CHARLES MINGUS Mingus Ah Um (2009 UK 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition 2-CD album set comprising the original album recorded in November 1959 and beautifully remixed in 24 bit on a vintage Presto all-tube 3-track tape machine featuring sidemen Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, Booker Ervin, Horace Parlan and Dannie Richmond to create a collection of immediate accessibile and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes including the instant classics, starting with the spiritual exuberance of signature tune 'Better Git It In Your Soul' punctuated by joyous gospel shouts, 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' is a slow, graceful elegy for Lester Young, who died not long before the sessions and 'Boogie Stop Shuffle' which is bursting with aggressive swing plus a BONUS CD containing it's sequel 'Mingus Dynasty' plus bonus alternate takes and session recordings, complete with extensive liner notes, rare photo's, correspondence and session records. Sealed picture sleeve and series PVC slipcase)
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