Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] 2013-06-17 David Williams

David Williams

we have never truly embraced rugged landscapes in their full glory and I felt this when I thought about the many different composers over the centuries

the much-loved third album from Ian Carr and Nucleus

This set offers a marked contrast

the fruits of which can be tasted in Caiphus’s African compositions for the scores to Roots and Spielberg’s adaptation of The Color Purple

Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] 2013-06-17 David WilliamsThis remastered edition of MINGUS AH UM features six of the original tracks in unedited form and three bonus tracks. Personnel: Charles Mingus (piano, bass); John Handy (alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet); Shafi Hadi (alto & tenor saxophones); Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis (trombone); Horace Parlan (piano); Dannie Richmond (drums). Producer: Teo Macero. Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna. Recorded at 30th Street Studio,