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Moondog
Viking of Sixth Avenue (Spkg)
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classical

Track Listings (36) - Disc #1
1. Theme and Variations
2. Down Is Up, for chamber ensemble
3. Bumbo
4. Big Cat, sextet
5. Oo Debut, solo
6. Lament 1 ("Bird's Lament")
7. Moondog's Symphony 1 (Timberwolf)
8. Moondog's Symphony 2 (Sagebrush)
9. Rabbit Hop
10. Rimshot
11. Snaketime Rhythm
12. Instrumental Round
13. Double Bass Duo
14. Why Spend a Dark Night With Me, for chamber ensemble
15. All Is Loneliness, for chamber ensemble
16. Snaketime Rhythm
17. Dragon's Teeth
18. Oboe Round
19. Be a Hobo, for chamber ensemble
20. Dog Trot, for saxophone ensemble & percussion
21. Oasis
22. Avenue of the Americas
23. 2 W 46th Street
24. Lullaby (2 W 46th Street)
25. Fog On The Hudson (425 W 57th Street)
26. Utsu
27. On And Off The Beat
28. Chant
29. From One To Nine
30. Improvisation In 4/4
31. Enough About Human Rights!
32. Viking, for celesta & percussion
33. Rimshot
34. Chaconne in G major
35. Oasis
36. Invocation

CD Details

All Artists: Moondog
Title: Viking of Sixth Avenue (Spkg)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Honest Jon's
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 7/8/2008
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classical
Styles: Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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CD Reviews

A Good Place to Start

A. Alexis | Toronto | 09/25/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a very good place to start with Moondog's music. I disagree entirely with the previous reviewer as to the quality of the performances. Here, "Bird's Lament" is more dynamic, faster paced and, as with most of this cd, a lot of fun. If you can't find anything to like on this disc (for instance, "Theme and Variation" or "Chaconne in G" or the lovely "Fog on the Hudson"), it may just be that the man's music is not for you.

The work here consists mostly of miniatures from a musician who began life as a percussionist and it shows: his sense of rhythm is fantastic. I've heard it said that Moondog's work prefigures the minimalism of Terry Riley or Steve Reich, but it's less formally rigorous and much more playful: a sudden burst of melody, great counterpoint (his debt to Bach is even more obvious on some of the other discs available), eccentric use of voice, and even traditional songs.

The music is odd and familiar at the same time. It deserves to be more widely known."