Allen Ginsberg THe Lion For Real, Re-Born
Allen Ginsberg, the voice of a generation, fierce, gentle,profound and profane, paired with music created especially forhis work, by some of the guiding lights of Jazz in the modernera - Mark Bingham, Bill Frisell, Arto Lindsay, Marc Ribot, andothers. All masterfully coordinated and produced by the madscientist of collaborations, Hal Willner.First released in 1989, this time capsule surges forth into thenow with 8 additional tracks never included on the originalrelease. These are timeless works, a garden of eden on vinyl towander through repeatedly, guided by the founding father ofBeat Poetry. Graced by an irresistible coda co-written withShimmy-Disc founder Kramer, his lyrical mantra of "Don't GrowOld".
- 1. The Lion for Real
- 2. Bricklayer
- 3. Refrain
- 4. Cosmopolitan Greeting
- 5. Night Gleam
- 6. Squeal
- 7. Cleveland, the Flats
- 8. Complaint of the Skeleton to Time
- 9. The Shrouded Stranger
- 10. Stanzas (Written at Night in Radio City)
- 11. Guru LP2: Gregory Corso's Story
- 12. Pull My Daisy
- 13. The End
- 14. Hadda Be Playing on the Jukebox
- 15. Xmas Gift
- 16. Sunset
- 17. To Aunt Rose
- 18. Scribble
- 19. Hum Bom!
- 20. Kral Majales
- 21. Bai Juyi (Part 7)
- 22. Don't Grow Old