Album · 1959

Mingus Ah Um

Released: 1959
Label: Columbia
Catalogue no.: CL 1370
Tracklist: 9 tracks
Length: 45:56
Country: US

“Mingus Ah Um” is an album by Charles Mingus, released in 1959 on Columbia. The original release has 9 tracks with a running time of 45:56. Jazz standards on the record include “Better Git It In Your Soul” and “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”. The line-up features Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Charles Mingus (double bass), Dannie Richmond (drums (drum set)), Horace Parlan (piano) and John Handy (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone).

Who played on Mingus Ah Um

Booker Ervin tenor saxophone all tracks
Charles Mingus double bass all tracks
Dannie Richmond drums (drum set) all tracks
Horace Parlan piano all tracks
John Handy alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet all tracks
Shafi Hadi tenor saxophone, alto saxophone on 8 tracks
Jimmy Knepper trombone on 4 tracks
Willie Dennis trombone on 3 tracks

Tracklist

A1 Better Git It in Your Soul standard — Charles Mingus 7:23
A2 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat standard — Charles Mingus 4:47
A3 Boogie Stop Shuffle — Charles Mingus 3:44
A4 Self-Portrait in Three Colors — Charles Mingus 3:06
A5 Open Letter to Duke — Charles Mingus 4:56
B1 Bird Calls — Charles Mingus 3:14
B2 Fables of Faubus — Charles Mingus 8:14
B3 Pussy Cat Dues — Charles Mingus 6:29
B4 Jelly Roll — Charles Mingus 4:02

Production

Teo Macero producer

More albums by Charles Mingus

Strings and Keys 1953 · Debut Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I 1955 · Debut Jazzical Moods 1955 · Period Records Jazz Composers Workshop 1956 · Savoy Records Pithecanthropus Erectus 1956 · Atlantic The Clown 1957 · Atlantic A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charles Mingus 1957 · Bethlehem Records Mingus Three 1957 · Jubilee East Coasting 1957 · Parlophone Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus 1960 · Candid Mingus 1960 · Candid Mingus Dynasty 1960 · Columbia

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Mingus Ah Um?

The line-up of Mingus Ah Um includes Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Charles Mingus (double bass), Dannie Richmond (drums (drum set)), Horace Parlan (piano), John Handy (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone), Shafi Hadi (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone), Jimmy Knepper (trombone) and Willie Dennis (trombone).

Which label released Mingus Ah Um?

Mingus Ah Um was released in 1959 on Columbia (CL 1370).

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