Title: Hairy Jazz Artist: Shel Silverstein & the Red Onions Label: Water Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 646315721423 Genre: Folk Release Date: 2008-04-08 Number of Discs: 1
Reissue of his 1959 debut featuring jazz quartet the Red Onions (who frequently played in humorist Jean Shepard's variety nightclub act) backing Silverstein's Beat-esque poetry. The multi-talented writer/cartoonist/singer Shel Silverstein's most durable legacy has been his work as a children's book author, but between 1959 and 1980, he released a variety of albums, dabbling in multiple genres: Jazz, Folk, Country, Rock, and penning several memorable tunes. The poetry, while not a joke, is not overly serious, either, in the spirit of Silverstein's other endeavors.
Tracks: 1.1 I'm Satisfied with My Girl 1.2 Somebody Else Not Me 1.3 Go Back Where You Got It Last Night 1.4 Broken Down Mama 1.5 Good Whiskey 1.6 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 1.7 Who Walks in 1.8 Kitchen Man 1.9 Sister Kate 1.10 Good Man Hard to Find 1.11 Pass Me By Just Like You Never Knowed Me 1.12 I'm Ragged But I'm Right
