Langston Hughes Charles Mingus Weary Blues

Poetry by Langston Hughes Accompanied by Charles Mingus and Leonard Feather Historic 1958 recording of the collaboration of Langston Hughes with Charlie Mingus. By then a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes reads his poetry to the jazzy beat of Mingus music. The result could be considered a landmark in the history of African American culture integrating two forms of expression that transpire the same mood.