Mingus Ah Um
Mingus Ah Um
ASIN: B0000026A8
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
One of the great figures in modern jazz, bassist Charles Mingus was the ultimate triple threat: a master of his instrument, a jazz composer of the first rank, and an insightful leader of a series of extraordinary and incendiary bands. Raised in Los Angeles, Mingus was a devotee of Duke Ellington, whose compositional style had an unsurpassed effect on the young composer. As a player, however, Mingus was drawn to his contemporaries, who included Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, and Max Roach (indeed, Roach and Mingus co-owned their own Debut Records during the '50s). Perhaps his greatest contribution was bridging the gap between those two generations: in Mingus's music, one could always explicitly hear the continuity between the big bands and the bebop era, the affinity between the romantic and the modern. Mingus Ah Um is perhaps the best introduction to his work as a soloist and composer: the nine songs include several of Mingus's signature tunes including "Better Git It in Your Soul," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," "Fables of Faubus," and "Self-Portrait in Three Colors." All are presented in comparatively succinct form, and elegantly arranged, making this something of a bite-size Mingus sampler. Among the featured soloists are such Mingus stalwarts as Booker Ervin, John Handy, Horace Parlan, and Jimmy Knepper. --Fred Goodman
Product Description
Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.
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Average customer rating:
- every once in awhile...
- MINGUS' BEST
- An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus
- How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus
- A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece
|
Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 Avant Garde & Free Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Hard Bop
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Bebop & Post-Bop
| Compilations
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Contemporary Big Band
| Swing Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- Time Out
- A Love Supreme
- Kind of Blue
- Somethin' Else
- Moanin'
ASIN: B00000I14Z
Release Date: 1999-02-16 |
Tracks:
- Better Git It In Your Soul
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Boogie Stop Shuffle
- Self-Portrait In Three Colors
- Open Letter To Duke
- Bird Calls
- Fables Of Faubus
- Pussy Cat Dues
- Jelly Roll
- Pedal Point Blues
- GG Train
- Girl Of My Dreams
Amazon.com
Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. The flowing sadness of "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (unedited here for the first time on CD!) rings like a funeral chorus that pitches headlong into a celebration of Lester Young's life and improvising flexibility, rather than his death. And there's the funky furnace blast of "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (also unedited!), which reaches its glory with Booker Ervin's Texas tenor sax, wrapped tight in bluesy tone. With the index of emotions captured, these songs nail why Mingus is possibly the most relevant jazzer for the '90s generation. He swings and shouts and hollers and somersaults. His tunes either induce foot-stomping with their intensity or reach for poignant yearning with their lyrical tapestry of orchestral colors. --Andrew Bartlett
Album Details
Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.
Customer Reviews:
every once in awhile..........2007-03-08
you get a breath of fresh air. its like opening the windows for the first time after a long winter. you've experienced the same thing maybe before but it just feels new.
thats what this disc is to me. i'm not gonna get into technical stuff because i cant. i'll say this tho. in my long ago past i was a horn player. this disc makes me remember exactly what that means. i hear things in here i long ago had forgotten existed in music theory. listening to this after thinking of modern day pop is like comparing picasso to a childs chalk drawing on the sidewalk.
MINGUS' BEST.......2006-12-10
This is Charles Mingus' best and most musically accessible alsbum. Recorded in 1959, it is soul stirring, great hard bebop with some fantastic sax playing by the great Booker Ervin. If you are into jazz, then this is an essential addition to your collection. I can never get tired of hearing this CD.
An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus.......2006-03-31
This is the CD you should buy if you're new to Mingus. It came out during a highly creative period in his life, and contains some of his most memorable compostions. Ah Um may not be his most ambitious album or his best, but it is one of his most well rounded and diverse, showing many of the styles, quirks and facets that make Charles Mingus one of the top jazz composers of all time. And it's all laid out in easily digestable morsels, ie some of the songs were edited to make them more concise and able to fit on vinyl. Don't worry, the edits are not noticable. Is it bop? Is it post bop? Is it swing? Well, yes and no. Mingus looks not only to big bands, bebop, and hard bop circa 1959, but also gospel, spirituals, pre-jazz and the blues for inspiration. Ah Um is as diverse and eclectic as it is enjoyable. It points the way to the many directions Mingus was exploring or would explore in his later career. Ah Um is a wonderful look into the music of a great mind and is by turns angry, sad, tender, sarcastic, joyful and damn good. You can feel the passion.
