Blues and Haikus
# Blues and Haikus

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Blues and Haikus is the American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac's second album and was released in 1959.

## History

On the album, Kerouac's poetry readings are accompanied by jazz saxophonists Al Cohn and Zoot Sims. The album is included in the CD box set The Jack Kerouac Collection.

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* "Poems from the Unpublished Book of Blues" – 14:05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