Charles MingusBest Charles Mingus Albums Ranked
8.4
Avg Score
39
Opinions
27
Albums
11
Reviewers
Summary from 39 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Charles Mingus’s catalog across 27 albums from 39 opinions, with an overall average of 8.4/10. The top-rated Charles Mingus album is The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) with a 9.1/10 average from 10 ratings, followed by Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus and Jazz in Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1956 to 2025. Fables of Faubus ranks as the highest-rated Charles Mingus song on Rate.fm with a 7.1/10 average.
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
“A towering achievement in jazz composition and orchestration.”
Jazz in Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden
“A newly discovered live document from 1973 finds the bassist emerging from a hiatus and negotiating a tradition he helped build with the “new thing” he helped inspire but often doubted.”
Jazz in Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden
“A hefty new box set, recorded live in 1973, captures the legendary bassist at the helm of a short-lived yet top-tier band”