The Beat Generation (https://www.discogs.com/release/803655-Various-The-Beat-Generation)

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Tracklist

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1San Francisco Scene (The Beat Generation)
recording of:
San Francisco Scene (on 1959-05-13)
writer:
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac3:09
2The Beat Generation
recording of:
The Beat Generation (in 1959-08)
lyricist and composer:
Rod McKuen
Bob McFadden & Dor2:03
3Footloose in Greenwich Village
[unknown]12:32
4Blues Montage
clarinet and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Sam "The Man" Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1958-03-17)
double bass [bass]:
Milt Hinton (on 1958-03-17)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Osie Johnson (on 1958-03-17)
piano:
Al Williams (piano) (on 1958-03-17)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1958-03-17)
trumpet:
Red Allen (jazz musician) (on 1958-03-17)
recording of:
Blues Montage (on 1958-03-17)
writer:
Leonard Feather and Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes with Leonard Feather3:13
5Manhattan Fable
recording of:
A Manhattan Fable (in 1954-12)
writer:
Babs Gonzales
Babs Gonzales2:37
6Reaching Into In
double bass [bass]:
Emmett Frazier
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bob Frazier
piano and vibraphone [vibes]:
Richard Campbell (jazz musician)
woodwind [woodwinds]:
Ken Soderbloom
performer:
Richard Campbell & The Northern Jazz Quartet
recording of:
Reaching Into In
writer:
Dick Campbell and Ken Nordine
Ken Nordine1:53
7Parker's Mood
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (in 1953-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kenny Clarke (in 1953-12)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (in 1953-12)
vocals:
King Pleasure (in 1953-12)
recording of:
Parker’s Mood (King Pleasure vocal) (in 1953-12)
lyricist:
King Pleasure
writer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
King Pleasure2:57
8Route 66 Theme
recording of:
Theme From “Route 66”
composer:
Nelson Riddle
part of:
Route 66 (American TV series 1960–1964)
Nelson Riddle2:07
9Diamonds on My Windshield
sound engineer and producer:
Dayton “Bones” Howe
assistant engineer:
Geoff Howe
double bass:
Jim Hughart (in 1974)
drums (drum set):
Bill Goodwin (jazz drummer, producer) (in 1974)
piano:
Tom Waits (in 1974)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Christlieb (in 1974)
vocals:
Tom Waits (in 1974)
arranger:
Bob Alcivar (music producer, composer, conductor, pianist and keyboardist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1974)
recording of:
Diamonds on My Windshield (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
Tom Waits33:11
10Naked Lunch (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Naked Lunch
writer:
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs6:26
11Bernie's Tune
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Gerry Mulligan
double bass [bass]:
Carson Smith
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Larry Bunker
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist)
recording of:
Bernie’s Tune
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
writer:
Jerry Leiber, Miller (US jazz pianist 1919-1945; wrote 'Bernie's Tune') and Mike Stoller
composer:
Bernie Miller (US jazz pianist 1919-1945; wrote 'Bernie's Tune')
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Lee Konitz with The Gerry Mulligan Quartet3:32
12Like Rumpelstiltskin
double bass [bass]:
Jack Zimmerman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Don Lamond
guitar:
Barry Galbraith
percussion:
Ted Sommers
piano:
Lou Garisto
reeds:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) and Jerome Richardson
trombone:
Chauncey Welsch
trumpet:
Doc Severinson
other vocals [character voices]:
Herb Duncan (voice actor), Joyce Gordon, Phil Kramer and Ann Thomas
spoken vocals [narration]:
Don Morrow
Don Morrow6:19
13Oop-Pop-A-Da
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-08-22) and Howard Johnson (alto saxophone) (on 1947-08-22)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-08-22)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-08-22)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1947-08-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-08-22)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-08-22) and James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-08-22)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (on 1947-08-22) and Bill Shepard (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (on 1947-08-22), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-08-22), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22), Ray Orr (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Milt Jackson (on 1947-08-22)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-08-22) and Kenneth Hagood & The Ensemble (on 1947-08-22)
recording of:
Oop-Pop-A-Da (on 1947-08-22)
composer:
Babs Gonzales
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra3:08
14Basic Hip
Del Close & John Brent1:11
15Christopher Columbus Digs the Jive
John Drew Barrymore3:04
16The Clown
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-03-13)
alto saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1957-03-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1957-03-13)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1957-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist aka. Shafi Hadi) and Curtis Porter (on 1957-03-13)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1957-03-13)
spoken vocals [improvised narration]:
Jean Shepherd (American storyteller, radio and TV personality, writer and actor) (on 1957-03-13)
recording of:
The Clown (on 1957-03-13)
composer:
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus with Jean Shepherd12:11
17The Murder of Two Men by a Young Kid Wearing Lemon Colored Gloves
alto saxophone [alto sax] and bass clarinet:
Frank Leal
baritone saxophone [baritone sax], clarinet and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Modesto Brisenio
bassoon, contrabassoon and double bass [bass]:
Fred Dutton
drums (drum set) [drums] and timpani [tympani]:
Tom Reynolds (jazz drummer)
electric piano, French horn and piano:
Allyn Ferguson
percussion:
Allyn Ferguson and Robert Wilson (jazz trumpeter)
trumpet:
Robert Wilson (jazz trumpeter)
Kenneth Patchen with The Chamber Jazz Sextet1:16
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Credits

Release

art direction:Geoff Gans
design/illustration:Coco Shinomiya
liner notes:Michael J. Weldon
producer:James Austin (US producer, associated with Rhino Records)
remastering:Bob Fisher (producer, recording artist & mastering engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/803655 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000032DM [info]