Moondog

Recorded in New York City 1956. The first in a series of recordings by Moondog to appear on Prestige Records. A1: Sextet; featuring Moondog at the piano A2: Sextet; featuring Moondog's wife, Suzuko, singing (in Japanese) to June, their six-week-old daughter A3, A6: Quintet; featuring the Weiner-Sabinsky duo A4: Sextet; a Moondog quotation, translated into Japanese, and recited by Sakura Whiteing A5: Sextet; featuring Moondog, playing the recorder in a portrait of a tiger A7: Solo; Moondog at the piano A8: Naila stages a routine for her pupil, Violetta and Moondog accompanies B1: Quartet; featuring the Weiner-Sabinsky duo, in a performance of Euphony No.11 B2: Moondog records his own voice twice B3: Ray Malone ad libs to Moondog's drumming B4: Solo; Moondog plays oo and trimbas, simultaneously B5: Sam Ulano plays on Japanese drums, as Moondog plays on trimbas B6: Drums solos and dialogues, against the sound of Manhattan trafic Two of the instruments used in this album were invented by Moondog: - Oo; a triangular stringed instrument stuck with a clava - Trimba; a triangular drum Black/yellow prestige fireworks labels with deep groove. Comes in tip-on sleeve. Runouts are etched, except Plastylite logo "P" stamped on both sides.