50th Anniversary Legacy Edition
In 2009 Sony's Legacy Recordings released a special 2-disc 50th Anniversary Edition of Mingus Ah Um. In addition to the complete album, the Legacy Edition includes three alternate takes: "Bird Calls (alternate)" (4:54), "Better Git It In Your Soul (alternate)" (8:30), and the standout "Jelly Roll (alternate)" (6:41). Fittingly, the Legacy Edition of Mingus Ah Um also includes Mingus Dynasty, its companion album recorded later in 1959 (with unedited versions of five tracks shortened on the original LP release).
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