Charles Mingus Oh Yeah ( 180g vinyl 45rpm 2LP) ( Atlantic 75 Audiophile Series )

Release date 30-09-2024 (originally released in 1960)

 2024 US reissue 180g vinyl 45rpm 2LP ( Atlantic 75 Audiophile Series )

Charles Mingus Oh Yeah Reissued for the Atlantic Records 75th Anniversary Series on 180g 45RPM 2LP: Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, Pressed at QRP

After several sessions with Columbia and Candid, Charles Mingus briefly returned to Atlantic and cut the freewheeling Oh Yeah, which AllMusic says has to rank as the wildest of all his classic albums. Mingus displays all of his vigorous jazz feeling on this album; he plays no bass whatsoever, hiring Doug Watkins to fill in while he accompanies the group on piano and contributes bluesy vocals to several tracks (while shouting encouragement on nearly all of them).

One of the really fine things about Mingus is that he always seems to keep an earthy touch no matter how wild the harmonies get, and that genius comes across with power here. Some of the colorful titles are "Devil Woman," "Eat That Chicken," and "Hog Callin' Blues."

Tracks: (180g HQ 45rpm 2LP)

• A1 Hog Callin' Blues 7:26
• B1 Devil Woman 9:38
• B2 Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am 4:41
• C1 Ecclusiastics 6:55
• C2 Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me 5:38
• D1 Eat That Chicken 4:36
• D2 Passions Of A Man 4:52