Album
The Weary Blues With Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
1958 · Jazz, Non-Music
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Weary Blues With Langston Hughes is a Spoken Word album by Langston Hughes, originally released in 1958. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Blues Montage, Pt. 1: Opening Blues/Blues Montage3:13
- 2Blues Montage, Pt. 2: Commercial Theatre/Morning After6:55
- 3Blues Montage, Pt. 3: Could Be/Opening Blues7:41
- 4Testament5:45
- 5Consider Me: The Stranger/Midnight Stroll/ Backstage3:21
- 6Dream Montage: Weird Nightmare8:00
- 7Double G Train4:12
- 8Dream Montage: Jump Monk5:24
Sound DNA
- Spoken Word
- Poetry
- warm
- mournful
- poetic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Langston HughesVOCALS VOCALS, LYRICS BY, COMPOSED BY VOCALS, READ BY
- Al WilliamsPIANO
- Charles MingusARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR, BASS BASS
- Henry "Red" AllenTRUMPET
- Horace ParlanPIANO PIANO, LEADER
- Jimmy KnepperTROMBONE
- Kenny DennisDRUMS
- Leonard FeatherARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR, COMPOSED BY
- Milt HintonBASS
- Osie JohnsonDRUMS
- Sam TaylorTENOR SAXOPHONE, CLARINET
- Shafi HadiTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Vic DickensonTROMBONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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