"Git It in Your Soul": Mingus Ah Um Exemplifies Spirit, Urgency, Passion, and Freedom
The Ultimate Version of Charles Mingus' Landmark 1959 Album: Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP Box Set Limited to 6,000 Numbered Copies
1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
"Better Git It in Your Soul" not only serves as the name of the inviting, holler-appointed opening track of Charles Mingus' Mingus Ah Um. It epitomizes the spirit, urgency, freedom, and feel-it-in-your-bones passion of an album that – along with Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck's Time Out, and John Coltrane's Giant Steps – forms the Mount Rushmore of quintessential records from 1959-1960, jazz's watershed graduating class. Indeed, Mingus Ah Um is cited on practically every "greatest" list assembled and enjoys the rare distinction of wearing a prestigious crown in the Penguin Guide to Jazz and membership in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Now, it receives the highest sonic treatment available in the form of a reissue worthy of its preeminent creative stature.
Track Listing
Better Git It in Your Soul
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Self-Portrait in Three Colors
Open Letter to Duke
Bird Calls
Fables of Faubus
Pussy Cat Dues
Jelly Roll