Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um Redux - 2 x Vinyl LPs

2021 release

Mingus Ah Um, the artist's 1959 debut for Columbia, is one of the most consequential albums in jazz or any other genre. The release is part of the Library of Congress National Recording Registry and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", "Boogie Stomp Shuffle", "Open Letter To The Duke"... the release is packed with classics and is a best-selling release to this day.

Get On Down presents Ah Um Redux, the full Ah Um record as you know and love it with a second LP featuring alternate takes from the session previously unreleased on vinyl.
Features

    Double LP
    Gatefold jacket
    2nd LP contains 6 tracks never before released on vinyl

Musicians
Charles Mingus     bass, piano
Horace Parlan     piano
John Handy     alto saxophone, clarinet, tenor sax
Booker Ervin     tenor saxophone
Shafi Hadi     tenor sax, alto sax
Jimmy Knepper     trombone
Willie Dennis     trombone
Dannie Richmond     drums
Selections
Side A:

    Better Git It In Your Soul
    Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
    Boogie Stop Shuffle
    Self-Portrait In Three Colors
    Open Letter To Duke

Side B:

    Bird Calls
    Fables Of Faubus
    Pussy Cat Dues
    Jelly Roll

Side C:

    Pedal Point Blues
    GG Train
    Girl Of My Dreams

Side D:

    Bird Calls (Alternate Take)
    Better Git It In Your Soul (Alternate Take)
    Jelly Roll (Alternate Take)