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Old 02-20-2010, 01:07 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Moondog is brilliant, so innocent, so beautiful.
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Old 02-20-2010, 11:54 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Moondog (1969) or whatever the official name is, says so much in so little time.
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Old 02-25-2010, 09:01 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Wow, this is my first time listening to Moondog. You're right, cardboard. So simple, too. This is just beautiful.
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Old 12-18-2013, 08:00 AM   #14 (permalink)
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May I bump this thread to recommend Moondog too ? A fascinating guy, and some wonderful, unique music. The self-titled 1969 album is a good place to start, but as that´s already been mentioned, I thought I´d post a couple of other pieces; something short from his early days (1955), and something longer from his later years (1991):-


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Oddly enough, I was thinking of Moondog a couple of hours ago. Weird that the first thread I see when I check in here today, is a 5 year old thread on Moondog. I'm going to have to dig into my collection and play something by him now!
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Old 12-19-2013, 08:29 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Yes, that´s a strange coincidence, Psy-Fi, but then everything in Moondog Land seems to be strange.

tbh, I´m pretty new to Moondog and the material I have is mainly cherry-picked on a track-by-track basis from Youtube, so I´d be very interested if you had any comments to make about specific albums. Of course, that invitation is open to any other afficionado too.

Anyway, here is his discography, annotated with the sum of my meagre knowledge so far. Does anyone want to fill in the gaps by copying, pasting or otherwise adding their own comments ?

Original Albums:-
1953 Moondog and His Friends, Epic- this album has the honour of being included in
........streetwaves´impressive list:
http://www.musicbanter.com/album-rev...50-2006-a.html
1956 Moondog, Prestige
1956 More Moondog, Prestige
1957 The Story of Moondog, Prestige - first and last tracks are ok, but the rest is only for true fans
...... of bare percussion and "found sounds" experimentation

1957 (with Julie Andrews and Martyn Green)Songs of Sense and Nonsense, Capitol - said to be awful.
1969 Moondog (not the same as the 1956 LP), Columbia - best known album, with tracks featured
....... in movies, etc.

1971 Moondog 2, Columbia -not a commercially wise follow up to the previous album. It consists of short
...... madrigal exercises which sets it apart from his other work.
1977 Moondog in Europe, Kopf
1978 H'art Songs, Kopf - "songs" means lots of lyrics, so not one of his best imo.
1978 Moondog: Instrumental Music by Louis Hardin, Musical Heritage Society
1979 A New Sound of an Old Instrument, Kopf
1981 Facets, Managarm
1986 Bracelli, Kakaphone
1992 Elpmas, Kopf -lots of long marimba/xylophone tracks, like the clip I posted earlier.
1994 Sax Pax for a Sax with the London Saxophonic, Kopf/Atlantic
1995 Big Band, Trimba
2005 Bracelli und Moondog, Laska Records

Original Albums(see above), but repackaged:-
1991 More Moondog/The Story of Moondog, Original Jazz Classics
2001 Moondog/Moondog 2, Beat Goes On

Compilations:-
2005 The German Years 1977–1999, ROOF Music
2005 Un hommage à Moondog tribute album, trAce label
2005 The Viking Of 6th Avenue, Honest Jons
2006 Rare Material, ROOF Music
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Old 12-19-2013, 09:45 PM   #17 (permalink)
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May I bump this thread to recommend Moondog too ? A fascinating guy, and some wonderful, unique music. The self-titled 1969 album is a good place to start, but as that´s already been mentioned, I thought I´d post a couple of other pieces; something short from his early days (1955), and something longer from his later years (1991):-


I really like the tracks you posted Lisnaholic. Going to take your advice and look them up, starting with Moondog and His Friends.

I honestly thought it was some Frank Zappa project judging by the name.
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Old 12-20-2013, 07:31 AM   #18 (permalink)
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I really like the tracks you posted Lisnaholic. Going to take your advice and look them up, starting with Moondog and His Friends.
Hey, that´s nice to hear, Rjinn! I hope you find the investigation as rewarding as I have.
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^ Didn´t think of that ! ... or he could´ve been Moon Unit´s little brother.
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Moondog is great
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Old 02-22-2014, 08:15 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Listened to Moondog (1969), love it. Thank you.
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