How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus.......2006-03-17
1 of 3-5 star lps- (see "Blues and Roots" and "Dynasty") issued by Mingus in 50's. All his own compositions, the song flow is unparalleled. No song can be called better than another, but, of course, we all favor some. Listen to his eloquent 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' Charlie's tribute to lester young. Check out 'Fables of Faubus; and think about.... CIVIL RIGHTS! Overwhelming opening funk/jazz piece "Better Git It In Your Soul" Mingus was certainly a master composer, creator, artist and a central link, between at most, 2 other great jazz composers. Buying this cd is a 'no brainer' for anyone of an age that knows what was, is and will be good for as long as we have ears. Companion cd is "Dynasty". The man who entitled his auto-biography "Beneath the Underdog" still gets way too little respect.
A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece.......2006-01-20
i always knew that Mingus was great...but it was not something that i could attest to through personal experience. i had seen the light that was Coltrane, Davis, Sun Ra, Dolphy...but Mingus' masterpieces somehow eluded me. probably due to the fact that i just simply did not take the time to check them out. well, i picked up Mingus Ah Um (finally)...and it all rang true. not only was this man an excellent bass player, but a true genius in composing. his music shines bright with a broad range of feeling and emotion. the righteous anger is present within the notes...anger that boiled hot over the shakey political/cultural climate of the times. but the music's fire is stoked by coals of passion and sincerity, jazz morphs into the blues and swings into melodies so alive and free that they can't be denied in their originality and greatness. i've been listening to this album only about 10 times and i'm still finding new things revealed to me with each spin. Mingus' vision grows deeper and more profound each time around. and there's so much more to explore and discover.
Average customer rating:
- every once in awhile...
- MINGUS' BEST
- An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus
- How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus
- A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece
|
Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Avant Garde & Free Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Hard Bop
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Contemporary Big Band
| Swing Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- Time Out
- A Love Supreme
- Kind of Blue
- Somethin' Else
- Moanin'
ASIN: B00004S873
Release Date: 1999-11-16 |
Tracks:
- Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat [Unedited Form]
- Boogie Stop Shuffle [Unedited Form]
- Self-Portrait in Three Colors
- Open Letter to Duke [Unedited Form]
- Bird Calls [Unedited Form]
- Fables of Faubus
- Pussy Cat Dues
- Jelly Roll
- Pedal Point Blues [*]
- GG Train [*]
- Girl of My Dreams [*]
Amazon.com
Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. The flowing sadness of "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (unedited here for the first time on CD!) rings like a funeral chorus that pitches headlong into a celebration of Lester Young's life and improvising flexibility, rather than his death. And there's the funky furnace blast of "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (also unedited!), which reaches its glory with Booker Ervin's Texas tenor sax, wrapped tight in bluesy tone. With the index of emotions captured, these songs nail why Mingus is possibly the most relevant jazzer for the '90s generation. He swings and shouts and hollers and somersaults. His tunes either induce foot-stomping with their intensity or reach for poignant yearning with their lyrical tapestry of orchestral colors. --Andrew Bartlett
Album Details
Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.
Customer Reviews:
every once in awhile..........2007-03-08
you get a breath of fresh air. its like opening the windows for the first time after a long winter. you've experienced the same thing maybe before but it just feels new.
thats what this disc is to me. i'm not gonna get into technical stuff because i cant. i'll say this tho. in my long ago past i was a horn player. this disc makes me remember exactly what that means. i hear things in here i long ago had forgotten existed in music theory. listening to this after thinking of modern day pop is like comparing picasso to a childs chalk drawing on the sidewalk.
