muzycy:
Charles Mingus: Bass & Leader (Also Piano On 10)
Jimmy Knepper: Trombone (On 1 & 6-10)
Willie Dennis: Trombone (On 2-5 & 11-12)
Booker Ervin: Tenor Sax
Curtis Porter (Shafi Hadi): Alto & Tenor Sax
John Handy: Alto & Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Horace Parlan: Piano
Dannie Richmond: Drums

Editor's info:
The complete original classic album Mingus Ah Um, featuring an all-star group including Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, Booker Ervin and Curtis Porter (aka Shafi Hadi).
Three bonus tracks from the same sessions omitted from the original album have been added as a bonus.

Nowa seria wydawnicza - Pool Winners Records, w ramach której prezentowane będą jazzowe kamienie milowe, tytuły, które w najbardziej prestizowym jazzowym magazynie - Down Beat otrzymały maksymalna ocenę, pięć gwiazdek. Warto dodać, że w każdym roku zaledwie kilka/kilkanaście płyt otrzymywało tak wysokie nowy.


Editor's info:
The complete original classic album Mingus Ah Um, featuring an all-star group including Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, Booker Ervin and Curtis Porter (aka Shafi Hadi).
Three bonus tracks from the same sessions omitted from the original album have been added as a bonus.