Weary Blues (album)
This article is about the album by Langston Hughes. For the poem by Langston Hughes, see The Weary Blues. For the 1915 tune by Artie Matthews, see Weary Blues.
| Weary Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by Langston Hughes with Charles Mingus and Leonard Feather | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded |
March 18, 1958 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | MGM E 3697 | |||
| Producer | Leonard Feather | |||
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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.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review by Michael Katz called it "Interesting, but not essential".[2]
Track listing
- "Blues Montage: Opening Blues/Blues Montage/Commercial Theater/Morning After/Could Be/Testament"
- "Consider Me: The Stranger/Midnight Stroll/Backstage
- "Dream Montage: Weird Nightmare/Double G Train/Jump Monk
Personnel
- Langston Hughes - narrator (all songs)
- Track 1:
- 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
- Tracks 2 and 3:
- Charles Mingus - bass, arranger
- Jimmy Knepper - trombone
- Shafi Hadi - tenor saxophone
- Horace Parlan - piano
- Kenny Dennis - drums
References
- ↑ Charles Mingus discography accessed December 4, 2012
- 1 2 Katz, M. Allmusic Review accessed December 4, 2012
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