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No. 380Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1959
Mingus Ah Um album coverNo. 380

Mingus Ah Um

Charles Mingus

Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus is No. 380 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1959, has 12 tracks and runs 73 minutes. It sits between (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (No. 381) and Moving Pictures (No. 379).

1959 · 12 tracks · No. 380 of 500

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Track list

  1. Better Git It In Your Soul
  2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
  3. Boogie Stop Shuffle
  4. Self-Portrait In Three Colors
  5. Open Letter to Duke
  6. Bird Calls
  7. Fables of Faubus
  8. P***y Cat Dues
  9. Jelly Roll
  10. Pedal Point Blues
  11. GG Train
  12. Girl of My Dreams

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