| Identifier | 5438954 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | Wav |
| Media Count | 1 |
| J-Card Comment | This is arguably the best-known recording to feature any beat-era poet. Although "Howl" is the centerpiece, the peripheral works -- especially the mantra-like "Footnote to Howl" and "Howl" (Part One)" -- are given empowering presentations that magnify the greatness that's inextricably inherent in both art and artist. Indeed, the genesis of Allen Ginsberg's brilliance as both poet and performer has rarely been equalled. The modern listener remains entranced by his vaudevillian sense of provocation as it couples with an unspoken, yet palpable obsession of a postmodern amphetamine-fuelled Shakespeare. The material is split between the live recitations of "Howl," "Sunflower Sutra," and the opening section from "Kaddish," which had been collectively documented at Ginsberg's "Big Table" readings during the 1959 Shaw Festival in Chicago. The other works consist of studio recordings made in June of 1959 in the Bay Area -- where the poet resided semi-permanently. |
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| Allen Ginsberg 1959-02-05 McMillan Theater, New York, NY | |
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| Set 1 | Howl (for Carl Solomon)
Footnote To Howl Supermarket In California Transcription Of Organ Music America In The Back of The Real Strange New Cottage In Berkeley Europe! Europe! Kaddish, Pt. 1 Sunflower Sutra |
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