Mingus Ah Um

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Mingus Ah Um is a classic jazz album that was missing in the original list. It's an album full of references to other jazz greats ("Open Letter to Duke", "Bird Calls", "Jelly Roll") and to racial segregation ("Fables of Faubus") and a tribute to gospel ("Better Git It in Your Soul"). Beautiful play by the horns and of course the rhythm section with Mingus himself.

I'd love to write something eloquent about how beautiful this is, but I can't. I lack the talent to do it justice. Amazing stuff.

Over 4 years ago in my notes to Charles Mingus’ “The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady” album I wrote: ‘Rounding this one up to a 4 although I'm hoping some future version of me will want to change it to a 5.’ I should go back and listen to that and determine if this is the future version of me I was hoping for, because I really enjoyed this album and can easily rate this a 5.

Yes one of my top 5 all time jazz albums. A clear omission for the original list.

One of the best jazz albums out there for variety and skill of both players and arrangement. If you are just getting into jazz, this is absolutely one of the first albums to pick up. If not the very first, honestly.

This has got to be up there with some of the best jazz albums. I may not be educated in music composition or theory but my ears do not deceive me. This is just phenomenal from beginning to end. 8.9/10

Dimery hated jazz. Contrary to us, it seems. 5/5 for the purposes of this list dedicated to essential albums. 10/10 for more general purposes (5 + 5) ---- Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ---- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 82 (including this one -- as you may have noticed, my "review" up there indirectly refers to the high global score of this album... I was so pleased to see that this Charles Mingus record is actually so popular. "Better Git It in Your Soul", "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" and "Fables of Faubus" are absolute milestones. Jazz was a genre that was infamously done dirty by Dimery and co, and the inclusion of this masterpiece in the second list sets the karmic balance right. This here is Mingus' magnum opus, enough said, so you got to start there. But if you like this record I suggest to other listeners to return to *The Sinner and the Black Lady* -- a terrific but also far more experimental entry mentioned in the original list, because contemporary critics raved so much about it at the time, I guess -- and also to give a spin to *Blues & Roots*, *Oh Yeah*, *Tijuana Moods*, *Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus* and *Let The Children Hear Music*. Mingus throws a long shadow to this day, far beyond the field of jazz, actually. His post-bop horn orchestrations -- at times near-atonal, and yet so often also mellifluous and evocative -- have influenced many legendary rock, pop rock, and post-punk acts, from Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, King Crimson and Joni Mitchell to Radiohead, Black Midi, Squid, and Black Country New Road. And the man was also a killer double bass player and a fine piano performer. My "official" review, way up there, is kept short as a tribute to the user who suggested this masterpiece, because that's the sort of reviews they wrote -- never more than one line. I actually wish I could be this economical, lol. But I just *had to* write a few extra words about this album. You can't change a leopard its spots) Albums from the users list I *might* select for mine later on: 104 Albums from the users list I won't select for mine: 211 ---- Émile, j'ai vu ta dernière réponse. J'essaie de trouver le temps de te laisser la mienne dans les jours qui viennent. Désolé, ça fait longtemps que je te dis ça, mais la situation est un peu compliquée par chez moi en ce moment... Rien de grave, mais je trouve pas beaucoup de temps pour moi. Porte-toi bien

My man can cook

Good stuff. More jazz please. My personal rating: 55 My rating relative to the list: 5/5 Should this have been included on the original list? Yes.

I'm not a jazz head so my opinions are suspect, but I usually like the stuff that is also deemed as important and I liked this. Minus sounds like he could be a grade a prick and the older I get the sicker I get of the narrative of the fiery tempered genius - defects are defects and genius neither explains or excuses it. But I'm not reviewing the artist's personality so hey.

Ah um… I did not have sexual relations with that woman

All time classic jazz artist

More jazz ✅ More Mingus ✅ I am pleased

Nice to see some more jazz on the list, enjoyed Mingus’ unique brand of instrumental chaos on ‘Bird Calls’ especially but there’s so much range on this LP! Soft, loud, bold, meek – there’s dynamic and melodic contrast in spades, and it makes the relatively compact album feel lived in and genuine.

Smooth

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Boogie stop shuffle, Fables of faubus, Jelly roll

Just classic. Ellingtonian, though maybe a bit funkier and a bit wilder (very much in a good way). Calypso, gospel and social commentary – one's down with all of the above. The supporting cast may not be household names but acquit themselves brilliantly for the most part. Listeners, go dig Kamasi Washington as a contemporary inheritor to Mingus, maybe. And don't sleep on East Coasting either.

great tecnique, great inspiration and feeling, easy to listen, a friendly jazz with enormous quality

good one

Music for when wacky hijinks are afoot. Quite mischievous indeed.

Post-bop. Ni fu ni fa.

It's jazz!

Jazz. I can’t.