Oh Yeah (album)

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Oh Yeah
Studio album by Charles Mingus
Released	1962
Recorded	November 6, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:16 (1999 reissue)
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegün
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Charles Mingus chronology
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (1961) Oh Yeah (1962) The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963)

Oh Yeah is an album by Charles Mingus. This highly regarded album features the leader (normally a bassist) singing on three of the cuts, and playing piano throughout. Also features multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, known for playing multiple saxes at once, and Doug Watkins on bass.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hog Callin' Blues" – 7:28
2. "Devil Woman" – 9:43
3. "Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am" – 4:47
4. "Ecclusiastics" – 6:59
5. "Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me" – 5:43
6. "Eat That Chicken" – 4:41
7. "Passions of a Man" – 5:03

   The 1999 Rhino CD reissue included three additional tracks recorded at the same session (and previously released on Tonight at Noon in 1965):

8. "'Old' Blues for Walt's Torin" – 7:58
9. "Peggy's Blue Skylight" – 9:49
10. "Invisible Lady" – 4:48

The 1988 Atlantic CD reissue included only one additional track, a 24-minute interview with Mingus conducted by Nesuhi Ertegün.

All tracks composed by Charles Mingus; recorded November 6, 1961 at Atlantic Studios in New York City.

[edit] Personnel

• Charles Mingus – piano and vocals
• Rahsaan Roland Kirk – flute, siren, tenor sax, manzello, and strich
• Booker Ervin – tenor sax
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Doug Watkins – bass
• Dannie Richmond – drums
• Nesuhi Ertegün – producer
• Tom Dowd – recording engineer
• Phil Iehle – recording engineer