Mingus Ah Um (Vinyl LP)

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 1990s 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 colours.

Condition
Media: Mint (M)
Sleeve: Mint (M)

Our Grading Standards
We grade all vinyl using the Goldmine standard:
Mint (M): Perfect, unplayed condition.
Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect with minimal signs of handling.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Shows light signs of play but plays with minimal surface noise. The most common grade for collectable vinyl.
Very Good (VG): Noticeable marks and some surface noise, but still an enjoyable listen.
Good (G): Heavy wear — for collectors only.

All records are graded visually and by play. Media and sleeve are graded separately.

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