1. The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers (9:34) Transcribed, arranged, orchestrated and conducted by Sy Johnson. 2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo (8:22) Transcribed by Hug Miller. Orchestrated and conducted by Alan Raph. 3. Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too (9:26) Conducted by Teo Macero. Transcribed, arranged and orchestrated by Sy Johnson. 4. Taurus In The Arena Of Life (4:17) Arranged, orchestrated and conducted by Sy Johnson. 5. Hobo Ho (10:07) Arranged by Charles Mingus and dictated to Bobby Jones. Conducted by Sy Johnson. 6. The Chill Of Death (7:38) Orchestrated by Charles Mingus. Conducted by Alan Raph. Recitation by Charles Mingus. 7. The I Of Hurricane Sue (10:09) Scored by Charles Mingus, especially for this date, for small jazz orchestra with ten piece traditional orchestral accompaniment. Large band arrangement by Sy Johnson.
All compositions by Charles Mingus
Personnel
* Lonnie Hillyer - trumpet * Joe Wilder - trumpet * Snooky Young - trumpet * Jimmy Nottingham - trumpet * Julius Watkins - French horn * Bobby Jones - tenor sax * James Moody - tenor sax * Charles McCracken - cello * Charles McPherson - alto sax * Jerry Dodgion - alto sax * Sir Roland Hanna - piano * Jaki Byard - piano * Jimmy Knepper - trombone * Charles Mingus - bass * Ron Carter - bass * Richard Davis - bass * Milt Hinton - bass * Dannie Richmond - drums * etc.