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[UP digital exclusive – for download only]
The cult figure Moondog, who performed on the streets of New York for over 30 years, meshed jazz, classical, Native American rhythms and poetry. With a lifelong fascination for the strict rules of canon-writing, and dubbed the father of minimalism, he composed more than eighty symphonies, three hundred rounds, countless percussion, organ and piano pieces, scores for brass bands and string orchestras, and five books called The Art of the Canon.
Joanna MacGregor’s stunning new arrangements of 14 of Moondog's most famous pieces are re-imaginings for larger forces, with a spectacular line-up of some of today's most cutting-edge jazz musicians, along with the brilliant Britten Sinfonia. Radically rewritten, each track retains Moondog's irresistible trademarks - short and snappy, of the street, melodic and joyful, and characterized by a pounding beat.
Tracks featured by Louis Hardin:
Single Foot
Bumbo
Sextet
Dog Trot
All is Loneliness
Voices of Spring
Rabbit Hop
Invocation
Reedroy
Double Bass Duo
Good for Goodie
Bird's Lament
Theme and Variations
Heath on the Heather
Downloads cost Ł0.79 per track
Please click here to go to main artist page, where you can listen to and buy individual tracks.
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