The music of Mingus evokes yesterday without being passé and informs today by way of its sheer invention, erudition and spontaneous creativity. Mingus Ah Um is a studio album by American jazz musician Charles Mingus which was released in October 1959.
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um On Ultimate High-Quality CD (UHQCD) From The Original Master Tape
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Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um Features:
- Numbered, Limited Edition
- Made in Japan
- Superior Crystal Sound
- Ultimate High-Quality CD
- XRCD-Like Luxury Digipak
- Playable on conventional CD players
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All UHQ-CD album titles come from analogue master reel tapes, not from a digital master. All of them from a copy of the original master tapes. All of them, analogue mastered, full and pure analogue pathway, then converted in a digital 16-44 format. The series has a gold hot stamp on the cover, that's why the code name is simply "Gold Series".
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um. Made in Japan.
