Congratulations on your election today!
Mingus Ah Um (1959) is considered the third most important modern jazz album after Kind of Blue (1959) by Miles Davis and A Love Supreme (1965) by John Coltrane. These are my posts covering it:
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/em4c4-better-get-it-in-your-soul
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/godbye-pork-pie-hat
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/43chrm-boogie-stop-shuffle
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/self-portrait-in-three-colors
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/open-letter-to-duke
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/bird-calls
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/7att1m-fables-of-faubus
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/pussy-cat-dues
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/jelly-roll
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/pedal-point-blues
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/gg-train
https://peakd.com/music/@fjcalduch/girl-of-my-dreams
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