21 de piese pentru un ansamblu saxofonic compuse de catre Moondog. Stilul albumului este o amestecatura de Jazz, Minimalism si Chamber Music.
Bird's Lament probabil ca il recunoasteti din remix-ul lui Mr. Scruff. E un Chaconne compus in amintirea lui Charlie Parker, care aparent mai statea la taclale cu Moondog pe strazile New York-ului prin anii '50.
Alta compozitie geniala este o oda New York-ului pe numele New Amsterdam. Moondog fiind putin hobo de felul lui era indragostit de orasul ala. De pe wiki:
Dupa New York: ParisFrom the late 1940s until 1972, Moondog lived as a street musician and poet in New York City, busking in midtown Manhattan, eventually settling on the corner of 53rd or 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. He was not homeless however, or at least not often; he maintained an apartment in upper Manhattan and had a country retreat in Candor, NY, to which he moved in 1972. He partially supported himself by selling copies of his poetry and his musical philosophy.
Si despre album in general extras din booklet:
Mai recomand "A New Sound of an Old Instrument" care contine compozitii pentru orga, "The Last Concert", un recital de aproape o ora de muzica de pian, cu un accent deosebit pe contra-punct si "H'art Songs" care contine multe melodii... ciudate.All the pieces are part of a series which composer calls ZAJAZ, "jazz" in two directions, like a Janus-head showing two faces. There is one looking backwards into the past, represented by classical technics of composing, and the other face turns towards the future which is characterized by a new kind of combining old and new elements of music