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Jack Kerouac ??/??/1959

SHOWID 178951

Set I

1. Ain't We Got Fun
2. On The Road (Jazz of the Beat Generation)
3. On The Road
4. Come Rain or Shine
5. Orizaba 210 Blues
6. When a Woman Loves a Man
7. Leavin' Town
8. Washington D.C. Blues
9. On The Road*


*Performed by Tom Waits with Primus

Set II

 

Set III

 

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Kerouac's home recordings backed by his musician friends

Collectors With This Show

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Jordan Jacobs (5/3) CD / 1 View  
Notes: Jazz of the Beat Generation -Rare Recordings of Kerouac Reading With Musical Accompaniment
Alan (Slydell) (5/5) Audio / 1 View   Unknown
Scott (5/4.4) CDR / 1 View  
Mike M (5/5) / 1 A+ A+ View  
Notes: Rare Recordings of Kerouac Reading With Musical Accompaniment! Very Very Good! thx Kevin
Literary Recording Archive (5/5) CD-R / 1 A+ View  
Notes: 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.]
Swayze (5/5) / 1 A A View  
David (4/5) cdr / 1 A View  
Adam S (4/5) cd-r / 1 View  
Bob Patek (4/4.8) CDR / 1 View  
John K (4/5) CDR / 1 View  
Steph (4/4.8) CDR / 1 View  
Crazytigerrabbitman (3/4.8) CDR / 1 View  
Charlie (1/5) cdr / 2 View  
Notes: lecture/music
fleaibe (1/5) CDR / 1 A+ View  
Notes: Thanks Big Mick.. Rare Recordings of Kerouac Reading With Musical Accompaniment! Very Very Good!
Greg (1/5) Audio CDR / 1 A View  
Notes: A rare copy of Kerouac's home recordings backed by his musician friends. Includes readings and songs performed by Kerouac. The last track is Tom Waits, backed by Primus, doing the Kerouac song "On The Road". Interesting to compare this to Kerouac's own version, also on this disc. Some crackles suggest an original LP source, but nice and clear, especially for a home recording in the 1950's! Very interesting stuff. Thanks Mike
Eric (0/0) shn / 1 View