{"product_id":"charles-mingus-mingus-ah-um-180g-teal-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um (180g Teal Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePOST BOP MASTERPIECE FROM AMERICAN JAZZ LEGEND.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cem\u003eMingus Ah Um\u003c\/em\u003e was originally recorded in 1959 and drew on the influence of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Charles+Mingus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Mingus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e' musical ancestors. It was the storied bassist's debut for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Columbia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eColumbia\u003c\/a\u003e and he turned in a recording that captured all of his talents. The set is extremely varied, encompassing the spiritual ecstasy of \"Better Get It in Your Soul,\" complete with gospel shouts and the mockery of segregationist Arkansas governor Orval Faubus on \"Fables of Faubus\" (the censored lyrics can be found on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Charles+Mingus+Presents+Charles+Mingus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e). There's a tribute to recently deceased saxophonist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Lester+Young\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLester Young\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on the slow moving \"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat\" and the aggressive swing of \"Boogie Stop Shuffle.\" And Mingus offers up nods to jazz greats \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Duke+Ellington\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuke Ellington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jelly+Roll+Morton\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJelly Roll Morton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on their namesake songs. With all that and more \u003ci\u003eAh Um\u003c\/i\u003e comes the closest to being the definitive Mingus album.  Nine tracks in all, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g teal colored vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in die-cut sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeaturing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Charles+Mingus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCharles Mingus\u003c\/a\u003e (b, p) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Booker+Ervin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBooker Ervin\u003c\/a\u003e (t. sax), Shafi Hadi (t. sax), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=John+Handy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn Handy\u003c\/a\u003e (a. sax), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Willie+Dennis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWillie Dennis\u003c\/a\u003e (trombone), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Jimmy+Knepper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJimmy Knepper\u003c\/a\u003e (trombone), Horace Parlan (p), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Dannie+Richmond\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDannie Richmond\u003c\/a\u003e (d)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Dol 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCool Hand 06\/2017\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Charles Mingus","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":32965103419482,"sku":"fr-4390","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/charlesmingus-ahum-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762279374","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/charles-mingus-mingus-ah-um-180g-teal-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}