The Shoes of the Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
Charles Mingus
Track 1 on Let My Children Hear Music
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“The Shoes of the Fishermans Wife Are Some Jiveass Slippers” is actually a rearrangement of Mingus' earlier composition “Once Upon a Time, There Was a Holding Corporation Called Old America”. This version of the song was orchestrated and arranged by Sy Johnson. The title of this song would again be used as the title of one of Mingus' later LP’s.
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