Welcome to Venice West: Audio Recordings from the Lawrence Lipton PapersMain MenuIntroductionLawrence Lipton, the Beat Generation in Venice West, and the Lawrence Lipton papers at USC.Lipton and the Beat Generation PoetsLipton’s interviews with or about Beat poets, featuring Stuart Perkoff, Kenneth Rexroth, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and others.Lipton and VeniceThe Venice West Picture Essay, the Gas House, and the history of Venice.Lipton and JazzJazz Canto, Langston Hughes, and Lipton’s recordings of poetry jazz sessions.Audio CollectionBrowse all the Audio in this ExhibitProject Contributors
Langston Hughes reading his poetry: "Afro-American fragment"
1media/high-volume.png2019-07-22T19:40:02-07:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673eTape 185, Side 1: Langston Hughes and Lawrence Lipton read their poetry at Lipton's home, Venice, California, 1958 April 135Tape 185, side 1) Langston Hughes and Lawrence Lipton read their poetry at Lipton's home, Venice, California, 1958 April 13 (0:02), all with music (Bob Dorough, keyboard; Saul White, percussion): Langston Hughes reading his poetry: "Afro-American fragment" (0:36), "The negro speaks of rivers" (1:59), "Merry-go-round" (4:49), "Could be" (6.25), "Six-bits blues" (8:50); Lawrence Lipton reading his poetry: "What ever became of Sally Ann" (11:38), "The questioner" (21:09) with no music. ❧ Tape 185, side 2) Outdoor public program (0:02) of Lawrence Lipton poetry with music (Jimmy Alonze, percussion; Paul Friedan, flute and alto saxophone). Lawrence Lipton reading his poetry: "The word heard in the throat" (0:31), "The ultimate weapon" (2:36), "African mirage" (6:40), "Not on the velvet cushions" (12:40), introducing (but not reading) "Night song for the sleepless" (23:17). -- TIMES indicate where sections begin.plain2020-06-26T14:21:24-07:00Lawrence Lipton Papers, USC Digital LibraryAlonze, Jimmy, percussion; Dorough, Bob, keyboard; Fredan, Paul, tenor saxophone; Fredan, Paul, flute; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, poet; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, speaker; Lipton, Lawrence, 1898-1975, poet; Lipton, Lawrence, 1898-1975, speaker; White, Saul, percussionBo Doub59bddb0b27f7b3138b6b5c39e4cc435e9208ebad