Length 74:38 Release date 14 September 1999 Label Ryko Records | Artist Jack Kerouac Producer Lee Ranaldo Genres Jazz, Spoken word | |
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Released September 14, 1999 (1999-09-14) Jazz albums Orphans: Brawlers - Bawlers, Foreign Affairs, One from the Heart, Heartattack and Vine, Lost in the Stars: The Music of | ||
On the road soundtrack 2012 jack kerouac reads on the road home i ll never be
Jack Kerouac Reads On the Road is a compilation album by American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac. The centrepiece of the record is a 28-minute recitation by Kerouac from his book On the Road that was recorded on an acetate disc in the 1950s but thought lost for decades, and had only recently been rediscovered at the time of release. Other tracks feature Kerouac singing renditions of Jazz hits from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s alongside songs and poems of his own composition.
Contents
- On the road soundtrack 2012 jack kerouac reads on the road home i ll never be
- Jack kerouac reads on the road jack kerouac on the road soundtrack
- Critical reception
- Songs
- References
The album closes with a cover of Kerouac's track "On the Road" (itself included earlier on the disc) performed by Tom Waits with Primus. Video footage of the recording of this track can be seen on the Primus release Videoplasty, and the track itself was later included on the Tom Waits collection Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards.
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Critical reception
Richie Unterberger, in his review for Allmusic, describes the album as "a worthy collection of Jack Kerouac's narratives and poetry", noting that it is particularly enjoyable to hear Kerouac recite his work "since his prose had much of a jazz rhythm, and since he was an engaging reader/performer himself." Unterberger goes on to say that Kerouac's singing is "unexpected, and amusing if not brilliant".
Songs
1Ain't We Got Fun2:34
2Jazz of the Beat Generation28:46
3On the Road2:18