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LABEL:Real Gone Music
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 1/13/2023
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1959
VARIANT:100th Birthday, Tobacco Tan Vinyl LP

Just like its predecessor, Poetry for the Beat Generation, legendary beatnik writer Jack Kerouacs second album, Blues and Haikus, teamed him with producer Bob Thiele and came out on Thieles Hanover label in 1959. But this time around, instead of the debuts inspired amateur jazz piano flourishes from Steve Allen, Kerouac insisted on bona fide jazz musicians to accompany his stream-of-consciousness prose. And boy, did he get thembig-time post-bop saxophonists Al Cohn and Zoot Sims made their bones in Woody Hermans band, and here they provide effective counterpoint commentary to Kerouacs readings. As for those who approach this release from a more literary angle, Blues and Haikus reflects Kerouacs interest in Eastern religion and meditative practices as expressed in his novel The Dharma Bums as opposed to the more On the Road-like exultations of Poetry for the Beat Generation. But whatever your interest, boppish or bookish, Blues and Haikus is an essential document from one of our most iconic American authors, and, after listening to this album, one thing is for sure: no one is having a better time at this recording session than Kerouac himself! On the occasion of Kerouacs 100th birthday year, our release of this cult classic record comes in tobacco tan vinyl!