Hairy Jazz

by Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein & the Red Onions

Overview

The multi-talented writer/cartoonist/singer Shel Silverstein's most durable legacy has been his work as a children's book author, but beginning in the late '50s, he released a variety of albums, dabbling in multiple genres (jazz, folk, country, rock) and penning many memorable tunes. This 1959 debut features trad jazz quartet the Red Onions, who frequently played in humorist Jean Shepherd's variety nightclub act, backing Silverstein's singing and poetry. Silverstein's vocal style was still developing at this early stage, and he strikes a curious pose halfway between a beat poet and a drunken Bessie Smith tribute act. Still, his vocals are surprisingly spot-on, and fans of his later work will love this passionate, outre outing through double entendre blues numbers such as "Broken Down Mama," "Go Back Where You Got It Last Night," and "Kitchen Man."

Product Details

Release Date:	04/08/2008
Label:	Water Music Records
UPC:	0646315721423
Rank:	101333

Tracks

1. I'm Satisfied with My Girl
2. Go Back Where You Got It Last Night
3. Broken Down Mama
4. Somebody Else, Not Me
5. Good Whiskey
6. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
7. Who Walks In
8. Kitchen Man
9. Sister Kate
10. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
11. Pass Me By
12. Ragged But Right

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shel Silverstein & the Red Onions   Primary Artist
Shel Silverstein   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Peter DeRose   Composer
Armand Piron   Composer
Shel Silverstein   Composer
Traditional   Composer