Credits

Langston Hughes: Poetry
Charles Mingus: Bass, Conductor, Arranger
Horace Parlan: Leader, Piano
Jimmy Knepper: Trombone
Leonard Feather: Conductor, Liner Notes, Arranger
Osie Johnson: Drums
Vic Dickenson: Trombone
Henry "Red" Allen: Trumpet
Sam "The Man" Taylor: Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Milt Hinton: Bass
Tom "Curly" Ruff: Digital Remastering
Phil Schaap: Research
Seth Rothstein: Reissue Preparation
Al Williams: Piano
Kenny Dennis: Drums
Roy de Carava: Photography
Althea Logila: Design
Shafi Hadi: Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone