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Mitchell is backed on the album by Jaco Pastorius (who had also contributed to Mitchell's two previous albums) on fretless bass, Wayne Shorter on saxophone, Herbie Hancock on electric piano, Peter Erskine on drums and Don Alias on percussion.
- 1978–1979
- Jazz fusion
- June 13, 1979
- Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell's 'Mingus' At 40: A Look Back At A Seminal Jazz Collab. After four decades, the deeply personal and experimental 'Mingus' has grown into one of the most important titles in the Mitchell catalog. Ron Hart. | GRAMMYs / Jul 9, 2019 - 04:09 pm.
Mingus having been a bassist, you'd think the bass of Jaco Pastorius (of Weather Report) would have a leading role, but here it's just another bass. On the other hand, there's something to be said for putting this tight a rein on Herbie Hancock.
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Jul 8, 2019 · Mingus, no matter how wonderfully virtuosic Herbie Hancock or Pastorius may have been, would no doubt have preferred entirely acoustic arrangements – but, as he would have known, you don’t enlist Joni Mitchell without expecting a Joni Mitchell record.
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Apr 1, 2022 · Recorded just months before the bassist's death from ALS, this astounding 3 disc set (Disc 3, overseen by Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones is a 2021 Dolby Atmos remaster of Mitchell's watermark Mingus (Asylum, 1979)) is curated by none other than Mingus' widow Sue Mingus and Mitchell herself, with help from long time Mitchell confidantes ...
Oct 25, 2019 · Herbie Hancock interprets Joni Mitchell. by Charles Gans. Associated Press. October 25, 2007. Herbie Hancock admits he would get so wrapped up in the music itself that he never paid any attention to the lyrics when interpreting songs, even on his Grammy-winning album "Gershwin's World."
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.
