Originally released on Prestige in 1957, this is the third LP from NYC street performer and avant-garde/minimalist composer Moondog. Perhaps the least accessible of his early releases, this album is made up of percussive jams, usually on instruments of his own creation, street sounds, poetry, and Far East melodies, despite opening with a swinging number that is, oddly, the most bizarre thing on the album. Another classic from Moondog reissued with its original Andy Warhol artwork.

Beautifully packaged two CD compilation consisting of recordings from the last 20 years of Moondog's life, when he resided and recorded in Germany. Disc One consists of studio recordings from 1977-99 and features 'High On A Rocky Ledge', 'Do Your Thing', 'I'm This, I'm That', 'Heimdall Fanfare', 'Fujiyama 2 (Lovesong)' and more. Disc Two is his last live performance, recorded a month before his death, and is wonderfully recorded, sounding as well-produced as the studio tracks on the first disc. The packaging includes 44 pages of liner notes featuring essays, interviews, photographs and other information, all packaged in a hard cardboard sleeve, creating a virtual work of art.

Label: Kopf, Roof Records Catalog#: KR 330140, 883 443-907 Format: CD, Album Country: Germany Released: 1989 Genre: Classical Style: Contemporary Credits: Organ - Fritz Storfinger (tracks: 6 to 12) Percussion, Composed By - Louis Hardin Photography [Cover] - Patrick Currant Recorded By, Mixed By - Helmut Rohlfing Notes: Track 1 to 6 recorded at Rhein-Ruht-Film Tonstudio, Bochum. Track 7 recorded at Christus Kirche, Recklinghausen Track 8 to 12 recorded at Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Oberhausen. Track 7 to 12 from the "Logrundr Book I For Organ".

Tracks 1-01 to 1-14 previously released on "Moondog Big Band" Track 2-01 previously released on "Stephan Eicher - My Place" Tracks 2-02, 2-03, 2-05, 2-07 previously released on "Bracelli" Tracks 2-04, 2-06 previously released on "Instrumental Music By Louis Hardin" Tracks 2-08, 2-20 previously released on "More Moondog" Tracks 2-09, 2-13, 2-15 previously released on "Moondog And His Honking Geese" Tracks 2-10 to 2-12 previously released on "Moondog" Tracks 2-14, 2-16 previously released on "Moondog And His Friends" Track 2-17 previously released on "Moondog's Symphony: Timberwolf / Sagebrush" Tracks 2-18, 2-19 previously released on "Moondog (2) - On The Streets Of New York"

By 1956, the early New York street recordings of the great Moondog had reached British shores. His primitive percussive sounds struck a new nerve with many artists and musicians, none more so that fine London jazzman Kenny Graham. So inspired was he by these extraordinary recordings that de decided to bring together a band of top notch session men and pay his very own musical homage. The result is this exceptionally rare and unique 1957 album of Moondog covers (Moondog Suite). Engineered by the young Joe Meek and starring Stan Tracey, Phil Seamen, Danny Moss, Ivor Slaney, soaring vocalise and a host of strange instruments this was a truly unique cocktail of sound and musical vision. The result is an exotic, ethereal and timeless recording that will inspire, haunt, beguile and charm for many years to come. Jonny Trunk

Following the successful reissue of Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, WRWTFWW Records is delighted to announce another release from the legendary Japanese percussionist: 1990’s LUNAR CRUISE, her superb collaboration with jazz pianist, synth master, composer and arranger Masahiko Satoh. Arguably the best kept secret in Midori Takada’s fascinating discography, LUNAR CRUISE is an under the radar masterpiece that captures Takada (on marimba and minimal percussion set-up) and Satoh (on Korg M1 and Yamaha DX7II synths, Ensoniq EPS sampler, and acoustic piano) vibrantly fusing traditional African and Asian percussion with jazz, ambient, and minimalism. The album also features the great Haruomi Hosono (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Happy End…) and Kazutoki Umezu. Points of interests For fans of ambient, jazz, electronic, traditional Asian and African music, minimalism, Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Haruomi Hosono, percussion, Japan, experimental. Midori Takada and Masahiko Satoh’s 1990 masterpiece LUNAR CRUISE LP available on vinyl for the first time ever, sourced from the original studio masters, with all new liner notes. Featuring Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Haruomi Hosono (bass) and Kazutoki Umezu (saxophone, clarinet). Midori Takada on tour! Midori Takada is set to tour Europe and Australia between August and November. Selected dates below, many more to be announced! 12/08/17 Sat - Helsinki FI, Flow Festival The Other Sound 29/08/17 Tue - Melbourne AU, Melbourne Recital Centre 01/09/17 Fri - Sydney AU, RBMA Weekender 28/09/17 Thu - London UK, Transcender Festival @ Milton Court SOLD OUT 29/09/17 Fri - Paris FR, RBMA Paris Palais de Tokyo 03/10/17 Tue - Milan IT, Palazzo Litta Cultura 19/11/17 Sun - Leipzig DE, TransCentury Update @ UT Connewitz shipping out on or around September 22, 2017

Ronnie Boykins is best known for his work as bassist with Sun Ra (between 1958 and 1966), but the odd meters and horn arrangements in this 1975 septet session for ESP (the last release on the mythic free jazz label before it dipped out of sight a year later) recall Mingus more than they do Boykins' former employer. The opening title track features some solid soloing from James Vass (on soprano), but the recording throughout is oddly mixed (well, pristine sound quality never was a priority for ESP) and several horn solos sound alarmingly far away. More upsettingly, some of the heads and bridges are rather scrappily executed and/or edited (notably "Demon's Dance"), and the accompaniment behind Boykins' extended bowed feature "Starlight at the Wonder Inn" sounds somewhat lackluster. Ra's influence is more evident, as its title might suggest, on the final "The Third I," where ensemble members double up on percussion for an energetic polyrhythmic romp. Lively and entertaining it may be, but Heliocentric Worlds it definitely is not. ~ Dan Warburton, All Music Guide

As the name implies, this album consists of pieces composed with the saxophone in mind. Nine saxophonists in all (from the London Saxophonic) pitch in on the disc, which also features some piano, folk-rock vet Danny Thompson on contra bass, several percussionists, piano, and occasional ensemble vocals; Moondog himself contributes bass drum, bongos, and (as a member of the ensemble) vocals throughout. In its swaying (at times even sing-along) melodicism, intricate arrangements, and light bounce, it's strongly reminiscent of his excellent 1969 Moondog album; in fact, "Bird's Lament" makes an appearance on both records. This is more enjoyable, toe-tapping, and life-affirming than most any other jazz or avant-garde music around in the 1990s, demonstrating that Moondog's talents remain undimmed in his eighties; it's impossible to hear the ebullient choral vocals on "Paris" without smiling.