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Mingus Ah Um
The 365th greatest album of all time
Mingus Ah Um (1959) is an album by Charles Mingus that blends hard bop drive, post-bop harmonic exploration, and rootsy blues and gospel elements. Mingus's compositions feature tight horn arrangements, strong melodic ideas, collective improvisation, and his commanding bass presence, yielding tracks that range from the elegiac "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" to the satirical "Fables of Faubus" and the celebratory "Better Git It in Your Soul". The album is widely regarded as a landmark in modern jazz for its compositional ambition and emotional breadth.
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