Bittersweet poems of protest and joy by that fine African American poet Langston Hughes read to a surging cadence of jazz composed in part by Leonard Feather and in part by Charles Mingus and
played by the Horace Parlan Trio and an All-Star Sextet. A remarkable performance, now available in
its entirety after a long abscence from the catalogue.
All compositions by Charles Mingus
Personnel
Langston Hughes – poetry
Shafi Hadi – tenor sax
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Horace Parlan – piano, leader
Charles Mingus – bass
Kenny Dennis – drums
Information
Date and location
March 18, 1958, New York City
Total time
Original issue (year)
Producer
Leonard Feather
Engineer
Val Valentin
Liner notes
Leonard Feather
Comments
Tracks 1-7 are arranged and conducted by Leonard Feather and played by an All-Star Sextet (Red Allen, Vic
Dickenson, Sam “The Man” Taylor, Al Williams, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson).
Arvin sends us his 128-kbps version of this album.