MINGUS' BEST.......2006-12-10
This is Charles Mingus' best and most musically accessible alsbum. Recorded in 1959, it is soul stirring, great hard bebop with some fantastic sax playing by the great Booker Ervin. If you are into jazz, then this is an essential addition to your collection. I can never get tired of hearing this CD.
An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus.......2006-03-31
This is the CD you should buy if you're new to Mingus. It came out during a highly creative period in his life, and contains some of his most memorable compostions. Ah Um may not be his most ambitious album or his best, but it is one of his most well rounded and diverse, showing many of the styles, quirks and facets that make Charles Mingus one of the top jazz composers of all time. And it's all laid out in easily digestable morsels, ie some of the songs were edited to make them more concise and able to fit on vinyl. Don't worry, the edits are not noticable. Is it bop? Is it post bop? Is it swing? Well, yes and no. Mingus looks not only to big bands, bebop, and hard bop circa 1959, but also gospel, spirituals, pre-jazz and the blues for inspiration. Ah Um is as diverse and eclectic as it is enjoyable. It points the way to the many directions Mingus was exploring or would explore in his later career. Ah Um is a wonderful look into the music of a great mind and is by turns angry, sad, tender, sarcastic, joyful and damn good. You can feel the passion.
How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus.......2006-03-17
1 of 3-5 star lps- (see "Blues and Roots" and "Dynasty") issued by Mingus in 50's. All his own compositions, the song flow is unparalleled. No song can be called better than another, but, of course, we all favor some. Listen to his eloquent 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' Charlie's tribute to lester young. Check out 'Fables of Faubus; and think about.... CIVIL RIGHTS! Overwhelming opening funk/jazz piece "Better Git It In Your Soul" Mingus was certainly a master composer, creator, artist and a central link, between at most, 2 other great jazz composers. Buying this cd is a 'no brainer' for anyone of an age that knows what was, is and will be good for as long as we have ears. Companion cd is "Dynasty". The man who entitled his auto-biography "Beneath the Underdog" still gets way too little respect.
A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece.......2006-01-20
i always knew that Mingus was great...but it was not something that i could attest to through personal experience. i had seen the light that was Coltrane, Davis, Sun Ra, Dolphy...but Mingus' masterpieces somehow eluded me. probably due to the fact that i just simply did not take the time to check them out. well, i picked up Mingus Ah Um (finally)...and it all rang true. not only was this man an excellent bass player, but a true genius in composing. his music shines bright with a broad range of feeling and emotion. the righteous anger is present within the notes...anger that boiled hot over the shakey political/cultural climate of the times. but the music's fire is stoked by coals of passion and sincerity, jazz morphs into the blues and swings into melodies so alive and free that they can't be denied in their originality and greatness. i've been listening to this album only about 10 times and i'm still finding new things revealed to me with each spin. Mingus' vision grows deeper and more profound each time around. and there's so much more to explore and discover.
Average customer rating:
- every once in awhile...
- MINGUS' BEST
- An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus
- How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus
- A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece
|
Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Avant Garde & Free Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Hard Bop
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Contemporary Big Band
| Swing Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- Time Out
- A Love Supreme
- Kind of Blue
- Somethin' Else
- Moanin'
ASIN: B0000026A8
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Better Git It In Your Soul
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Boggie Stop Shuffle
- Self-Portrait In Three Colors
- Open Letter To Duke
- Bird Calls
- Fables Of Faubus
- Pussy Cat Dues
- Jelly Roll
Amazon.com
One of the great figures in modern jazz, bassist Charles Mingus was the ultimate triple threat: a master of his instrument, a jazz composer of the first rank, and an insightful leader of a series of extraordinary and incendiary bands. Raised in Los Angeles, Mingus was a devotee of Duke Ellington, whose compositional style had an unsurpassed effect on the young composer. As a player, however, Mingus was drawn to his contemporaries, who included Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, and Max Roach (indeed, Roach and Mingus co-owned their own Debut Records during the '50s). Perhaps his greatest contribution was bridging the gap between those two generations: in Mingus's music, one could always explicitly hear the continuity between the big bands and the bebop era, the affinity between the romantic and the modern. Mingus Ah Um is perhaps the best introduction to his work as a soloist and composer: the nine songs include several of Mingus's signature tunes including "Better Git It in Your Soul," "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," "Fables of Faubus," and "Self-Portrait in Three Colors." All are presented in comparatively succinct form, and elegantly arranged, making this something of a bite-size Mingus sampler. Among the featured soloists are such Mingus stalwarts as Booker Ervin, John Handy, Horace Parlan, and Jimmy Knepper. --Fred Goodman
Album Details
Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.
