On October 1, 1969, “Columbia Masterworks Records” label released the self-titled, sixth Moondog album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Old Church” in New York City, and was produced by James William Guercio and Al Brown.

Personnel:

• Moondog (Louis Thomas Hardin) – conductor
• Wally Kane – baritone saxophone
• Joe Wilder – trumpet
• Danny Repole – bass trumpet
• Tony Studd, Charles Small, Buddy Morrow – tenor trombone
• Paul Faulise – bass trombone
• Don Butterfield, Bill Stanley – tuba
• Bill Stanley, Bill Elton, John Swallow, Phil Giardina – tenor tuba
• Harold Bennet, Andrew Lolya, Harold Jones, Hubert Laws – flute
• Henry Shuman, Irving Horowitz – English horn
• James Buffington, Richard Berg, Ray Alonge, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
• Jimmy Abato, George Silfies, Phil Bodner – clarinet
• Ernie Bright – bass clarinet
• Jack Knitzer, Don Macourt, Ryohei Nakagawa, George Berg, Wally Kane, Joyce Kelly – bassoon
• Paul Gershman, Aaron Rosand – violin
• Emanuel Vardi, David Schwartz, Eugene Becker, Raoul Poliakin – viola
• George Ricci, Charles McCracken – cello
• Joe Tekula – contrabass cello
• George Duvivier, Ron Carter, Alfred Brown, Louis Hardin – bass
• Jack Jennings, Dave Carey, Elayne Jones, Bob Rosengarden – percussion
• Raoul Poliakin, Eugene Becker – tenor

Track listing:

All tracks by Louis Thomas Hardin (Moondog)

1. Theme
2. Stamping Ground
3. Symphonique #3 (Ode to Venus)
4. Symphonique #6 (Good for Goodie)
5. Minisym #1
   I. Allegro
   II. Andante Adagio
   III. Vivace
6. Lament 1 (Bird’s Lament)
7. Witch of Endor
   I. Dance
   II. Trio: A. Adagio (The Prophecy), B. Andante (The Battle), C. Agitato (Saul’s Death)
   III. Dance (reprise)
8. Symphonique #1 (Portrait of a Monarch)