Moondog

Moondog

perc, p, voc, 1916-1999 DE, Marysville, Kansas
Composer of Classical and Jazz
A.k.a. Louis Thomas Hardin Louis Hardin Moondog And His Honking Geese

Born May 26, 1916 in Marysville, Kansas; died September 8, 1999 in Münster, Germany. Moondog wrote all his music in braille having lost his sight in an accident involving a dynamite cap at the age of 17. Revered pioneer on the avant-garde/minimalist scene, usually within the jazz realm. His revolutionary attitude towards composition and melody was lauded by such eminent contemporaries as Philip Glass and Steve Reich, while his style and attitude drew comparisons to Harry Partch. His influence can be seen in the music of Stereolab and Moonshake among many others. For his own label see Moondog Records (2)

Instruments

Percussion
Piano
Vocals

Genres

Classical
Jazz
Folk
World
Electronic

Popular Tracks

Bird's Lament on Sax Pax For A Sax by Moondog

High On A Rocky Ledge on H'art Songs by Moondog

Pastoral (Remastered 2000) on Moondog 2 by Moondog

Do Your Thing on H'art Songs by Moondog

Lament I, "Bird's Lament" - Instrumental on Moondog by Moondog

To A Sea Horse on Moondog by Moondog

New Amsterdam on Sax Pax For A Sax by Moondog

I'm This, I'm That on H'art Songs by Moondog

Stamping Ground - Instrumental on Moondog by Moondog

When I Am Deep In Sleep (Remastered 2000) on Moondog 2 by Moondog

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
The EP Collection	Moondog	2018	Compil.
Manhattan Moods	Moondog / Gordon Jenkins / Morton Gould	2010	Compil.
The Viking Of 6th Avenue	Moondog	2007	Compil.
Rare Material	Moondog	2006	Compil.
Rare Material	Moondog	2006	Compil.
The German Years 1977-1999	Moondog	2004	Album
Moondog Remixed No. 1	Moondog	2004	Album
The Viking Of Sixth Avenue	Moondog	2004	Compil.
Moondog Big Band	Moondog	1995	Album
Sax Pax For A Sax	Moondog & The London Saxophonic	1994	Album
Elpmas	Moondog	1991	Album
More Moondog / The Story Of Moondog	Moondog	1991	Compil.
Moondog	Moondog	1989	Compil.
Guggisberglied	Stephan Eicher / Moondog	1989	Single
Tonality All The Way	Moondog	1989	Compil.
Bracelli	Moondog Conducts Fläskkvartetten	1987	Album
A New Sound Of An Old Instrument	Moondog	1979	Album
H'art Songs	Moondog	1978	Album
Instrumental Music By Louis Hardin	Moondog	1978	Album
In Europe	Moondog	1977	Album
Moondog 2	Moondog	1971	Album
Stamping Ground / Theme	Moondog	1970	Single
Moondog	Moondog	1969	Album
The Story Of Moondog	Moondog	1957	Album
More Moondog	Moondog	1956	Album
Caribea Sextet / Oo Debut	Moondog	1956	Single
Snaketime Series	Moondog	1956	Album
Snaketime Series	Moondog	1955	Single
Snaketime Series	Moondog	1954	Album
Pastoral Suite / Surf Session	Moondog	1953	Single
Improvisations At A Jazz Concert	Moondog	1953	Album
Moondog And His Friends	Moondog	1953	Album
On The Streets Of New York	Moondog	1953	Single
Moondog And His Friends vol. 1	Moondog	1953	Single
On The Streets Of New York	Moondog	1953	Album
Music And Moondog	Moondog	1951	Single
Oboe Rounds, Chant, Loneliness / Wildwood	Moondog	1950	Album
Moondog's Symphony: Timberwolf / Sagebrush	Moondog	1950	Album
Organ Rounds	Moondog	1950	Album
Snaketime Rhythms (5 Beat) / Snaketime Rhythms (7 Beat)	Moondog	1949	Album
Tom Sawyer	Leander Haußmann Liest Von Mark Twain Mit Musik Von Moondog		Album
The Last Concert	Moondog		Album

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