Mingus Ah Um (20 bit remaster (?) with 3 bonus tracks and 3 unedited tracks)

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 24 available)

Annotation

AKA: The Complete Columbia 1959 Recordings (disc 1: Ah Um) (1)
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
(1) Reissue Label: Columbia - Catalog #: C3K 065145 - EAN: 5099706514527 - Format: 3CD - Rel: 1998 USA
(*) Reissue Label: Columbia - Catalog #: 4504362 - EAN: 5099745043620 - Format: CD - Rel: 1993/10 USA
Location: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA
Recording Date:
#1,#6-10: 1959/05/05
#2-#5, #11, #12: 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.

Releases previous to this one (*) contained only 9 tracks in edited form, and have become pretty rare these days (although there may exist a Columbia compilation from 1979 containing the three a.t.).
The 3 cd box set The Complete 1959 Columbia Recordings is an excellent bargain for those who can afford it.

Annotation last modified on 2006-06-14 08:23 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Better Git It in Your Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
57:23
2Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
producer:
Teo Macero
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-12) and John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-12)
recording of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental) (on 1959-05-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Adams Avenue, Flying Red Rhino, Jazz Workshop, Inc., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and The Mingus Music Werkshop
recording of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Roland Kirk lyrics)
lyricist:
Roland Kirk
composer:
Charles Mingus
version of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental)
5:44
3Boogie Stop Shuffle
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-12) and Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-12)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-05-12)
recording of:
Boogie Stop Shuffle (on 1959-05-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
5:03
4Self-Portrait in Three Colors
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-12) and Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-12)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-05-12)
recording of:
Self-Portrait in Three Colors (on 1959-05-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop (American label founded by Charles Mingus) and Jazz Workshop, Inc.
3:10
5Open Letter to Duke
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-12) and John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-12)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-05-12)
recording of:
Open Letter to Duke (on 1959-05-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
5:51
6Bird Calls
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Bird Calls (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:18
7Fables of Faubus
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-05-05)
instrumental recording of:
Fables of Faubus (instrumental version) (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
recording of:
Fables of Faubus (instrumental version)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
8:14
8Pussy Cat Dues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero
clarinet:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Pussy Cat Dues (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
9:15
9Jelly Roll
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Jelly Roll (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
6:17
10Pedal Point Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass and piano:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (Trombonist) (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Pedal Point Blues (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:31
11GG Train
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-12) and Shafi Hadi (on 1959-05-12)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-05-12)
recording of:
GG Train (on 1959-05-12)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:40
12Girl of My Dreams
producer:
Teo Macero
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-12) and John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-12)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American-Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (on 1959-05-12)
trombone:
Willie Dennis (on 1959-05-12)
recording of:
Girl of My Dreams (on 1959-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Clapp (in 1927)
4:08