Oh Yeah (Charles Mingus album) explained

Oh Yeah
Type:studio
Artist:Charles Mingus
Cover:Oh-Yeah-Cover.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:November 6, 1961
Studio:Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:44:08
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Nesuhi Ertegün
Prev Title:Newport Rebels
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Tijuana Moods
Next Year:1962

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.

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 1964):

  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

Notes and References

  1. News: Editorial Staff . Cash Box . Atlantic "Spring" Album Deals . 2 May 2019 . Cash Box . The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY . 14 April 1962.
  2. News: Editorial Staff . Billboard . Mingus—Oh Yeah . 2 May 2019 . Billboard Music Week . The Billboard Publishing Co. . 21 Apr 1962.
  3. News: Editorial Staff . Cash Box . April Album Releases . 2 May 2019 . Cash Box . The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc., NY . 21 Apr 1962.