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Mingus Ah Um is a studio album by American jazz musician Charles Mingus which was released in October 1959 by Columbia Records. [1] [2] It was his first album recorded for Columbia. The cover features a painting by S. Neil Fujita. [5] The title is a corruption of an imaginary Latin declension.
Sep 23, 2019 · When listening to Mingus Ah Um the album’s ethics of care might be heard most explicitly on tracks like “Fables of Faubus,” a protest song in the most righteous sense, aimed at Orval Faubus, the former Arkansas governor who deployed the state’s national guard to barricade Central High School in Little Rock from the threat of integration ...
What he accomplished in “Ah Um” was not only a way to give form to freedom but a means to echo and respect basic jazz traditions and styles. The album is a kind of mini-jazz history, an epitome of what jazz music can convey.
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Mar 12, 2020 · Mingus denied that it was dedicated to Charlie Parker but was merely about birds. It’s back to basics with Fable Of Faustus, a protest against the governor of Arkansas, Orval E. Faubus, and his stand against integration in southern schools in defiance of a Supreme Court ruling.
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May 16, 2023 · “Mingus Ah Um” stands as a landmark in jazz history, a testament to the musical genius and visionary artistry of Charles Mingus. With its rich tapestry of compositions, powerful performances, and social commentary, the album remains a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate listeners, challenge conventions, and inspire the next ...
Sep 13, 2024 · ‘Mingus Ah Um’ takes those darker recesses of the world and wraps them up in a joyously exuberant roll call of tunes that take their cues not just from jazz, but from gospel and the blues as well.
Charles Mingus wrote ‘Goodbye Pork Pie Hat’ as an elegy for the pioneering jazz saxophonist Lester Young, who died in March 1959, two months prior to the recording sessions for what would become Mingus Ah Um.
