Recorded on this day... 62 years ago

Recorded on this day and May 5, 1959... 62 years ago

MINGUS AH UM/CHARLES MINGUS

John Handy – Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone

Booker Ervin – Tenor Saxophone

Shafi Hadi – Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone

Willie Dennis – Trombone

Jimmy Knepper – Trombone

Horace Parlan – Piano

Charles Mingus – Bass, Piano

Dannie Richmond – Drums

Mingus's first album recorded for Columbia Records

Painting by S. Neil Fujita