Mingus Ah Um (legacy edition)

~ Release by Charles Mingus (see all versions of this release, 28 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ Originally Released 1960, 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2025-09-09 15:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Better Git It in Your Soul (alternate)
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
8:30
2Jelly Roll (alternate)
recording of:
Jelly Roll
composer:
Charles Mingus
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
6:41
3Slop
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-13)
cello:
Seymour Barab (on 1959-11-13) and Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1959-11-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-13)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet) (on 1959-11-13)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-13)
recording of:
Slop (on 1959-11-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
6:14
4Diane
recording of:
Diane
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
7:28
5Song With Orange
recording of:
Song With Orange
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
6:47
6Gunslinging Bird
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-11-01)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01) and Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
trumpet:
Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-11-01)
vibraphone:
Teddy Charles (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
Gunslinging Bird (on 1959-11-01)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
5:12
7Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-13)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet) (on 1959-11-13)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-13)
instrumental recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1959-11-13)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
57:35
8Far Wells, Mill Valley
recording of:
Far Wells, Mill Valley
composer:
Charles Mingus
6:11
9New Now, Know How
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
double bass [bass]:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
Floris Nico Bunink (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
New Now Know How (on 1959-11-01)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
4:12
10Mood Indigo
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-13)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet) (on 1959-11-13)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-13)
instrumental recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1959-11-13)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
8:12
11Put Me in That Dungeon
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-13)
cello:
Seymour Barab (on 1959-11-13) and Maurice Brown (jazz cellist) (on 1959-11-13)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-13)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-13)
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) (on 1959-11-13)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-13)
trumpet:
Don Ellis (trumpet) (on 1959-11-13)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-13)
recording of:
Put Me in That Dungeon (on 1959-11-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
2:51
12Strollin’
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-11-01)
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1959-11-01)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-11-01)
piano:
Floris Nico Bunink (on 1959-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-11-01) and Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1959-11-01)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-11-01)
vocals:
Honey Gordon (on 1959-11-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-11-01)
recording of:
Strollin' (on 1959-11-01)
lyricist:
George Gordon (English poet, known as Lord Byron)
composer:
Charles Mingus
4:33