Allen Ginsberg - Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems And Songs 1949-1993 (4CD) (1994)

The release of Allen Ginsberg's four-CD box set, curated by Hal Willner, serves to systematize and publish rare, previously unreleased recordings of the eminent poet. The collection is structured both chronologically and thematically: the first disc focuses on his early years and the first complete reading of "Howl" (1956); the second centers on the epic elegy "Kaddish"; the third reflects the counterculture era, featuring mantras and William Blake interpretations; and the fourth highlights musical collaborations with artists such as Bob Dylan and The Clash. Ginsberg himself views this compilation as a powerful emotional and formal manifesto encompassing 45 years of work. He emphasizes the diversity of genres included—ranging from classic blues to punk rock and Buddhist chants—aiming to inspire new generations toward authentic self-expression and the overcoming of social alienation through the magic of language and emotional vulnerability.

Tracklist:
1-1 Allen Ginsberg - Walking at Night in Key West [0:45]
1-2 Allen Ginsberg - A Mad Gleam [0:35]
1-3 Allen Ginsberg - The Green Automobile [8:54]
1-4 Allen Ginsberg - A Supermarket in California [2:43]
1-5 Allen Ginsberg - Howl (for Carl Solomon) [32:01]
1-6 Allen Ginsberg - Footnote to Howl [3:33]
1-7 Allen Ginsberg - America [9:04]
1-8 Allen Ginsberg - Sunflower Sutra [6:23]
1-9 Allen Ginsberg - Green Valentine Blues [3:02]
1-10 Allen Ginsberg - Death to Van Gogh's Ear [10:11]
2-11 Allen Ginsberg - Kaddish (for Naomi Ginsberg) [63:50]
2-12 Allen Ginsberg - To Aunt Rose [3:31]
2-13 Allen Ginsberg - Kral Majales [5:04]
2-14 Allen Ginsberg - Guru [3:29]
3-15 Allen Ginsberg - Wales Visitation [6:50]
3-16 Various Interprets;Michael Blair;Marc Ribot;Bill Frisell;Allen Ginsberg - The End [2:06]
3-17 Allen Ginsberg - I am a Victim of Telephone [1:34]
3-18 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dorough;Herman Wright - The Echoing Green [1:26]
3-19 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dorough;Janet Zeitz;Cyril Caster - The Lamb [1:14]
3-20 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dorough;Janet Zeitz;Cyril Caster - (A) Little Boy Lost (B) Little Boy Found [1:08]
3-21 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dorough;Don Cherry;Janet Zeitz;Cyril Caster - Laughing Song [1:27]
3-22 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dorough;Jon Sholle - The Sick Rose [1:41]
3-23 Allen Ginsberg;Herman Wright;Jon Sholle;Peter Orlovsky - Nurse's Song (Experience) [2:11]
3-24 Allen Ginsberg - City Midnight Junk Strains (for Frank O’Hara) [4:48]
3-25 Allen Ginsberg;Arthur Russell;Peter Hornbeck;Jon Meyer - A Cradle Song [5:03]
3-26 Allen Ginsberg;Arthur Russell;Jon Sholle;Peter Hornbeck - Infant Joy [2:19]
3-27 Allen Ginsberg;Arthur Russell;Jon Sholle;Peter Hornbeck;Jon Meyer - The Fly [0:46]
3-28 Allen Ginsberg;Arthur Russell - Voice of the Bard [1:14]
3-29 Allen Ginsberg;Arthur Russell;Alan Senauke - School Boy [3:53]
3-30 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dylan;David Amram;Arthur Russell;Perry Robinson;Happy Traum;Jon Sholle;Peter Orlovsky;Moruga - A Dream [6:18]
3-31 Allen Ginsberg - Who Be Kind To [7:22]
3-32 Allen Ginsberg - First Party At Ken Kesey’s with Hell’s Angels [1:17]
3-33 Allen Ginsberg;Arthur Russell;Jon Sholle;Peter Hornbeck;Jon Meyer;Reverend Adjari & Buddhist Chorus;Alan Senauke - Pacific High Studio Mantra’s (Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum) [5:27]
3-34 Various Interprets;Philip Glass;Allen Ginsberg - Wichita Vortex Sutra Part 3 [7:43]
3-35 Allen Ginsberg;Steven Taylor;Gregory Corso;Peter Orlovsky - Nurse's Song (Innocence) [7:19]
3-36 Allen Ginsberg - Pull My Daisy [1:38]
4-37 Allen Ginsberg;Paul Simonon;Mick Jones;JOE STRUMMER;Topper Headon - Capitol Air [6:09]
4-38 Allen Ginsberg;Marc Ribot;Steve Swallow;Bill Frisell;Ralph Carney - Written in my Dreams by W.C Williams [2:17]
4-39 Allen Ginsberg;David Mansfield;Arthur Russell;Steven Taylor;Jon Sholle - CIA Dope Calypso [3:30]
4-40 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dylan;David Amram;Perry Robinson;Surya;Anne Waldman;Happy Traum;Jon Sholle;Peter Orlovsky;Moruga - Vomit Express [6:37]
4-41 Allen Ginsberg - Please Master [4:55]
4-42 Allen Ginsberg;Elvin Jones;Rudolph Grey - The Little Fish Devours the Big Fish [5:01]
4-43 Allen Ginsberg - Prayer Blues [6:00]
4-44 Various Interprets;Kenny Vaughn;Allen Ginsberg;MikeChapelle;Mark Frye;Ted Wahl - Birdbrain [6:44]
4-45 Allen Ginsberg;David Mansfield;Arthur Russell;Steven Taylor;Jon Sholle - Gospel Noble Truths [4:43]
4-46 Allen Ginsberg - Hum Bom [2:59]
4-47 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dylan;David Mansfield;Steven Taylor;Arthur Rosato - Airplane Bllues [4:25]
4-48 Allen Ginsberg - On Neal's Ashes [0:46]
4-49 Allen Ginsberg;Bob Dylan;David Amram;Steven Taylor;Jon Sholle;Mondrian String Quartet - September on Jessore Road [10:37]
4-50 Allen Ginsberg;Arthur Russell;Steven Taylor;Jon Sholle - Father Death Blues [3:46]
4-51 Allen Ginsberg;Steven Taylor - Do the Meditation Rock [4:18]
4-52 Allen Ginsberg - After Lalon Shah [3:26]