Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet - Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

On "Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog," Ghost Train Orchestra teams up with the trailblazing Kronos Quartet to celebrate and reimagine the music of Louis Hardin, aka Moondog, the ground-breaking composer and poet who lived on the streets of New York City in the 50s and 60s, and influenced the minimalists Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Terry Riley. A blind composer who moved from Kansas to New York City and built his own instruments and mythology, Moondog's story and music continue to be an inspiration to many.

Along with guests Sam Amidon, Jarvis Cocker, Petra Haden, Karen Mantler, Marissa Nadler, Aoife O'Donovan, Rufus Wainwright and Joan Wasser, the two groups explore Moondog's sense of whimsy, wonder and adventure through a cross-section of songs and instrumentals for large ensemble, string ensemble, percussion and voice.

The vinyl and CD packages include an essay by biographer Robert Scotto, Moondog's song lyrics, extensive in-studio photographs by Dan Efram, and an interview with Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington and Ghost Train Orchestra founder Brian Carpenter, mediated by music historian Irwin Chusid.

Kronos Quartet
David Harrington - violin
John Sherba - violin
Hank Dutt - viola
Sunny Yang - cello

Ghost Train Orchestra
Brian Carpenter, trumpet, harmonica, vocals
Andy Laster, alto saxophone, flute
Dennis Lichtman, clarinet
Matt Bauder, bass clarinet, tenor, baritone saxophones
Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon
Curtis Hasselbring, trombone, guitar
Ron Caswell, tuba
Brandon Seabrook, guitar
Chris Lightcap, bass
Rob Garcia, drums
David Cossin, marimba, percussion
Maxim Moston, violin
Colin Stetson, bass saxophone

Guests: Sam Amidon, Jarvis Cocker, Petra Haden, Karen Mantler, Marissa Nadler, Aoife O'Donovan, Rufus Wainwright, and Joan Wasser

Tracklist:
01. Moondog: Theme
02. Moondog: Be A Hobo (feat. Rufus Wainwright)
03. Moondog: High On A Rocky Ledge
04. Moondog: Caribea
05. Moondog: Why Spend a Dark Night with You? (feat. Joan As Police Woman)
06. Moondog: Enough About Human Rights (feat. Karen Mantler)
07. Moondog: I’m This, I’m That (feat. Jarvis Cocker)
08. Moondog: Speak of Heaven
09. Moondog: The Viking of 6th Avenue
10. Moondog: Down Is Up (feat. Petra Haden)
11. Moondog: Coffee Beans (feat. Karen Mantler)
12. Moondog: Behold (feat. Sam Amidon and Aoife O'Donovan)
13. Moondog: Choo Choo Lullaby (feat. Brian Carpenter)
14. Moondog: Fog On The Hudson
15. Moondog: See The Mighty Tree (feat. Petra Haden)
16. Moondog: Bumbo
17. Moondog: All is Loneliness (feat. Joan As Police Woman)


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