"The Weary Blues", Langston Hughes / Charles Mingus. 2 of 8

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Uploaded by on Jan 26, 2008

Washington Musica Viva presents an adaptation of "The Weary Blues," the 1958 collaboration between Langston Hughes and Charles Mingus. Poetry by Langston Hughes, original music by Charles Mingus and new music by Charles Gerard.

Holly Bass, reader; Pepe González, bass; John Kamman, guitar; Chris Royal, trumpet; Carl Banner, piano; Charley Gerard, alto saxophone; and Harold Summey, drums.

Performed in the Langston Room at Busboys and Poets in Washington DC on Wed Jan 23rd, 20008.

This segment contains:
4. Commercial Theatre (Gerard)
5. Ballad of the Fortune Teller (Gerard)
6. Too Blue (Gerard)
7. Six-Bit Blues (Gerard, based on Junior Parker's "Mystery Train")

www.dcmusicaviva.org
www.busboysandpoets.com

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  • Good stuff also the phrasing kind of blows compared to Mingus.

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