Oh Yeah (album)
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Oh Yeah is a 1962 album by jazz musician Charles Mingus
. It was recorded in 1961, and features the leader (who was mainly noted as a bassist and composer) singing on three of the cuts and playing piano throughout.
The 1999 Rhino CD reissue included three additional tracks recorded at the same session (and previously released on Tonight at Noon
in 1965):
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).
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
. It was recorded in 1961, and features the leader (who was mainly noted as a bassist and composer) singing on three of the cuts and playing piano throughout.
Track listing
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
Tonight at Noon (album)
Tonight at Noon is an album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus compiling tracks recorded at two sessions, one in 1957 from the sessions that produced The Clown and the other in 1961 which produced the album Oh Yeah, that was released on the Atlantic label in 1965...
in 1965):
- "'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
- Charles MingusCharles MingusCharles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
– piano and vocals - Rahsaan Roland KirkRahsaan Roland KirkRahsaan Roland Kirk was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute and many other instruments...
– flute, siren, tenor saxophone, manzello, and strich - Booker ErvinBooker ErvinBooker Telleferro Ervin II was an American tenor saxophone player. He was perhaps best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus....
– tenor saxophone - Jimmy KnepperJimmy KnepperJames M. Knepper was an American jazz trombonist.He was a good friend and arranging/transcribing partner of bassist and composer Charles Mingus. Knepper was twice on the receiving end of Mingus' legendary temper...
– trombone - Doug WatkinsDoug WatkinsDouglas Watkins was an American hard bop jazz double bassist from Detroit.-Biography:An original member of the Jazz Messengers, he later played in Horace Silver's quintet and freelanced with Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins,...
– bass - Dannie RichmondDannie RichmondDannie Richmond was an American drummer who was best known among jazz fans for his work with Charles Mingus, and among pop fans for his work with Joe Cocker, Elton John and Mark-Almond....
– drums
Technical personnel
- Nesuhi ErtegünNesuhi ErtegunNesuhi Ertegun was a Turkish record producer and executive of Atlantic Records and WEA International.-Background:Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Nesuhi and his family, including younger brother Ahmet, moved to Washington, D.C...
– producer - Tom DowdTom DowdTom Dowd was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multi-track recording method. Dowd worked on a virtual "who's who" of recordings that encompassed blues, jazz, pop, rock and soul records.- Early years :Born in Manhattan, Dowd grew...
– recording engineer - Phil Iehle – recording engineer