MOONDOG & HIS HONKING GEESE : Playing Moondog’s Music – HJP017

Given that this is a Moondog record, there’s always an outside chance that he is in fact being accompanied by actual honking geese, but alas no, this rare 1955 set of recordings features the composer in collaboration with a brass section, although one of its defining aspects is the extensive influence of Native American musics on its rhythmic makeup.

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From the irrepressibly unconventional jibber-jabber of ‘Rabbit Hop’ to the tribal weirdness of ‘Single Foot’, this could only have come from the pen of Moondog. ‘Dog Trot’ is a more conventional swingtime piece, offering an oasis of accepted logic in an otherwise wildly outside-the-box set of recordings. As ever, utterly magical material…

Additional information

Weight 0,3 kg
Dimensions 31 × 31 × 0,3 cm