So guys, isn't this a matter of opinion, not right and wrong? And neither of you has heard all the same issues or re-issues of Mingus-Ah-Um about which you are fretting, much less on the same system, so there is no common ground. I have an original copy in mint condition AND a mint copy of the 1995 re-issue by Classic Records. Both are superb in SQ, and we can all agree the music is exceptional. Mingus said
Tijuana Moods was his best work, but I prefer Mingus-Ah-Um. Because of what I have, I would not be tempted to spend $125 on yet another re-issue, but any jazz aficionado should have at least one copy or another of this great recording in his or her collection.
Tijuana Moods was his best work, but I prefer Mingus-Ah-Um. Because of what I have, I would not be tempted to spend $125 on yet another re-issue, but any jazz aficionado should have at least one copy or another of this great recording in his or her collection.