Maroon by Ken Nordine

Maroon is a word jazz track by Ken Nordine. The track was part of the 1966 album Colors: A Sensuous Listening Experience. Ken Nordine was an American voice-over and recording artist, and the creator of word jazz: an art form that involves spoken word narration over cool jazz.

Ken Nordine

Ken Nordine (1920 - 2019) was an American voice-over and recording and the voice behind dozens of commercials and movie trailers, including this legendary Levi’s ad. One critic wrote that:

You may not know Ken Nordine by name or face, but you'll almost certainly recognize his voice

Word Jazz

Nordine is best known for word jazz: a fusion of jazz and storytelling, the title of popular albums from the fifties and the name of his radio show.

In 1966 the Fuller Paint company came up with an idea to do a radio commercial series: short little spoken word pieces that pay homage to different colors. The spots were on air for severtal weeks; however, at the end of the campaign, listeners began calling radio stations to request they be rebroadcast.

Nordine decided to record an entire lp with short spoken word pieces that pay homage to different colors, complemented by the  smooth jazz of his musical director Dick Campbell. The lp was entiteld Colors: A Sensuous Listening Experience. Listen to the track about the color Maroon.

Think of the times
The number of times
That you can make rhymes with that friend
Maroon

Source: 45 ruminations per megabyte, Dangerous Minds, Sputnik Music, Wikipedia