Prosperous and Qualified

Prosperous and Qualified
Studio album by Universal Congress Of
Released	1988
Recorded	November 1987
Studio	Lyceum Sound Recorders (Santa Monica, CA)
Genre	Free jazz, noise rock
Length	39:58
Label	SST
Producer	Vitus Mataré, Universal Congress Of
Universal Congress Of chronology
Joe Baiza & The Universal Congress Of (1987) Prosperous and Qualified (1988) This Is Mecolodics (1988)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

Prosperous and Qualified is the second studio album by free jazz ensemble Universal Congress Of, released in 1988 through SST.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Universal Congress Of, except "Hightime" by James Blood Ulmer and "Mellow Down Easy" by Willie Dixon. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dancing on Plato's Tomb"	4:28
2.	"Spreadin' the Malice"	3:27
3.	"Hightime"	5:45
4.	"Stovetop"	3:39
5.	"Mellow Down Easy"	3:35
6.	"Igor's Blues"	4:58
7.	"Love Camp"	4:18
8.	"Stepback"	4:05
9.	"L.L. Kook"	5:42

Personnel

Adapted from the Prosperous and Qualified liner notes.^[3]

Universal Congress Of Joe Baiza – guitar, vocals Jacob Cohn – alto saxophone Ralph Gorodetsky – bass guitar Jason Kahn – drums Lynn Johnston – tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass guitar, baritone saxophone Steve Moss – tenor saxophone, vocals

Production and additional personnel Martin Lyon – photography Vitus Mataré – production, engineering Universal Congress Of – production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1988	SST	CD, CS, LP	SST 180

References

1. Foss, Richard. "Universal Congress Of: Prosperous & Qualified > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
2. Robbins, Ira; Sprague, David (2007). "Universal Congress Of". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
3. Prosperous and Qualified (booklet). Universal Congress Of. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1988.

External links

• Prosperous and Qualified at Discogs (list of releases)