CHARLES MINGUS Mingus Ah Um (2009 Japanese 50th Anniversary 'Legacy Edition' 25-track enhanced 2-CD set, comprised of the original album recorded in May 1959 and beautifully remixed 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 accessible and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes, starting with the spiritual exuberance of signature tune 'BetterGit It in Yo' 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 the sequel 'Mingus Dynasty' with bonus alternate takes, session recordings and enhanced CD-Rom 'digital booklet' section featuring extensive liner notes, rare photos, correspondence and session records, digipak picture sleeve in clear plastic slipcase + obi strip, more details to follow...)
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