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Mingus Ah Um (Blue Vinyl) Janis Joplin Aja is a shining example"Mingus Ah Um", featuring an all star group including Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, Booker Ervin and Curtis Porter (aka Shafi Hadi), was Charles Mingus first LP for Columbia. The Penguin Guide to Jazz called this album an extended tribute to ancestors and awarded it one of their rare crowns. Reception was also good when "Mingus Ah Um" was first issued. Leonard Feather gave the album a five star rating in Down Beat, stating: This is a consistently