Mingus Ah Um Vinyl Review

He s all over the place on this album.

Mingus ah um vinyl review.

These flaws keep mingus ah um from being perfect though the album does come quite close to achieving just that. As far as mingus you either like him or don t. There was no one more multi faceted than mingus between the 1950s and 1970s and of his many albums mingus ah um 1959 is considered to be a jazz classic. I m sure i m not versed enough in jazz to assess what it is that makes mingus mingus but listening to ah um again an album i plucked from my dad s collection at age 15 i remember sitting in.

Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. When columbia first issued this album 6 of the 9 tracks were shortened drastically to fit them on the lp. He s all over the place on this album. It is 180 gram contrary to what another reviewer wrote.

The music of mingus ah um needs no more reviews. Pussy cat dues also teeters off in the last minute of the song and leaves something to be desired. It s a mix of be bop soft bop hard bop and a little bit of old 30 s chicago jazz. Clearly one of the best recordings of all time.

The big surprise was the red columbia label with the 6 eyes. A true audiophile delight this is the type of vinyl release to answer all questions that makes it all worth while. Mingus hard pull of the strings on fables of faubus is also abrasive and detracts from horace parlan s piano solo. It is 180 gram contrary to what another reviewer wrote.

Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. It s a mix of be bop soft bop hard bop and a little bit of old 30 s chicago jazz. As far as mingus you either like him or don t. The big surprise was the red columbia label with the 6 eyes.

For the music for the performance and for this absolutely perfect reissue mingus ah um is a must have album in any collection and a definitive vinyl gourmet audiophile top 100 record. Vinyl is beautiful and plays well. A much better value in my opinion unless you need the classic cover art on the front of your cd.