Poetry for the Beat Generation | ||||
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Studio album (spoken word)by | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1958 | |||
Genre | Jazz, spoken word | |||
Length | 40:08 | |||
Label | Hanover Signature Record Corp LP #5000 | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Poetry for the Beat Generation is the debut album of American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac and was originally released in 1959. Initial performances of these poems were poorly received by an audience at the Village Vangard in 1957. However, Kerouac was so impressed with how the poems sounded when accompanied by Steve Allen's piano that it became the first record Kerouac committed to audio. [2]
Kerouac is accompanied by Steve Allen on the piano. All songs were written by Kerouac. The album is included in the CD box set The Jack Kerouac Collection, and has been issued separately on vinyl and CD a number of times. [3]
(Taken from the Steve Allen Plymouth Show, NBC Broadcast, Monday 10:00pm, 16 November 1959 Eastern time) [4]