Moondog (aka Louis Hardin): Round The World Of Sound
-Didier Aschour, music director, Dedalus
This twenty-five piece selection is entitled , and is a nod to the system Johann Sebastian Bach used for his . Here, Moondog passes through all the major and minor tonalities, following the cycle of fourths. Thus, the opening is in C major, followed by in A minor, in F major and so on until the return to C major with . The album spans twenty years of composing and bohemian life in the very heart of Manhattan, on its streets and under its porches. The record features pieces from the early 1950s (, ) as well as later canons written in June 1968. All are autobiographical, or at least reflect the state of mind of their author. As such, they are either melancholic or cheerful, and can evoke the everyday life () or a longing for recognition (), at all times vibrant with his good turns of phrase and his distinctive philosophy. This collection constitutes a marvelous window on Moondog's universe.
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