Home / Music / 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' is among Mingus's most covered piecesMusic linernotes album music charles-mingus'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' is among Mingus's most covered piecesThe elegy for saxophonist Lester Young later had lyrics added by Joni Mitchell. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is really one long suite, not separate tracksMingus Ah Um is Latin wordplay for 'Mingus, himself'Charles Mingus called The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady 'ethnic folk-dance music'Teo Macero, who produced Mingus Ah Um, would go on to produce Bitches BrewThe Black Saint and the Sinner Lady's production is praised for its clarity and detailExploreStevie Ray Vaughan played on Jennifer Warnes' Famous Blue RaincoatShabaka Hutchings led a South African ensemble on We Are Sent Here by HistoryThe Magic Numbers built their sound on harmoniesRainer Brüninghaus, Eberhard Weber, and Marilyn Mazur play on Jan Garbarek's Ritesclipping, brings together a Hamilton star and noise producersPrevious 'Ohnedaruth' was recorded with Ben Riley instead of Rashied Ali.Next Toru Takemitsu composed A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden in 1977
