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Big Miller
Did You Ever Hear The Blues?
Album US 1959 on United Artists Records label
Jazz and Blues (Swing)
Also released in Mono on UAL 3047 Recorded in New York City, May, 1959. Big Miller's choice of 11 deep blues by Langston Hughes. Hughes is better known as a novelist and poet. Clarence Horatio Miller
Musicians
 | Big Miller voc, US vocals, album by |
 | Phil Woods as, 1931-2015 US alto saxophone |
 | Budd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US arranged by, conductor, conductor |
 | Al Cohn ts, 1925-1988 US baritone saxophone |
 | Chet Amsterdam b, US bass, directed by, assistant, producer, assistant |
 | Elvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US drums |
 | Gus Johnson dr, 1913-2000 US drums |
 | Jo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US drums |
 | Billy Bauer g, 1915-2005 US guitar |
 | Chuck Wayne g, 1923-1997 US guitar |
 | Everett Barksdale g, 1910-1986 US guitar |
 | Garry Galbraith guitar |
 | Kenny Burrell g, *1931 US guitar |
 | Turk Van Lake g, 1918-2002 US guitar |
 | Jimmy Jones p, 1918-1982 piano, arranged by, associate arranger |
 | Langston Hughes voc, 1902-1967 US sleeve notes, lyrics by, written by |
 | Zoot Sims ts, 1925-1985 US tenor saxophone |
 | Jimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US trombone |
 | Vic Dickenson tb, 1906-1984 US trombone |
| Pat Brooks trumpet |
Producers
| Bacon-Braren-Lewine design, cover |
| Ray Hall engineer |
| Melvin Sokolsky photography by |
| Jack Lewis producer, directed by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five O'Clock Blues | Big Miller | David Martin, Langston Hughes | 1:58 |
| 2 | Lament | Big Miller | Langston Hughes, Sammy Heyward | 3:44 |
| 3 | Did You Ever Hear The Blues? | Big Miller | David Martin, Langston Hughes | 2:45 |
| 4 | Tired As I Can Be | Big Miller | Langston Hughes, Sammy Heyward | 2:43 |
| 5 | Good Old Guy | Big Miller | David Martin, Langston Hughes | 4:13 |
| 6 | Mr. Blues' Child | Big Miller | David Martin, Langston Hughes | 2:50 |
| 7 | Red Sun Blues | Big Miller | Albert Hague, Langston Hughes | 4:58 |
| 8 | Mojo Blues | Big Miller | Langston Hughes, Sammy Heyward | 2:21 |
| 9 | Cool Saturday Night | Big Miller | David Martin, Langston Hughes | 3:05 |
| 10 | Got To Live | Big Miller | Langston Hughes, Sammy Heyward | 2:53 |
| 11 | Wee Small Hours | Big Miller | David Martin, Langston Hughes | 3:34 |
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