Crates is a vinyl listening party. Every Thursday at 10 p.m., we’ll unwrap a new release or experience an old favorite, played loud over Berlin’s d&b PA.
This week's selection is one of the great jazz records of 1959 Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus. With gospel-soaked stomps, tender tributes ("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," written for Lester Young), and the fiery protest of "Fables of Faubus," this record is a masterclass in composition, ensemble interplay, and tradition-blending.
For fans of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers.
