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Kenneth Patchen - The Journal of Albion Moonlight [CD]

Kenneth Patchen - The Journal of Albion Moonlight [CD]

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Poet/novelist Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972) was a figure in New York City's Greenwich Village literary scene, which Folkways Records' founder Moses Asch documented. A jazz lover, Patchen often read poetry to jazz accompaniment, and he also collaborated with John Cage and Charles Mingus. In the '50s and '60s Folkways released three albums of the author reading his poems, but this one is something different. Released in 1972 as a memorial to Patchen, it features recordings of the author reading excerpts from one of his novels, The Journal of Albion Moonlight. He wrote the book in 1941, capturing in a surrealistic way an observer's reaction to the horror of World War II as it enveloped Europe in the summer of 1940. Patchen was a staunch pacifist, a distinctly minority position during World War II, but he won the admiration of San Francisco beat poets such as Allen Ginsberg, who cited him as an influence. The liner notes include a message from Patchen's widow, Miriam, as well as reproductions of various artifacts from the author's career.

Tracklist:

  1. P. 1-2 May 2
  2. P. 11 May 18
  3. P. 11-12 May 19
  4. P. 13 June 5
  5. P. 14-15 June 6
  6. P. 15-16 June 7
  7. P. 17 June 14
  8. P. 17 June 15
  9. P. 22-26, 32-33 June 19
  10. P. 53 June 27
  11. P. 90-91 July 5
  12. P. 134-135 July 6
  13. P. 135-136 July 16
  14. P. 143 July 17
  15. P. 167-171 June 30
  16. P. 203-204 July 30
  17. P. 213-215 Aug. 7
  18. P. 298-300
  19. 312-313 Aug. 27

UPC: 093070971622
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 5.30.12
Format: CD

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