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Moondog

by Moondog

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1980's

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1989

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Overall Rating: 3.4716 Moondog is ranked overall as 3.4716 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 4.0000 Moondog has an avg. critic score of 4.0000 out of 4 stars

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All Music Guide

Moondog's second self-titled album (the first one came out in 1956 on the independent jazz label Prestige) was the idiosyncratic composer's first release in 12 years, and it shows how much Moondog's already rich music had matured since 1957'sThe ...more

Yahoo! Music

By the standards of the mid-'50s, or indeed or any era, this was so far-out and uncommercial that it's difficult to believe it was even released. Moondog, by this time well known as a New York street musician, drives these pieces along with maraca and clava percussion, often in odd time signatures. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Although this is not Moondog's most characteristic release -- he barely appears on it himself, for one thing -- this collection of orchestral treatments of his compositions may be his most appealing work. Dozens of string and wind instruments were enlisted to expound upon the composer's circular themes (which are sometimes canons). ...more

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