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Poetry & Jazz (Jazz Canto) – The Poems Of Walt Whitman, Lanston Hughes, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Lipton, Dylan Thomas, Lawrence Ferlinghetti & William Carlos Williams
Various
- Artist
- Various
- Label
- World Pacific Records
- Catalog number
- WP-1409
- Format
- LP · Album · Mono
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1961
- Genre
- Jazz
What’s on it
Poetry & Jazz (Jazz Canto) – The Poems Of Walt Whitman, Lanston Hughes, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Lipton, Dylan Thomas, Lawrence Ferlinghetti & William Carlos Williams has 9 tracks, about 33:59 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
A1Poets To Come
- Lyrics By
- Walt Whitman
- Music By
- Fred Katz
- Voice
- John Carradine
A2Tract
- Lyrics By
- William Carlos Williams
- Music By
- Ralph Peña
- Voice
- Hoagy Carmichael
A3In My Craft Or Sullen Art
- Lyrics By
- Dylan Thomas
- Music By
- Fred Katz
- Voice
- Ben Wright (6)
A4Night Song For The Sleepless
- Lyrics By
- Lawrence Lipton
- Music By
- Buddy Collette
- Voice
- John Carradine
A5Lament
- Lyrics By
- Dylan Thomas
- Music By
- Jack Montrose
- Voice
- Ben Wright (6)
B1Dog
- Lyrics By
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- Voice, Music By
- Bob Dorough
B2Young Sycamore
- Lyrics By
- William Carlos Williams
- Music By
- Robert Hardaway
- Voice
- Hoagy Carmichael
B3aDaybreak In Alabama
- Lyrics By
- Langston Hughes
- Voice, Music By
- Bob Dorough
B4Big High Song For Somebody
- Lyrics By
- Philip Whalen
- Music By
- Gerry Mulligan
- Voice
- Roy Glenn
Where to find one
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Where it came from
Released in 1961 on World Pacific Records, this album represents a pivotal moment in the intersection of the Beat Generation and West Coast jazz. It grew out of the 'Jazz Canto' movement, which sought to revive the ancient tradition of spoken word performances set to rhythmic musical accompaniment. By pairing the verses of seminal figures like Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, and Dylan Thomas with experimental jazz arrangements, the producers aimed to capture the improvisational spirit of the era's counterculture.
The album was designed to bridge the gap between academic poetry and the smoky, spontaneous atmosphere of beatnik clubs. Under the influence of the West Coast jazz scene, the musical compositions were crafted to provide a sympathetic, atmospheric backdrop rather than merely accompanying the readers. While the project received a mixed critical reception—with some purists finding the fusion jarring—it remains a significant artifact documenting the intellectual and artistic ambitions of the late 1950s and early 1960s literary underground.
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