''Blues and Haikus'' is the American

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and

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Jack Kerouac Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Of French-Canadian ...

's second album and was released in 1959.

History

On the album, Kerouac's poetry readings are accompanied by

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saxophonists

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and

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

. The album is included in the CD

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''The Jack Kerouac Collection''. It has been released separately on vinyl and CD a number of times.

Track listing

Side One

#"American Haikus" – 10:01 #"Hard Hearted Old Farmer" – 2:13 #"The Last Hotel/Some of the Dharma" – 3:49

Side Two

#"Poems from the Unpublished ''Book of Blues''" – 14:05

Bonus Tracks on 1990 CD issue

( Outtakes from the ''Blues and Haikus'' recording sessions) #"Old Western Movies" - 6:42 #"Conclusion of the Railroad Earth" - 10:05

References

1959 albums Jack Kerouac albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele Hanover Records albums {{1950s-album-stub