Weary Blues (album)
Weary Blues | ||||
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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 the American poet Langston Hughes, who recites poetry over jazz composed and arranged by Charles Mingus and Leonard Feather. The album was recorded in 1958 and was released on the MGM label.[1]
Reception[]
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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
- ^ Jump up to: a b Katz, M. Allmusic Review accessed December 4, 2012
Categories:
- 1959 albums
- MGM Records albums
- Charles Mingus albums
- Langston Hughes albums