Release Date: June, 1979 Label: Elektra/Asylum Charles Mingus had called upon Joni Mitchell in the last months of his life to work on a musical version of T.S. Elliot's Four Quartets, a project which ultimately was scrapped but served as the catalyst to Joni's "Mingus" album. Initial recordings for this album were done with other musicians, but Joni settled upon an all-star cast of Jaco on bass, along with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine, Don Alias and others. Sadly, Mingus died before this album was completed.

Tracks:

1. Happy Birthday 1975 (Rap)   0:57
   
2. God Must Be A Boogie Man (Mitchell)   4:33
   
3. Funeral (Rap)     1:07
   
4. A Chair in the Sky (Words - Mitchell, Music - Mingus)   6:40
   
5. The Wolf that Lives in Lindsey (Mitchell)   6:33
   
6. I's A Muggin' (Rap)   0:07
   
7. Sweet Sucker Dance (Words - Mitchell, Music - Mingus)   8:06
   
8. Coin in the Pocket (Rap)   0:11
   
9. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines (Words - Mitchell, Music - Mingus)   3:22
   
10. Lucky (Rap)   0:03
    
11. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Words - Mitchell, Music - Mingus)   5:41