I picked up 'The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady' by Mingus and it has absolutely blown me away.

Now aside from absolutely loving Davis' Kind of Blue I have no jazz experience whatsoever,and since I couldn't find a mention of TBS&TSL anywhere in this thread I thought I'd start a Mingus topic just to find out whether I'm just massively naive in loving this album.

I apologise in advance if I've missed a thread or something on him here. I picked up Mingus Ah Um, which I like, but it seems far less intense in comparison... Does anyone have any Mingus recommendations?

You are not naive in loving that album. It's phenomenal, and one of my all-time favorite jazz records. And you're right, it's unbelievably intense.

funny thing - I was just blown away by that album today during my lunch break. I love how they recorded those low winds - especially the barry sax and (bass?) trombone (I think he's sing/speaking through it with a mute at some point?!). So buzzy with that intricacy of texture that makes my ears wobble. love it.

I would also recommend Let My Children Hear Music. I'm sure there is more to be found, but those two are...ummmm.... (drools for lack of a suitable adjective)