Customer Reviews:
every once in awhile..........2007-03-08
you get a breath of fresh air. its like opening the windows for the first time after a long winter. you've experienced the same thing maybe before but it just feels new.
thats what this disc is to me. i'm not gonna get into technical stuff because i cant. i'll say this tho. in my long ago past i was a horn player. this disc makes me remember exactly what that means. i hear things in here i long ago had forgotten existed in music theory. listening to this after thinking of modern day pop is like comparing picasso to a childs chalk drawing on the sidewalk.
MINGUS' BEST.......2006-12-10
This is Charles Mingus' best and most musically accessible alsbum. Recorded in 1959, it is soul stirring, great hard bebop with some fantastic sax playing by the great Booker Ervin. If you are into jazz, then this is an essential addition to your collection. I can never get tired of hearing this CD.
An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus.......2006-03-31
This is the CD you should buy if you're new to Mingus. It came out during a highly creative period in his life, and contains some of his most memorable compostions. Ah Um may not be his most ambitious album or his best, but it is one of his most well rounded and diverse, showing many of the styles, quirks and facets that make Charles Mingus one of the top jazz composers of all time. And it's all laid out in easily digestable morsels, ie some of the songs were edited to make them more concise and able to fit on vinyl. Don't worry, the edits are not noticable. Is it bop? Is it post bop? Is it swing? Well, yes and no. Mingus looks not only to big bands, bebop, and hard bop circa 1959, but also gospel, spirituals, pre-jazz and the blues for inspiration. Ah Um is as diverse and eclectic as it is enjoyable. It points the way to the many directions Mingus was exploring or would explore in his later career. Ah Um is a wonderful look into the music of a great mind and is by turns angry, sad, tender, sarcastic, joyful and damn good. You can feel the passion.
How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus.......2006-03-17
1 of 3-5 star lps- (see "Blues and Roots" and "Dynasty") issued by Mingus in 50's. All his own compositions, the song flow is unparalleled. No song can be called better than another, but, of course, we all favor some. Listen to his eloquent 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' Charlie's tribute to lester young. Check out 'Fables of Faubus; and think about.... CIVIL RIGHTS! Overwhelming opening funk/jazz piece "Better Git It In Your Soul" Mingus was certainly a master composer, creator, artist and a central link, between at most, 2 other great jazz composers. Buying this cd is a 'no brainer' for anyone of an age that knows what was, is and will be good for as long as we have ears. Companion cd is "Dynasty". The man who entitled his auto-biography "Beneath the Underdog" still gets way too little respect.
A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece.......2006-01-20
i always knew that Mingus was great...but it was not something that i could attest to through personal experience. i had seen the light that was Coltrane, Davis, Sun Ra, Dolphy...but Mingus' masterpieces somehow eluded me. probably due to the fact that i just simply did not take the time to check them out. well, i picked up Mingus Ah Um (finally)...and it all rang true. not only was this man an excellent bass player, but a true genius in composing. his music shines bright with a broad range of feeling and emotion. the righteous anger is present within the notes...anger that boiled hot over the shakey political/cultural climate of the times. but the music's fire is stoked by coals of passion and sincerity, jazz morphs into the blues and swings into melodies so alive and free that they can't be denied in their originality and greatness. i've been listening to this album only about 10 times and i'm still finding new things revealed to me with each spin. Mingus' vision grows deeper and more profound each time around. and there's so much more to explore and discover.
