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Tracks
CD 1
- October In The Railroad Earth
- Deadbelly
- Charlie Parker
- The Sounds Of The Universe Coming In My Window
- One Mother
- Goofing At The Table
- Bowery Blues
- Abraham
- Dave Brubeck
- I Had A Slouch Hat Too One Time
- The Wheel Of Quivering Meat Conception
- McDougal Street Blues
- The Moon Her Majesty
- I'd Rather Be Thin Than Famous
- Readings From "On The Road" And "Visions Of Cody" (from The Steve Allen Show - NBC Broadcast, Nov. 16, 1959)
CD 2
- American Haikus
- Hard Hearted Old Farmer
- The Last Hotel / Some Of Dharma
- Poems From The Unpublished
- Book Of Blues - (unedited version)
- Old Western Movies - (bonus track)
- Conclusion Of The Railroad Earth (outtakes from Blues And Haikus session)
CD 3
- Beat Generations Poems Fragments Medley: San Francisco / Street Scene / Money Honey / Westinghouse Elevators / Old Age / Praised Be Man / The Sad Turtle
- Lucien Midnight: The Sounds Of The Universe In My Window Parts 1 And 2
- Fantasy: The Early History Of Bop
- Excerpts From "The Subterraneans"
- Visions Of Neal: Neal And The 3 Stooges, Part 1
- Visions Of Neal: Neal And The 3 Stooges, Part 2 - (bonus track)
The bonus tracks indicated were not included on the original triple LP release.
Musicians
This information is incomplete. It will be updated.
- Jack Kerouac - voice
- Al Cohn - saxophone
- Zoot Sims - saxophone
- Steve Allen - piano, voice
Credits
This information is incomplete. It will be updated.
- Liner notes - Tom Waits, Jerry Garcia, Ray Manzarek
Notes
The 40 page booklet of testimonials, rare photos and an extensive bibliography includes liner notes by Tom Waits, Jerry Garcia and Ray Manzarek.
Reissues
The CD box was released in 1995.
Related releases
The material in this box set is primarily taken from three LPs of poetry and jazz;
- Poetry For The Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac, 1959
- Blues and Haikus, Jack Kerouac, 1959
- Readings By Jack Kerouac On The Beat Generation, 1960
Previously unreleased material includes;
- "Is There A Beat Generation?" forum sponsored by Brandeis University at Hunter College Playhouse, 11-6-58
- a performance from The Steve Allen Show NBC Broadcast, Nov. 16, 1959
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