JONI MITCHELL . JACO PASTORIUS . CHARLES MINGUS
VOCALS / USA FOLK 1979
JONI MITCHELL: MINGUS
ASYLUM RECORDS, 5E-505(LP)
(P)(C)1979 ELEKTRA/ASYLUM RECORDS, INC., USA
RELEASED: 1979, USA
RE-ISSUED: WARNER-PIONEER CORP., 20P2-2444(CD)
RELEASED: JAPAN
CREDITS (productions) :
"The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" horn arrangement by Jaco Pastorius
Recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood by Henry Lewy and Steve Katz
Additional recordings at Electric Lady Studios in New York
by Henry Lewy and Jerry Solomon
Mixed by Joni Mitchell, Henry Lewy and Steve Katz
LP mastered by Bernie Grundman
CD mastered by Stephen Innocenzi, Atlantic Studios
Paintings by Joni Mitchell; Art Direction by Glen Christensen
Front Cover Painting: Sweet Sucker Dance (Abundance and Decline)
Back Cover: Charlie Down in Mexico
Wayne Shorter appears courtesy of ARC Records
Herbie Hancock appears courtesy of Columbia Records
CREDITS (musicians) :
Joni Mitchell: guitar, vocals
Jaco Pastorius: bass
Wayne Shorter: soprano saxophone
Herbie Hancock: electric piano
Peter Erskine: drums
Don Alias: congas
Emil Richards: percussion
TRACKS (total time 37:24) :
1. Happy Birthday 1975 (RAP) (:57)
2. God Must Be A Boogie Man (4:33) [word and music by Joni Mitchell]
3. Funeral (RAP) (1:07)
4. A Chair In The Sky (6:40) [word by Joni Mitchell, music by Charles Mingus]
5. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey (6:33) [word and music by Joni Mitchell]
6. I's A Muggin' (RAP) (:07)
7. Sweet Sucker Dance (8:06) [word by Joni Mitchell, music by Charles Mingus]
8. Coin In The Pocket (RAP) (:11)
9. The Dray Cleaner From Des Moines (3:22) [word by Joni Mitchell, music by Charles Mingus]
10. Lucky (RAP) (:03)
11. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (5:41) (5:41) [word by Joni Mitchell, music by Charles Mingus]
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