Interesting Mondo Jazz episode by Ludovico Granvassu at All About Jazz comparing similar compositions, including a Sting blues against the Mingus classic Devil Blues!

Host talks 31:43

Charles Mingus "Devil Blues" At Bremen 1964 & 1975 (Sunnyside) 33:10

Sting "Down So Long" Bring On the Night (A&M) 44:19

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/sisters-from-another-jazz-mother-part-1-the-rolling-stones