Average customer rating:
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Mingus Ah-Um
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Avant Garde & Free Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Jazz
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B000024HHD
Release Date: 1997-03-01 |
Average customer rating:
- every once in awhile...
- MINGUS' BEST
- An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus
- How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus
- A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece
|
Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Msi Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Avant Garde & Free Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Hard Bop
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Contemporary Big Band
| Swing Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Jazz
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
Similar Items:
- Time Out
- A Love Supreme
- Kind of Blue
- Somethin' Else
- Moanin'
ASIN: B00002782A
Release Date: 2002-08-22 |
Tracks:
- Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Boogie Stop Shuffle
- Self-Portrait in Three Colors
- Open Letter to Duke
- Bird Calls
- Fables of Faubus
- Pussy Cat Dues
- Jelly Roll
Amazon.com
Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. The flowing sadness of "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" (unedited here for the first time on CD!) rings like a funeral chorus that pitches headlong into a celebration of Lester Young's life and improvising flexibility, rather than his death. And there's the funky furnace blast of "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (also unedited!), which reaches its glory with Booker Ervin's Texas tenor sax, wrapped tight in bluesy tone. With the index of emotions captured, these songs nail why Mingus is possibly the most relevant jazzer for the '90s generation. He swings and shouts and hollers and somersaults. His tunes either induce foot-stomping with their intensity or reach for poignant yearning with their lyrical tapestry of orchestral colors. --Andrew Bartlett
Album Details
Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.
Customer Reviews:
every once in awhile..........2007-03-08
you get a breath of fresh air. its like opening the windows for the first time after a long winter. you've experienced the same thing maybe before but it just feels new.
thats what this disc is to me. i'm not gonna get into technical stuff because i cant. i'll say this tho. in my long ago past i was a horn player. this disc makes me remember exactly what that means. i hear things in here i long ago had forgotten existed in music theory. listening to this after thinking of modern day pop is like comparing picasso to a childs chalk drawing on the sidewalk.
MINGUS' BEST.......2006-12-10
This is Charles Mingus' best and most musically accessible alsbum. Recorded in 1959, it is soul stirring, great hard bebop with some fantastic sax playing by the great Booker Ervin. If you are into jazz, then this is an essential addition to your collection. I can never get tired of hearing this CD.
An excellent album from the multifaceted Charles Mingus.......2006-03-31
This is the CD you should buy if you're new to Mingus. It came out during a highly creative period in his life, and contains some of his most memorable compostions. Ah Um may not be his most ambitious album or his best, but it is one of his most well rounded and diverse, showing many of the styles, quirks and facets that make Charles Mingus one of the top jazz composers of all time. And it's all laid out in easily digestable morsels, ie some of the songs were edited to make them more concise and able to fit on vinyl. Don't worry, the edits are not noticable. Is it bop? Is it post bop? Is it swing? Well, yes and no. Mingus looks not only to big bands, bebop, and hard bop circa 1959, but also gospel, spirituals, pre-jazz and the blues for inspiration. Ah Um is as diverse and eclectic as it is enjoyable. It points the way to the many directions Mingus was exploring or would explore in his later career. Ah Um is a wonderful look into the music of a great mind and is by turns angry, sad, tender, sarcastic, joyful and damn good. You can feel the passion.
How speak of jazz without regard for Mr. Mingus.......2006-03-17
1 of 3-5 star lps- (see "Blues and Roots" and "Dynasty") issued by Mingus in 50's. All his own compositions, the song flow is unparalleled. No song can be called better than another, but, of course, we all favor some. Listen to his eloquent 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' Charlie's tribute to lester young. Check out 'Fables of Faubus; and think about.... CIVIL RIGHTS! Overwhelming opening funk/jazz piece "Better Git It In Your Soul" Mingus was certainly a master composer, creator, artist and a central link, between at most, 2 other great jazz composers. Buying this cd is a 'no brainer' for anyone of an age that knows what was, is and will be good for as long as we have ears. Companion cd is "Dynasty". The man who entitled his auto-biography "Beneath the Underdog" still gets way too little respect.
