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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Langston Hughes

Producer
  
Leonard Feather

Label
  
MGM E 3697

Release date
  
1958

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 18, 1958New York City

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Poetry by langston hughes the weary blues


Weary Blues (also referred to as The Weary Blues) is an album by American poet Langston Hughes reciting over jazz composed and arranged by Charles Mingus and Leonard Feather. The album was recorded in 1958 and first released on the MGM label.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael Katz called it "Interesting, but not essential".

Track listing

  1. "Blues Montage: Opening Blues/Blues Montage/Commercial Theater/Morning After/Could Be/Testament"
  2. "Consider Me: The Stranger/Midnight Stroll/Backstage
  3. "Dream Montage: Weird Nightmare/Double G Train/Jump Monk

Personnel

  • Langston Hughes - narrator (all songs)
  • Leonard Feather - arranger
  • Red Allen - trumpet
  • Vic Dickenson - trombone
  • Sam "The Man" Taylor - tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Al Williams - piano
  • Milt Hinton - bass
  • Osie Johnson - drums
  • Charles Mingus - bass, arranger
  • Jimmy Knepper - trombone
  • Shafi Hadi - tenor saxophone
  • Horace Parlan - piano
  • Kenny Dennis - drums

    • References

    Weary Blues (album) Wikipedia
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