Mingus Ah Um - Track Listing

Track Listing

When Columbia first issued the album in 1959, six of the album's nine songs (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9) were edited in order to fit them on the LP; certain songs were shortened by several minutes. These six tracks were first restored in 1979 and three other recordings were discovered. Later reissues contain both the full-length versions of the original nine tracks and the three new tracks.

All songs composed by Charles Mingus, except 12, composed by Sonny Clapp. Original shortened song lengths are given within parentheses.

  1. "Better Git It in Your Soul" – 7:23
  2. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" – 5:44 (4:46)
  3. "Boogie Stop Shuffle" – 5:02 (3:41)
  4. "Self-Portrait in Three Colors" – 3:10
  5. "Open Letter to Duke" – 5:51 (4:56)
  6. "Bird Calls" – 6:17 (3:12)
  7. "Fables of Faubus" – 8:13
  8. "Pussy Cat Dues" – 9:14 (6:27)
  9. "Jelly Roll" – 6:17 (4:01)
Bonus tracks on later reissues
  1. "Pedal Point Blues" – 6:30
  2. "GG Train" – 4:39
  3. "Girl of My Dreams" – 4:08

Tracks 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 recorded on May 5, 1959; tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12 recorded on May 12, 1959. All tracks recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City.

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