Mingus Ah Um 2LP (Ultradisc)

“Better Git It in Your Soul” not only serves as the name of the inviting, holler-appointed opening track of Charles Mingus’ Mingus Ah Um. It epitomizes the spirit, urgency, freedom, and feel-it-in-your-bones passion of an album that along with Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck’s Time Out, and John Coltrane’s Giant Steps forms the Mount Rushmore of quintessential records from 1959-1960, jazz’s watershed graduating class. Indeed, Mingus Ah Um is cited on practically every “greatest” list assembled and enjoys the rare distinction of wearing a prestigious crown in the Penguin Guide to Jazz and membership in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Now, it receives the highest sonic treatment available in the form of a reissue worthy of its preeminent creative stature. 45RPM 180g pressing.