Moondog (album)
Moondog | ||||
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Released | 1969 | |||
Genre | Modern classical, avant-garde, minimal | |||
Length | 30:06 | |||
Label | CBS Records | |||
Producer | James William Guercio | |||
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Moondog is the fifth album by American composer Moondog.
Moondog had released no music for twelve years since his 1957 album . Finally, in 1969, producer James William Guercio invited him to record an album for Columbia Records.[1]
The resulting album compiled various music which Moondog had been working on since the 1950s. This included two "minisyms" (Moondog's term for short symphonic-styled works performed by small orchestras); two canons; a chaconne in memory of Charlie Parker; ballet music originally written for Martha Graham ("Witch of Endor"); and three symphonic (or "symphonique") works, one of which was dedicated to Benny Goodman and featured elements of swing. A version of one composition, "Theme", had previously been recorded for Epic Records in 1952.[1]
The album has been re-released twice as a 2-for-1 CD combining Moondog and Moondog 2: once by CBS in 1989, and once by Beat Goes On Records in 2001.
The album has also been re-released on vinyl LP for Record Store Day 2017.
Track listing[]
All compositions by Moondog (Louis Hardin)
- "Theme" – 2:34
- "Stamping Ground" – 2:36
- "Symphonique #3 (Ode to Venus)" – 5:48
- "Symphonique #6 (Good for Goodie)" – 2:44
- "Minisym #1: i – Allegro, ii – Andante Adagio, iii – Vivace" – 5:42
- "Lament 1 (Bird's Lament)" – 1:41
- "Witch of Endor: i – Dance, ii – Trio: (a) Adagio (The Prophecy), (b) – Andante (The Battle), (c) – Agitato (Saul's Death'), iii – Dance (reprise)" – 6:27
- "Symphonique #1 (Portrait of a Monarch)" – 2:34
Personnel[]
- Moondog (Louis Hardin) – composition & musical direction, conducting on "Minisym #1" (Andante Adagio only) & "Witch of Endor" (trio section), trimbas on "Witch of Endor" (dance section), unspecified instrumental performance on "Minisym #1" (possibly playing hüs)
- Harold Bennet, Andrew Lolya – flutes
- Harold Jones, Hubert Laws – piccolos
- Henry Shuman, Irving Horowitz – cor anglais
- Jimmy Abato, George Silfies, Phil Bodner – clarinets
- Ernie Bright – bass clarinet
- Jack Knitzer, Don Macourt, Ryohei Nakagawa, George Berg, Joyce Kelly – bassoons
- Wally Kane – bassoon, baritone saxophone
- Teddy Weiss, Mel Broiles, Alan Dean – trumpets
- Joe Wilder – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Danny Repole – bass trumpet
- James Buffington, Richard Berg, Ray Alonge, Brooks Tillotson – French horns
- Don Butterfield – tuba
- Bill Stanley – tuba, tenor tuba
- Bill Elton, John Swallow, Phil Giardina – tenor tuba
- Tony Studd, Charles Small, Buddy Morrow – tenor trombone
- Paul Faulise – bass trombone
- Jack Jennings, Dave Carey, Elayne Jones, Bob Rosengarden – percussion
- Paul Gershman, Aaron Rosand – violins
- Emanuel Vardi, David Schwartz, Eugene Becker, Raoul Poliakin – violas
- George Ricci, Charles McCracken – celli
- Joe Tekula – contrabass cello
- Raoul Poliakin, Eugene Becker – tenore
- George Duvivier, Ron Carter, Alfred Brown, Louis Hardin – bass
- Marc Unger, John Draper, Pam Gross – music copyists
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sleevenotes for Moondog album, 2001 Beat Goes On reissue
- Moondog albums
- 1969 albums
- Minimalistic compositions
- CBS Records albums
- Witch of Endor