








Joni Mitchell – Mingus (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1979
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Mingus is an LP by Joni Mitchell from 1979 released on the Asylum Records label.
About this album
Mingus is one of Joni Mitchell’s most adventurous late-1970s albums, a bold tribute to Charles Mingus that pushes her songwriting deep into jazz. Released in 1979, it pairs Mitchell’s sharply observed lyrics and spoken-word passages with some of her most fluid, harmony-rich compositions. Wayne Shorter is among the standout collaborators, helping give the record a genuinely improvisational edge rather than a polished crossover feel. Built around reflections on memory, mortality and artistic identity, the album also closes with Mitchell’s moving version of Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, reinforcing its link to Mingus’s legacy while confirming her own stature as a boundary-crossing composer.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Joni MitchellLabel: Asylum Records – 5E-505Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1979Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Jazz-Rock, Pop RockA1 Happy Birthday 1975 (Rap)
A2 God Must Be A Boogie Man
A3 Funeral (Rap)
A4 A Chair In The Sky
A5 The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
B1 I'S A Muggin' (Rap)
B2 Sweet Sucker Dance
B3 Coin In The Pocket (Rap)
B4 The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
B5 Lucky (Rap)
B6 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
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- Description
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Mingus is an LP by Joni Mitchell from 1979 released on the Asylum Records label.
About this album
Mingus is one of Joni Mitchell’s most adventurous late-1970s albums, a bold tribute to Charles Mingus that pushes her songwriting deep into jazz. Released in 1979, it pairs Mitchell’s sharply observed lyrics and spoken-word passages with some of her most fluid, harmony-rich compositions. Wayne Shorter is among the standout collaborators, helping give the record a genuinely improvisational edge rather than a polished crossover feel. Built around reflections on memory, mortality and artistic identity, the album also closes with Mitchell’s moving version of Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, reinforcing its link to Mingus’s legacy while confirming her own stature as a boundary-crossing composer.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Read the AllMusic.com reviewArtist: Joni MitchellLabel: Asylum Records – 5E-505Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1979Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Jazz-Rock, Pop RockA1 Happy Birthday 1975 (Rap)
A2 God Must Be A Boogie Man
A3 Funeral (Rap)
A4 A Chair In The Sky
A5 The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
B1 I'S A Muggin' (Rap)
B2 Sweet Sucker Dance
B3 Coin In The Pocket (Rap)
B4 The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
B5 Lucky (Rap)
B6 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat















