"Mingus Ah Um" is a 1959 album by CHARLES MINGUS. It extends the evolutionary movement towards bebop, then free jazz. Accessible for new jazz enthusiasts and simply brilliant, this album remains one of Charles Mingus's most important, and had a major influence on subsequent artists. For fans of: Thelonious Monk // Miles Davis // John Coltrane // Eric Dolphy // Sonny Rollins