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Albums similar to Mingus Ah Um

Ask lots of people what their five favorite albums are, and if Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um is on their list, these other records tend to be there too. Music recommendations from real people, not AI.

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  1. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus1957Spotify
  2. John Coltrane - Blue Train1958Spotify
  3. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things1961Spotify
  4. John Coltrane - Giant Steps1960Spotify
  5. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue1959Spotify
  6. Adam Ant - Dirk Wears White Sox1992Spotify
  7. Clifford Brown - DamonSpotify
  8. Dick Berk - Bouncin with BerkSpotify
  9. Donald Byrd - Slow Drag1967Spotify
  10. Eric Dolphy - Out There1961Spotify
  11. Gillespie/Stitt/Rollins - Sonny Side Up1987Spotify
  12. Hank Mobley - Workout1961Spotify
  13. Horace Silver - Cape Verdean Blues1989Spotify
  14. John Coltrane - Africa/Brass Vol.1 & 21988Spotify
  15. Johnny Blue Skies - Mutiny After Midnight2026Spotify
  16. Keith Jarrett - Standards LiveSpotify
  17. McCoy Tyner - JourneySpotify
  18. Person/Carter - Something in Common1990Spotify
  19. Philip Glass - Music With Changing Parts1971Spotify
  20. Susannah McCorkle - Sabia1990Spotify
  21. The Modern Jazz Quartet - Django1956Spotify
  22. Various Artists - Rare Episodes - Frank Zappa's Unmined Nuggets2014Spotify
  23. XTC - BeeswaxSpotify
  24. Zap Mama - Zap Mama1991Spotify
  25. Duke Ellington - New Orleans Suite1971Spotify
  26. Sarah Vaughan - “Crazy and Mixed Up”1982Spotify
  27. Sonny Rollins - Night at Village Vanguard Vol 11988Spotify
  28. The Mermen - Food for Other Fish1994Spotify
  29. Wes Montgomery - Amazing Jazz Guitar of Wes MontgomSpotify
  30. Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder1964Spotify

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Albums on this list with a page here: Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus, John Coltrane - Blue Train, John Coltrane - My Favorite Things, John Coltrane - Giant Steps, Miles Davis - Kind of Blue