Prosperous and Qualified

{{Infobox album

| name = Prosperous and Qualified

| type = studio

| artist = Universal Congress Of

| cover = Universal Congress Of - Prosperous and Qualified.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1988}}

| recorded = {{Start date|1987|11}}

| venue =

| studio = Lyceum Sound Recorders
{{small|(Santa Monica, CA)}}

| genre = Free jazz, noise rock

| length = 39:58

| label = SST (180)

| producer = Vitus Mataré, Universal Congress Of

| prev_title = Joe Baiza & The Universal Congress Of

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = This Is Mecolodics

| next_year = 1988

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Richard |last=Foss |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000196143|pure_url=yes}}|title=Universal Congress Of: Prosperous & Qualified > Review |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=October 9, 2012}}

}}

Prosperous and Qualified is the second studio album by free jazz ensemble Universal Congress Of, released in 1988 through SST.{{cite web |first1=Ira |last1=Robbins |first2=David |last2=Sprague |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=joe_baiza_and_the_universal_congress_of |title=Universal Congress Of |work=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=April 10, 2016}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| all_writing = Universal Congress Of, except "Hightime" by James Blood Ulmer and "Mellow Down Easy" by Willie Dixon

| title1 = Dancing on Plato's Tomb

| length1 = 4:28

| title2 = Spreadin' the Malice

| length2 = 3:27

| title3 = Hightime

| length3 = 5:45

| title4 = Stovetop

| length4 = 3:39

| title5 = Mellow Down Easy

| length5 = 3:35

| title6 = Igor's Blues

| length6 = 4:58

| title7 = Love Camp

| length7 = 4:18

| title8 = Stepback

| length8 = 4:05

| title9 = L.L. Kook

| length9 = 5:42

}}

Personnel

Adapted from the Prosperous and Qualified liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Prosperous and Qualified |others=Universal Congress Of |year=1988 |type=booklet |publisher=SST Records |location=Lawndale, California}}

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