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Sax Pax for a Sax

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I grew up loving Boots Randolph, Ace Cannon, King Curtis, and Johnny and the Hurricanes. I was browsing through the net looking for something on Simon Haram(a well known current European classical Saxophonist) and stumbled on this Album. I have never heard anything like this. Its my music find of the year (I am an iPod addict). This is a Sax dectet (1 Sopranio, 2 Soprano, 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, 2 Baritones and Basses) and then they throw in drums, piano, and bass guitar. My ears feel massaged with sound. I will only quote some review from the net:"The dectet of saxophones plus piano and bass guitar that is London Saxophonic is staggering... sounded like an Arvo Pärt choir jamming with the Bulgarian National Assembly of Throat Singers, yes it was that good." The Independent -- Believe this!!

Some of these tunes surprise me every time I listen to them. You can hum them in your mind. You can drive while listening hard -- try to pay attention to the road! Turn it up loud, then listen to it soft -- it will sound good both ways. Your dinner guests will ask what they are listening to, and you can recommend this disk, just as I recommend this to you.

this music was already in my head before I heard it. blocks of chords ascending and exploding in fugal fireworks, plus evocations of an imaginary jungle-jive Paris love affair. unbelievably soulful, funny, charming, surprising. you like moondog! you like moondog! buy moondog!

This is amazing. And no, it's not jazz. This is composed music, and it spits in the face of the academic axiom that concert music has to suck in order to be any good. Truly unique and truly listenable, why isn't this a best-seller?

Great Americana! Hip! Just wonderful!
My one regret is that I didn't have a chance to book this in US before he died. There is a video of this btw.

this music will wake up you up.the group band show us showmanship at its best.to playing piano,harmonica,drums,singing guys its wonderful..
we like this music for people that like jazz,blues or pop..
moondog music in this CD is a blockbuster......

National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" for years has occasionally played snipets of Bird's Lament (or something so close I can't tell the difference) as a musical interlude. They even once had an on-air plea for help from a man who had lost his favorite Moondog album in a divorce settlement. Personally having searched for close to five years for an original album with the lament, I am finally at peace -- this will do. I'm certainly not a critic but Bird's Lament is two minutes of fascinating music. The entire CD is great. Not a "clunker" on the whole thing!

Fun and crisp. "Paris" had us dancing in the living room and "Movts 1, 2, 3" are sweet lullabies. Highly recommended

So monotonous, so dull. It lacks every features which make Jazz as Jazz.It may be a good street performance, but should not be called as Jazz. Adding that, constant bass drum made me nervous.