Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (2023)
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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.

Tracklist:
01. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Theme (03:52)
02. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Be A Hobo (feat. Rufus Wainwright) (03:45)
03. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: High On A Rocky Ledge (04:32)
04. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Caribea (02:03)
05. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Why Spend a Dark Night with You? (feat. Joan As Police Woman) (03:37)
06. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Enough About Human Rights (feat. Karen Mantler) (03:40)
07. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: I’m This, I’m That (feat. Jarvis Cocker) (03:41)
08. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Speak of Heaven (04:20)
09. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: The Viking of 6th Avenue (05:30)
10. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Down Is Up (feat. Petra Haden) (01:25)
11. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Coffee Beans (feat. Karen Mantler) (04:09)
12. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Behold (feat. Sam Amidon and Aoife O’Donovan) (03:39)
13. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Choo Choo Lullaby (feat. Brian Carpenter) (03:26)
14. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Fog On The Hudson (01:19)
15. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: See The Mighty Tree (feat. Petra Haden) (01:24)
16. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: Bumbo (05:17)
17. Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet – Moondog: All is Loneliness (feat. Joan As Police Woman) (06:13)

Personnel:
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

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