volcanic and moody, graceful and giant. Like Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus.
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