Summary
Oh Yeah is a studio album by the American jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, released in April 1962 by Atlantic Records.[1][2][3] It was recorded in 1961, and features Mingus (usually known to play bass) singing on three of the cuts and playing piano throughout.
| Oh Yeah | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1962[1][2][3] | |||
| Recorded | November 6, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:08 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegün | |||
| Charles Mingus chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [5] |
| DownBeat |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Track listing edit
All compositions by Charles Mingus.
- "Hog Callin' Blues" – 7:27
- "Devil Woman" – 9:42
- "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am" – 4:43
- "Ecclusiastics" – 6:59
- "Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me" – 5:43
- "Eat That Chicken" – 4:38
- "Passions of a Man" – 4:56
The 1999 Rhino CD reissue included three additional tracks recorded at the same session (and previously released on Tonight at Noon in 1964):
- "'Old' Blues for Walt's Torin" – 7:58
- "Peggy's Blue Skylight" – 9:49
- "Invisible Lady" – 4:48
The 1988 Atlantic CD reissue included only one additional track, a 24-minute excerpt of an interview with Mingus conducted by Nesuhi Ertegün which was discovered in 1987. The full 77-minute interview appears as a bonus disc on the box set Passions of a Man: the Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956-1961).
Personnel edit
- Charles Mingus – piano and vocals
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk – flute, siren, tenor saxophone, manzello, and stritch
- Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Dannie Richmond – drums
Technical personnel edit
- Nesuhi Ertegün – producer
- Tom Dowd – recording engineer
- Phil Lehle – recording engineer
References edit
- ^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (14 April 1962). "Atlantic "Spring" Album Deals" (PDF). Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b Editorial Staff, Billboard (21 Apr 1962). "Mingus—Oh Yeah". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (21 Apr 1962). "April Album Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ DownBeat:July 5, 1962 Vol. 29, No.14
- ^ Huey, Steve (2011). "Oh Yeah - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1003. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.