Charles Mingus's 1959 Columbia Records debut blended hard bop, gospel, and blues into one of jazz's most emotionally rich recordings. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, a tribute to Lester Young written on the day of Young's death, remains one of jazz's most performed ballads.

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