Kerouac on Record: A Literary Soundtrack

ISBN-13: 9781501323348 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 480 str.

Simon Warner; Jim Sampas

Opis

A survey of the recordings of Jack Kerouac, the album homages paid to the writer and the soundtracks which have accompanied his filmed novels.

Recenzje

In Kerouac on Record: A Literary Soundtrack, Simon Warner and Jim Sampas have put together a wide-ranging collection of essays and interviews exploring the relationship between Kerouac and music . It is thoroughly deserving of a place on any Beat bookshelf. Beatdom

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AcknowledgementsPermissionsForewordIntroduction Simon Warner1. Jack Kerouac's Jazz Scene Jim Burns2. 2nd Chorus: Blues: Jack Kerouac Larry Beckett3. Duet for Saxophone and Pen: Lee Konitz and the Direct Influence of Jazz on the Development of Jack Kerouac's 'Spontaneous Prose' Style Marian JagoInterview 1: Lee Konitz Marian Jago4. Jack Kerouac Goes Vinyl: A Sonic Journey into Kerouac's Three LPs: Poetry for the Beat Generation; Blues and Haikus; and Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation Jonah Raskin5. Art Music: Listening to Kerouac's 'Mexico City Blues' A. Robert LeeInterview 2: David Amram Pat Thomas6. Beat Refrains: Music, Milieu and Identity in Jack Kerouac's The Subterraneans, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Adaptation Michael Prince7. Bob Dylan's Beat Visions (Sonic Poetry) Michael Goldberg8. Carrying a Torch for Ti Jean Paul MarionInterview 3: Richard Meltzer Michael Goldberg9. The Grateful Dead: Jack Manifested as Music Brian Hassett10. Driver Mark Bliesener11. Jim Morrison/Angel of Fire Jay Jeff Jones12. Light is Faster than Sound: Texans, the Beats and the San Francisco Counterculture Holly George-Warren13. Hit the Road, Jack: Van Morrison and On the Road Peter Mills14. Detecting Jack Kerouac and Joni Mitchell: A Literary/Legal (Not Musicological) Investigation into the Search for Influence Nancy Grace15. Kerouac and Country Music Matt Theado16. 'Straight from the Mind to the Voice': Spectral Persistence in Jack Kerouac and Tom Waits Douglas FieldInterview 4: Barney Hoskyns Simon Warner17. From Beat Bop Prosody to Punk Rock Poetry: Patti Smith and Jack Kerouac; Literature, Lineage, Legacy Ronna JohnsonPoems: Marc ZegansInterview 6: Allen Ginsberg Pat Thomas18. Tramps Like Them: Jack and Bruce and the Myth of the American Road Simon MorrisonInterview 5: Graham Parker Pat Thomas19. Punk and New Wave James SullivanInterview 7: Jim DeRogatis on Lester Bangs James Sullivan20. The Tribute Recordings Jim Sampas and Simon WarnerAppendix I: Jack Kerouac BiographyAppendix II: Jack Kerouac Discography Dave MooreAppendix III: Tribute DiscographyAppendix IV: Kerouac/Cassady Song List Dave Moore/Horst SpandlerNotes on ContributorsIndex

O autorze

Simon Warner is a journalist, lecturer and broadcaster who teaches Popular Music Studies at the University of Leeds in the UK. He has, over a number of years, written live reviews and counterculture obituaries for The Guardian and The Independent, and has a particular interest in the relationship between the Beat Generation writers--Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and others--and rock culture. His previous books include Rockspeak: The Language of Rock and Pop (1996) and Howl for Now: A Celebration of Allen Ginsberg's epic protest poem (2005). Jim Sampas is a music and film producer. His musical works often focuses on major cultural figures such Jack Kerouac (who is his Uncle), The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, The Smiths, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones. He has persuaded a galaxy of stars to partake of a unique aesthetic marriage, as vintage works are resurrected in contemporary arrangements in projects covered by such major news outlets as People Magazine, NPR, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and many others.