Chair in the Sky
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| Chair in the Sky | ||||
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| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | July 9–10, 1979[1] | |||
| Length | 46:08 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | İlhan Mimaroğlu | |||
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Chair in the Sky is the first studio album by jazz group Mingus Dynasty. It was released in May 1980, through Elektra Records. Produced by İlhan Mimaroğlu, the album features a group of musicians who had previously played with jazz bassist Charles Mingus, and was recorded months after Mingus' death in January 1979.[2]
The album contains renditions of three songs which appeared on Joni Mitchell's Mingus (1979), which was a collaboration with the bassist and featured some of his final compositions.[3] Additionally, versions of "Boogie Stop Shuffle", "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (both of which had appeared on Mingus' 1959 album Mingus Ah Um, while a version of the latter with lyrics was included on Mingus), and "My Jelly Roll Soul" (from 1960's Blues & Roots) are included.