JACK KEROUAC – Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation (1960-1990) MONO | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation was the culmination of the author's short-lived recording career, a solo performance that transcends poetry and music -- it's literally spoken jazz, the artist improvising freely on the printed text of his own work in front of him. Produced by Bill Randle, it was Kerouac's most musical performance, despite the fact that the recording contained only his voice and no accompaniment, using his voice and language the way a saxophonist might improvise on a particular melodic line or riff. He's spellbinding throughout, intense, focused, and even subtly changing voices with the work itself. [Reissued in Rhino's Jack Kerouac Collection with a bonus track consisting of an excerpt from a 1958 forum on the existence of the "Beat Generation," held at Hunter College in New York.] Bruce Eder
Tracklist :
1 San Francisco Scene (The Beat Generation) 3:09
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2 San Francisco Blues 3:02
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3 Lucien Midnight: The Sound of the Universe in My Window 4:22

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4 History of Bop 10:53

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5 The Subterraneans 3:07

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6 Visions of Neal: Neal and the Three Stooges 16:59

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Credits:

Liner Notes – Allen Ginsberg, Randy Hutton

Photography By – Allen Ginsberg

Voice, Written-By – Jack Kerouac

Recorded probably 1958 or early 1959.

Readings by Jack Kerouac on The Beat Generation originally released on LP (Verve LP #15005, January 1960).

Allen Ginsberg's original liner notes are reproduced on fifteen illustrated postcards.

Nominated for the 1999 Grammy award for Best recording package.