Moondog ‎– Moondog (1969, LP, Usa)

Tracklist:

A1. Theme (2:35)

A2. Stamping Ground (2:36)

A3. Symphonique #3 (Ode To Venus) (5:51)

A4. Symphonique #6 (Good For Goodie) (2:45)

B1. Minsym #1 (5:45)

      I Allegro

      II Andante Allegro

      III Vivace

B2. Lament I, "Bird's Lament" (1:42)

B3. Witch Of Endor (6:29)

      I Dance

      IIa Trio - Adagio (The Prophesy)

      IIb Trio - Andante (The Battle)

      IIc Trio - Agitato (Saul's Death)

      III Dance (Reprise)

B4. Symphonique #1 (Portrait Of A Monarch) (2:36)

Musicians:

Baritone Saxophone – Wally Kane

Bass – Alfred Brown, George Duvivier, Louis Hardin, Ron Carter

Bass Clarinet – Ernie Bright

Bass Trombone – Paul Faulise

Bassoon – Don Macourt, George Berg, Jack Knitzer, Joyce Kelly, Ryohei Nakagawa, Wally Kane

Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci

Clarinet – George Silfies, Jimmy Abato, Phil Bodner

Contrabass [Contrabass Cello] – Joe Tekula

English Horn – Henry Shuman, Irving Horowitz

Flugelhorn – Joe Wilder

Flute – Andrew Lolya, Harold Bennett

French Horn – Brooks Tillotson, James Buffington, Ray Alonge, Richard Berg

Percussion – Bob Rosengarden, Dave Carey, Elayne Jones, Jack Jennings

Piccolo Flute – Harold Jones, Hubert Laws

Trombone [Tenor Trombone] – Buddy Morrow, Charles Small, Tony Studd

Trumpet – Alan Dean, Joe Wilder, Mel Broiles, Teddy Weiss

Trumpet [Bass Trumpet] – Danny Repole

Tuba – Bill Stanley, Don Butterfield

Tuba [Tenor Tuba] – Bill Elton, Bill Stanley, John Swallow, Phil Giardina

Viola – David Schwartz, Emanuel Vardi, Eugene Becker, Raoul Poliakin

Viola [Tenore] – Eugene Becker, Raoul Poliakin

Violin – Aaron Rosand, Paul Gershman

Composed By – Louis Hardin, Also Known As Moondog

Moondog was the ultimate outsider of 20th century music. Championed by an assortment of stars including Frank Zappa, Igor Stravinsky, Charlie Parker, Arturo Toscanini, Benny Goodman, Philip Glass, Lester Young and Woody Herman, he chose to work as a street busker for most of his life, and his five decades as a recording artist were mainly spent on tiny independent labels. Born Louis Thomas Hardin in Kansas in 1916, he was blinded in a farm accident aged 16 and was largely self-taught as a musician. He adopted the name Moondog and his Viking dress style after moving to New York in 1943. Moondog’s life in music was sparked by the Native American dance ceremonies which his father took him to as a child, and echoes of Native American drumming are often heard in his recordings. Sometimes called the founder of minimalism, Moondog rejected all labels and said he just played “Moondog music.”