Title: Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um
Year/Genre: 1959, Jazz
Matrix #: JWR4530
Condition: New

Cultural Facts:

1. Recorded for Columbia in 1959 as Mingus moved from indie labels into the major-label jazz spotlight.

2. Includes a pointed civil-rights protest piece aimed at Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, reflecting growing political tension in late-’50s America.

3. Often filed near Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Max Roach for adventurous, composer-driven modern jazz.