The Baby and the Bathwater is a bold and damning indictment of war, the Bush administration, crony capitalism, racism and injustice. Inspiring lyrics are blended with incantatory melodies old and new in a rousing mixture of musical voices and styling's that includes three remarkable spoken-word pieces (backed by members of the Seattle-based jazz sextet Reptet) and an invocation in Spanish. The Baby and the Bathwater eloquently fills the void that exists in modern-day protest song.

What People Are Saying:

"Jefferson Parson's a rebel...who echoes Country Joe & the Fish, the Dead, the live and loopy side of David Bromberg, Jim Kweskin...and David Rovics. His themes...are timely and unambiguous: the crimes of the Bush administration and the spineless Democrats...The tone of 'The Baby & the Bathwater is pleasantly loose, folky in the most working class sense...There are few musicians any more who constantly take it all the way to the wall." --Mark S. Tucker, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange

"Jefferson is a master wordsmith and rhyme schemer who sings it like it is."--Darryl Cherney, Earth First bard and organizer

"We highly recommend this CD." --Truth & Justice Radio (90.3), Boston

"Katrina, Katrina is such an intensely honest expression that it sticks at the soul level; 'Baby & the Bathwater' is stunning, outrageous and somehow manages a sound and words as powerful as the acts it describes." --Karen Robinson, Courtland, NY