Mingus Ah Um

~ Release group by Charles Mingus

Annotation

Original Label: Columbia - Catalog #: CS 8171 - Format: LP - Rel: 1959 USA
Reissue Label: Columbia - Catalog #: CG 30628 - Format: 2LP - Rel: USA (with additional material, titled Better Git It In Your Soul)
Reissue Label: Columbia - Catalog #: CK 40648 - Format: CD - Rel: USA
Location: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA
Recording Date:
#1,#6-9: 1959/05/05
#2-#5: 1959/05/12
Additional:
One of the two Mingus albums from the short lived 59 Columbia period (the other one being Mingus Dynasty), it's arguably Mingus greatest achievement at splicing in one release high quality music, guts, and mainstream "acccessibility".
With smash titles like Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (an elegy for the recently passed Prez), or the censored Fables of Faubus (look Orval Faubus), and with the usual "Mingus trained" strong line-up in excellent form, it's an excellent beginner's choice and an absolute obligation for anybody serious and not serious at music.

Buyers will likely find late reissues containing three additional tracks, and featuring the nine original tracks in unedited form.
These who can afford it will probably go for the bargain and buy the 3 cd set The Complete 1959 Columbia Recordings.

Annotation last modified on 2021-01-11 15:40 UTC.

Album

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
Mingus Ah Um (Original mono release)Charles Mingus12" Vinyl9
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 1370[none]
Mingus Ah Um (original stereo release)Charles Mingus12" Vinyl9
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 8171[none]
Mingus Ah Um (I ♥ Jazz vinyl reissue with alternative cover)Charles Mingus12" Vinyl9
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 21071[none]
Mingus Ah Um (First cd issue)Charles MingusCD9
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 40648074644064827
Mingus Ah UmCharles Mingus12" Vinyl9
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CJ 40648
Mingus Ah Um (Quiex 200g vinyl remastered reissue)Charles Mingus12" Vinyl9
Classic Records (audiophile reissues)CS 8171
Mingus Ah UmCharles MingusCD9
  • JP1997-03-01
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS 92014988009920191
Mingus Ah UmCharles MingusCD12
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C3K 0651455099706514527
Mingus Ah UmCharles MingusSACD12
  • US1999-02-08
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CS 65512074646551264
Mingus Ah Um (20 bit remaster (?) with 3 bonus tracks and 3 unedited tracks)Charles MingusCD12
  • XE1999-02-09
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 655125099706551225
Mingus Ah UmCharles MingusCD12
  • US1999-02-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 65512074646551226
Mingus Ah Um ("Discbox Slider" paper sleeve)Charles MingusCD12
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697127572, C3K 65145886971275728
Mingus Ah Um (Late Columbia vinyl reissue)Charles Mingus12" Vinyl9
  • US2008-09-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88697335681886973356814
Mingus Ah Um (50th anniversary 2 disc edition (bundles Mingus Dynasty))Charles Mingus2×CD13 + 12
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)48010-2886974801023
Mingus Ah UmCharles Mingus2×CD9 + 8
Not Now MusicNOT2CD3365060143493362
Mingus Ah UmCharles MingusCD12
  • XE2010-03-26
Poll Winners Records272178436028691616
Mingus Ah Um (2 disc set, 45 RPM, 180 gram audiophile vinyl edition)Charles Mingus2×Vinyl5 + 4
Original Recordings GroupORG 130886919545517
Mingus Ah UmCharles Mingus12" Vinyl9
Music on Vinyl (imprint of Music on Vinyl B.V. Do not use for manufacturing/distribution relationships!)MOVLP065886976648718
Mingus Ah Um (Jazz At 33⅓ rpm #11)Charles Mingus12" Vinyl9
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), De Agostini
Mingus Ah UmCharles MingusHybrid SACD (CD layer) + Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)9 + 9
  • US2019-06-19
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2208821797220866
Mingus Ah Um (remastered on 180g "SuperVinyl" at 45 rpm)Charles Mingus2×12" Vinyl5 + 4
  • US2020-03-03
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Commercial Music Group, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab88985439221, UD1S 2-010821797201025
Mingus Ah UmCharles MingusDigital Media9
High Definition Tape TransfersHDTT14531[none]
Mingus Ah UmCharles MingusCD9
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)450436 25099745043620
Mingus Ah Um (bonus track version)Charles MingusDigital Media12
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)5099706551225

Relationships

included in:Columbia Jazz: 25 Original Albums by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
The Perfect Jazz Collection II by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
part of:Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 380) (order: 380)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 380) (order: 380)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/65014 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/charles_mingus/mingus_ah_um/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000188531 [info]
Wikidata:Q1787154 [info]