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In the months prior to the passing of legendary jazz bassist Charles Mingus, Joni Mitchell had been personally summoned by the bop pioneer to collaborate on a musical version of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets. The project would entail Mitchell to condense the text for Mingus to score instrumentally. He planned on utilizing a full orchestra, as well as the more traditional guitar and bass. They would accompany Mitchell's vocals and the narration of selected portions of the text. After a few weeks of consideration, Mitchell's reaction was that "'d rather condense the bible." Mingus then bestowed Mitchell with six melodies
| 1 | Happy Birthday 1975 (rap) | ♡ | 0:58 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus / Unknown Composer |
| 2 | God Must Be a Boogie Man | ♡ | 4:35 | Joni Mitchell |
| 3 | Funeral (rap) | ♡ | 1:08 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus / Unknown Composer |
| 4 | A Chair in the Sky | ♡ | 6:41 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus |
| 5 | The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey | ♡ | 6:35 | Joni Mitchell |
| 6 | I’s a Muggin’ (rap) | ♡ | 0:10 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus / Unknown Composer |
| 7 | Sweet Sucker Dance | ♡ | 8:04 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus |
| 8 | Coin in the Pocket (Rap) | ♡ | 0:12 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus / Unknown Composer |
| 9 | The Dry Cleaner from des Moines | ♡ | 3:22 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus / Jaco Pastorius |
| 10 | Lucky (Rap) | ♡ | 0:06 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus / Unknown Composer |
| 11 | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | ♡ | 5:36 | Joni Mitchell / Charles Mingus |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000650506
Credits
Bass — Jaco Pastorius Congas — Don Alias Drums — Peter Erskine Electric Piano — Herbie Hancock Guitar — Joni Mitchell Vocals — Joni Mitchell Mastered By — Bernie Grundman Mixed By — Henry Lewy, Joni Mitchell, Steve Katz Painting — Joni Mitchell Percussion — Emil Richards Recorded By — Henry Lewy, Steve Katz, Henry Lewy, Jerry Solomon Soprano Saxophone — Wayne Shorter
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