Prosperous and Qualified

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

Prosperous and Qualified
Studio album by Universal Congress Of
Released	1988 (1988)
Recorded	November 1987 (1987-11)
Studio	Lyceum Sound Recorders (Santa Monica, CA)
Genre	Free jazz, noise rock
Length	39:58
Label	SST (180)
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

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

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

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

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