Andre Previn - The Subterraneans (CD)

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Andre Previn's The Subterraneans Original Sountrack

The Subterraneans is a 1958 novella by Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac. It is a semi-fictional account of his short romance with Alene Lee (1931-1991), an African-American woman, in Greenwich Village, New York. Kerouac met Alene in the late summer of 1953 when she was typing up the manuscripts of William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, in Allen's Lower East Side apartment. In the novella, Kerouac moved the story to San Francisco and renamed Alene Lee 'Mardou Fox'.

She is described as a carefree spirit who frequents the jazz clubs and bars of the budding Beat scene of San Francisco. Other well-known personalities and friends from the author's life also appear thinly disguised in the novel. The character Frank Carmody is based on William S. Burroughs, and Adam Moorad on Allen Ginsberg. Even Gore Vidal appears as successful novelist Arial Lavalina. Kerouac's alter ego is named Leo Percepied, and his long-time rival Neal Cassady is mentioned only in passing as Leroy.

When it was filmed the film score was composed, arranged and conducted by André Previn, with the motion picture also featuring Previn's jazz trio, and the soundtrack album was released on the MGM label in 1960. Allmusic's Jason Ankeny noted, 'André Previn had the good sense to recruit cool jazz giants including Gerry Mulligan, Russ Freeman, and Dave Bailey to perform his Subterraneans score: jazz not only fueled Kerouac's work, but his prose sought to evoke the rhythms and energy of bebop. Indeed, this music comes far closer to accurately capturing Kerouac's writing than any of the film's dialogue. Previn also deserves credit for articulating the sadness of the original novel, deftly combining horns and strings to create a score that is dark and emotive'

Track Listing

    • Why Are We Afraid'
    • Guido's Blackhawk
    • Two By Two / Leo And His Mama
    • Bread And Wine
    • Coffee Time
    • A Rose And The End
    • Should I
    • Look Ma! No Clothes!
    • Things Are Looking Down
    • Analyst / I'm Leo / Yuri And Leo
    • Like Blue
    • Alarm Clock Raising Caen
    • Balloon
    • Leo And Mardou
    • Source No. 1
    • Source No. 2
    • Spaghetti Factory
    • Togetherness
    • Roxanne At Ariel's
    • Red Drum Blue
    • Main Title
    • Why Are We Afraid
    • A Rose And The End
    • Analyst
    • Bread And Wine
    • Things Are Looking Down
    • Two By Two

    Additional Details

    Label: Gonzo Distribution

    Genre: Soundtrack

    Language: English

    Run Time: 75 mins

    Region: 0

    Release Date: 06/08/18

    UPC: 5056083202195

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