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Weary Blues (album)

Weary Blues is an album by the American poet Langston Hughes, who recites several of his poems over jazz accompaniment composed and arranged by Leonard Feather and Charles Mingus. The album was recorded on March 17 & 18, 1958 in New York and was released on the MGM label in 1959. It was later reissued on Verve Records.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael Katz called it "interesting, but not essential". ==Track listing==
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==
Personnel
Langston Hughes - narrator (all songs) ::Track 1: • Leonard Feather - arranger • Red Allen - trumpetVic Dickenson - tromboneSam "The Man" Taylor - tenor saxophone, clarinetAl Williams - pianoMilt Hinton - bass • Osie Johnson - drums ::Tracks 2 and 3: • Charles Mingus - bass, arrangerJimmy Knepper - tromboneShafi Hadi - tenor saxophoneHorace Parlan - piano • Kenny Dennis - drums ==References==
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