Oh Yeah (Charles Mingus album)

Oh Yeah is a studio album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, released in April 1962 on Atlantic Records.[1][2][3] It was recorded in 1961, and features the leader (mainly known as a bassist and composer) singing on three of the cuts and playing piano throughout.

Oh Yeah
Studio album by
Charles Mingus
ReleasedApril 1962 (1962-04)[1][2][3]
RecordedNovember 6, 1961
StudioAtlantic Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length44:08 original LP
LabelAtlantic
SD 1377
ProducerNesuhi Ertegün
Charles Mingus chronology
Newport Rebels
(1961)		 Oh Yeah
(1962)		 Tonight at Noon
(1957/61)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat
(Original Lp release)		[4]
Allmusic[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Mingus.

  1. "Hog Callin' Blues" – 7:27
  2. "Devil Woman" – 9:42
  3. "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am" – 4:43
  4. "Ecclusiastics" – 6:59
  5. "Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me" – 5:43
  6. "Eat That Chicken" – 4:38
  7. "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 1965):

  1. "'Old' Blues for Walt's Torin" – 7:58
  2. "Peggy's Blue Skylight" – 9:49
  3. "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

Technical personnel
  • Nesuhi Ertegün – producer
  • Tom Dowd – recording engineer
  • Phil Iehle – recording engineer

Influence

Paul Weller, who has referred to himself as a 'disciple' of the 'genius' Mingus, included 'Passions of a Man' on a 2003 compilation of some of his favourite songs, entitled 'Under the Influence'. In the liner notes he said of the track that "two thirds into the chanting, mumbling, screams and whistles, the drum thunder; all is calm for Mingus to play a beautiful piano melody that Debussy or Satie would have been proud of".

References
  1. 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.
  2. Editorial Staff, Billboard (21 Apr 1962). "Mingus—Oh Yeah". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. Editorial Staff, Cash Box (21 Apr 1962). "April Album Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. Down Beat:July 5, 1962 Vol. 29, No.14
  5. Huey, Steve (2011). "Oh Yeah - Charles Mingus | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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