Moondog - The Viking Of Sixth Avenue (HJRLP18)

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Label: Honest Jon's Records
Catalog#: HJRLP 18
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 28 Oct 2004
Genre: Classical, Jazz

Tracklist:

A1 Theme And Variations
A2 Down Is Up
A3 Bumbo
A4 Big Cat
A5 Oo Debut
A6 Lament 1 'Bird's Lament'
A7 Moondog's Symphony 1 (Timberwolf)
A8 Moondog's Symphony 2 (Sagebrush)
A9 Rabbit Hop
A10 Rimshot
A11 Snaketime Rhythm
B1 Instrumental Round
B2 Double Bass Duo
B3 Why Spend The Dark Night With You
B4 All Is Loneliness
B5 Snaketime Rhythm
B6 Dragon's Teeth
B7 Oboe Round
B8 Be A Hobo
B9 Dog Trot
B10 Oasis
C1 Avenue Of The Americas
C2 2 W 46th Street
C3 Lullaby (2 W 46th Street)
C4 Fog On The Hudson (425 W 57th Street)
C5 Utsu
C6 On And Off The Beat
C7 Chant
C8 From One To Nine
C9 Improvisation In 4/4
C10 Enough About Human Rights!
C11 Viking 1
C12 Rimshot
D1 Chaconne In G Major
D2 Oasis
D3 Invocation

For those who don't know Moondog, here you have a nice compilation of his work. Starting with his first album from 1956, all the way to the time he was living (and died in 1999) in Germany. Interesting fact: Moondog wrote all his compositions in braille, because he was blind.

I'm going to leave you with Mr. Scruffs remix of Lament 1 'Bird's Lament' (and the original composition by Moondog), the reason I got to know 'The Viking Of Sixth Avenue'.

Mr. Scruff - Get A Move on


Moondog - Lament 1 'Bird's Lament'