A Fascinating and Revealing masterpiece.......2006-01-20
i always knew that Mingus was great...but it was not something that i could attest to through personal experience. i had seen the light that was Coltrane, Davis, Sun Ra, Dolphy...but Mingus' masterpieces somehow eluded me. probably due to the fact that i just simply did not take the time to check them out. well, i picked up Mingus Ah Um (finally)...and it all rang true. not only was this man an excellent bass player, but a true genius in composing. his music shines bright with a broad range of feeling and emotion. the righteous anger is present within the notes...anger that boiled hot over the shakey political/cultural climate of the times. but the music's fire is stoked by coals of passion and sincerity, jazz morphs into the blues and swings into melodies so alive and free that they can't be denied in their originality and greatness. i've been listening to this album only about 10 times and i'm still finding new things revealed to me with each spin. Mingus' vision grows deeper and more profound each time around. and there's so much more to explore and discover.
Average customer rating:
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Spirit of Mingus
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Free Lance
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000RMPX62 |
Product Description
(1) PEGGY'S BLUE SKYLIGHT (2) SELF PORTRAIT IN THREE COLORS (3) NOSTALGIA IN TIMES SQUARE (4) I X LOVE
(5) REINCARNATION OF A LOVEBIRD (6) PITHYCANTHROPUS ERECTUS (7) FREE CELL, BLOCK F (8) GOODBYE PORKPIE HAT (9) REMEMBER ROCKEFELLER AT ATTICA Steve Lacy's favorite duo partner, Mal Waldron, isn't present on this CD, which was recorded during a series of live concerts in Paris in 1991, but pianist Eric Watson is a more-than-capable foil for Lacy's adventurous excursions into the works of Charles Mingus. "Peggy's Blue Skylight," which oddly enough also opens Communique (a Lacy-Waldron CD recorded for Soul Note several years after this release), is bursting with energy. "Self Portrait in Three Colors" is a bittersweet ballad with Lacy's melancholy horn being supported by Watson's lush chords, while "Nostalgia in Times Square" (also known as "Strollin'") starts out as a jaunty yet complex blues before evolving into an intricate duo improvisation. Following Lacy's searing solo introduction, "Reincarnation of a Lovebird" represents Mingus at his most playful. "Goodbye Porkpie Hat," one of the composer's most recorded pieces and a brilliant elegy for Lester Young, is simply gorgeous. The very upbeat "Remember Rockefeller at Attica" (written by Mingus after the prison riot which resulted in great loss of life) has an almost mocking quality lampooning the ex-governor's actions. Since CDs on the Free Lance label seem to be getting much harder to locate, fans of Steve Lacy are advised to pick up this outstanding release quickly.
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Ah Um Millenium Edition
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0002B6TN4
Release Date: 2002-08-22 |
Average customer rating:
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Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Avant Garde & Free Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Bebop General
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Hard Bop
| Bebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Modern Postbebop
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Contemporary Big Band
| Swing Jazz
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
Jazz
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B0007SM93G
Release Date: 2005-04-04 |
Tracks:
- Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Boogie Stop Shuffle
- Self-Portrait in Three Colors
- Open Letter to Duke
- Bird Calls
- Fables of Faubus
- Pussy Cat Dues
- Jelly Roll
Album Details
Limited budget re-issue.
Average customer rating:
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Ah Um (Millennium Edition)
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Msi Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
General
| R&B
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rap & Hip-Hop
| Styles
| Music
General
| Miscellaneous
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00004UIPH
Release Date: 2002-08-22 |
Average customer rating:
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Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Jazz
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0002B6TQ6
Release Date: 2002-08-22 |
Jazz Music:
- Modern Touch [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Primal Roots [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Quiet Nights [Original recording remastered]
- Random Thoughts
- Rarum, Vol. 1: Selected Recordings
- Requiem for What's His Name [Import]
- Ridin' High
- Round About Roma [Enhanced]
- Round About Weill
- Rush Hour
Jazz Music
Jazz Music