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The Jack Kerouac Collection [BOX SET]

Jack Kerouac
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 12, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: June 26, 1990
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
  • Label: Rhino / Wea
  • ASIN: B0000032RQ
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,530 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. October In The Railroad Earth - Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
2. Deadbelly - Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
3. Charlie Parker - Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
4. The Sounds Of The Universe Coming In My Window - Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
5. One Mother - Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
6. Goofing At The Table - Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen
See all 15 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. The Last Hotel & Some Of The Dharma - Jack Kerouac
2. Conclusion Of The Railroad Earth - Jack Kerouac
3. American Haikus - Al Cohn, Jack Kerouac, Zoot Sims, Zoot Sims
4. Hard Hearted Old Farmer - Al Cohn, Jack Kerouac, Zoot Sims, Zoot Sims
5. Last Hotel/Some of Dharma - Al Cohn, Jack Kerouac, Zoot Sims, Zoot Sims
6. Poems From the Unpublished "Book of Blues" - Al Cohn, Jack Kerouac, Zoot Sims, Zoot Sims
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Disc: 3
1. Beat Generation - Jack Kerouac
2. Poems (Fragments): San Francisco/Street Scene/Money Honey/Westinghouse - Jack Kerouac
3. Lucien Midnight: The Sounds of the Universe in My Window (Pt. 1) - Jack Kerouac
4. Lucien Midnight: The Sounds of the Universe in My Window (Pt. 2) - Jack Kerouac
5. Fantasy: The Early History of Bop - Jack Kerouac
6. Subterraneans [Excerpts] - Jack Kerouac
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Editorial Reviews

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As a reader and performer of his own words, Kerouac wasn't as potent as his beat-generation pals. He lacked the greasy charisma of Allen Ginsberg or the razor squawk of William Burroughs. But what Kerouac did have was real joy, a certain innocence (despite his wild experiences), and an Everyman's charm. This last quality infects these historic recordings, making Kerouac's freethinking, beautiful words and images jump out of the past with as much potency as when he laid them down in the late 1950s. The Collection gathers Kerouac's three albums (which feature the author riffing alongside jazzmen Steve Allen, Zoot Sims, and Al Cohn) and a brace of bonus tracks. The performances are coupled with expansive liner notes, photos, and commentary. This set is required beat listening. --Michael Ruby

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5.0 out of 5 stars I damn near want to cry when . . ., March 21, 2000
This set takes me back so far in time, I can hardly consume the oxygen required to revive myself. I bought a copy of this at Cyrano's Book Store in Anchorage, Alaska on tape. I parted with it over the years but it was a mistake.

I re-purchased it the other day, once more; but this time on the crisp delivery of CD. Kerouac's voice to me, is what I imagine the voice of God to sound like. If they would've made track 15 from the first disk available to listen to, you'd buy it too, without hesitation. Hearing Jack read the last paragraphs from On The Road, makes one realize that it stands to be one of the greatest passages ever written in Literature (of any genre).

Jack Kerouac, with voice intact becomes reverent, gracious and invisible all at once. You'll read and hear him say how in his life, he was hated by most he met, even the musicians who play on the disk. Do we have to alienate ourselves so much to really 'see'? I'm just thankful that it took place and was released. I couldn't find a better way to live on.

Hoka hey, Jack.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Melts your mind into the beat mind-set., January 14, 2003
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If you are familiar with everything Jack Kerouac ever wrote, then this set is a great memory jogger. If you are new to his work it is a superb introduction. Or perhaps you've tried to read him but never got into his "flow of consciousness" style. Then, these recordings teach you how to hear him in your mind- as one long, sweet jazz riff. Just close your eyes and let him transport you to better times and better places. Of course, Kerouac's America is still out there, here and there, in forgotten corners, in special places and special people.

Kerouac was the soul of his age. Who else but Jack could go from commenting on Dostoeveky one minute, then switch to the Three Stooges without missing a beat? Or just as easily go from Sanskrit to scat. And it works. That is because a great soul can encompass entire worlds without contradiction....
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars joy & sorrow, February 12, 2004
The first album in this box set, which contains 15 tracks of Kerouac reciting prose while Steve Allen plays beautiful jazz piano, is dazzling. There is something magical and heartbreaking about the record.. Listening to it makes you feel as if you're sitting next to Jack himself at a bar, drinking, as he tells you these stories and talks to you. For any fan of Kerouac's writing, this album is a must. Once you've heard this, you will read his books knowing the sweet voice that is talking emphatically.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Major Brownie Points
Bought this set for my husband. To see his face light up was priceless. He loves it!!
Published 16 months ago by Veronica Sanchez Garcia

5.0 out of 5 stars Had the Universe in his Hand.
I can't express enough how spell binding this experience was for me. I am a poet and listening to this was pure ecstasy. Read more
Published on June 30, 2007 by Cool Cat

5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Voice Searches for and Finds Itself
A friend gave me this great CD collection and photo book for Christmas 2000 a month after we met. I listened to it sparingly then, but lately when I have trouble sleeping, I put... Read more
Published on December 19, 2006 by Lawrence D. Zeilinger

5.0 out of 5 stars Jack the Great
Jack Kerouac is not my favorite "Beat" writer...that goes to Lawrence Ferlinghetti...but Jack has a style that many have tried and have successfully failed to imitate. Read more
Published on August 30, 2006 by John P. Morgan

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the greatest treat of the beatnik era.
From the first sound of the piano on "October in the Railroad Earth", you will know then that your money was well spent on this set. Read more
Published on September 8, 2005 by Justin Allen

5.0 out of 5 stars Jack's voice
Jack Kerouac is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, and I beleive he also has one of the best voices. Read more
Published on January 16, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Melts your mind into the beat mind-set....
If you've read everything Kerouac ever published, then this collection is a marvelous review and memory jogger. Read more
Published on January 9, 2003 by OAKSHAMAN

4.0 out of 5 stars jack and jazz complete
much of what jack wrote was written with the idea of jazz flowwing through his words. in this collection we have not only some fine 50's jazz but jack's own voice doing the... Read more
Published on October 27, 2002 by ron sterzinger

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the Books
I'm a Kerouac fan so am a bit biased, but of course, due to his "unedited" style he wrote lots of bad stuff and much of his work is difficult to read. Read more
Published on June 17, 2002 by Cape Codder

5.0 out of 5 stars I HEAR YA ,JACK
Late night, early day, any day, listening...Thank God this treasure made it thru...You will be most wonderfully absorbed in this, Jack's greatness!
Published on July 25, 2001 by Ame

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