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Diggin' a bit deeper for this week's choice cut: Moondog And Suncat Suites by Kenny Graham And His Satellites:

"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 he 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) and Graham’s own complimentary compositions (Suncat Suite). Engineered by a 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. The recording has remained unissed since 1957, when it was forst pressed on HMV records, and probably sold about 6 copies ..." - Jonny Trunk, February 2010

Forget that you're dealing with a 1957 record, forget that it's an homage to the weirdest beardo in musical history and most of all forget what you think a jazz record is supposed to sound like. Unique and utterly beautiful, I have no doubt this will be the biggest reissue of 2010. So what's it like? Hard to describe but here are a few keywords: orchestral, cinematic, jazzy, folksy, fairylike, exotic. If any of those tickle your curiosity please give it a try, I hope you like it as much as I do!

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