Editing Kenneth Patchen (section)

== Musical collaborations and recordings ==
In 1942 Patchen collaborated with the [[composer]] [[John Cage]] on the radio play ''The City Wears a Slouch Hat''. In the 1950s Patchen collaborated with the jazz bassist and composer [[Charles Mingus]], reading his poetry with Mingus' group, but no recordings of the collaboration are known to exist.

In the late 1950s [[Moe Asch]] of [[Folkways Records]] recorded Patchen reading his poetry and excerpts from one of his novels. These recordings were released as ''Kenneth Patchen Reads with Jazz in Canada'' (1959), ''Selected Poems of Kenneth Patchen'' (1960), ''Kenneth Patchen Reads His Love Poems'' (1961), and ''The Journal of Albion Moonlight'' (1972).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.folkways.si.edu/searchresults.aspx?sPhrase=patchen&sType='phrase'/ |title = Patchen, Kenneth. Folkways Recordings. 1959–1961 |publisher = Smithsonian Folkways |access-date = April 3, 2012 }}</ref> ''Kenneth Patchen Reads with Jazz in Canada'' (1959) was recorded in [[Vancouver]] the same week as a live performance for [[CBC Radio]]. The original record included a mimeographed pamphlet featuring poems and credits for the jazz group who  played on the record, the Allan Neil Quartet. It was re-released on [[CD]] by [[Locust Music]] in 2004.

In 1964{{ndash}}65, the English composer [[David Bedford]] set an extract from Patchen's 1948 poem "In Memory of Kathleen" to classical music for the piece ''A Dream of the Lost Seven Stars''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.impulse-music.co.uk/bedcat.htm |title=David Bedford – Worklist: Orchestra and Chorus |publisher=Impulse-music.co.uk |access-date=April 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170034/http://www.impulse-music.co.uk/bedcat.htm |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ressources.ircam.fr/en/record/default:UNIMARC:22266 |title=A Dream of the Seven Lost Stars / David Bedford |publisher=Ressources.ircam.fr |access-date=April 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806143213/http://ressources.ircam.fr/en/record/default%3AUNIMARC%3A22266 |archive-date=August 6, 2014 }}</ref>

In November 2004 the [[Peter Brötzmann]] Chicago Tentet presented ''A Homage to Kenneth Patchen'' at the [[Chicago Humanities Festival]] with Mike Pearson reading from ''The Collected Poems of Kenneth Patchen.'' A recording was released on the German [[jazzwerkstatt]] label entitled ''Be Music, Night'' in 2006. Musicians in the performance included Peter Brötzmann (clarinets, alto and tenor saxes), [[Mats Gustafsson]] (baritone sax, bass clarinet), [[Ken Vandermark]] (baritone sax, clarinet), [[Joe McPhee]] (trumpet, alto sax), [[Jeb Bishop]] (trombone), [[Fred Lonberg-Holm]] (cello), [[Kent Kessler]] (bass) and [[Paal Nilssen-Love]] and Michael Zerang (drums). In 1984 Brötzmann had recorded a solo dedication to Patchen for [[FMP/Free Music Production|FMP]] titled ''14 Love Poems,'' a collection of short unaccompanied reed pieces that mirror textures and cadences found in the poet's love poems.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bagatellen.com/archives/reviews/000928.html |work = bagatellen.com |access-date = June 1, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160808225224/http://www.bagatellen.com/archives/reviews/000928.html |archive-date = August 8, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

On January 21, 2008, El Records released the record ''Rebel Poets in America'', which included poetry readings with jazz accompaniment by both Patchen and [[Lawrence Ferlinghetti]], including such Patchen classics as "The Murder of Two Men by a Young Kid Wearing Lemon Colored Gloves" and "I Went to the City." Patchen made these recordings in collaboration with the musician [[Allyn Ferguson]], who composed and arranged jazz accompaniment for each poem and also led the jazz ensemble.

In October 2011 the [[The Claudia Quintet|Claudia Quintet]], with guest vocalists [[Kurt Elling]] and [[Theo Bleckmann]], released an album on [[Cuneiform Records]] of Patchen's poetry set to music written by Claudia leader [[John Hollenbeck (musician)|John Hollenbeck]].