The Music of Raymond Scott: Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights

On this CD:

1. Powerhouse
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

2. The Toy Trumpet
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

3. Tobacco Auctioneer
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

4. New Year's Eve in a Haunted House
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

5. Manhattan Minuet
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

6. Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

7. Reckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

8. Moment Musical
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

9. Twilight in Turkey
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

10. The Penguin
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

11. Oil Gusher
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

12. In an 18th-Century Drawing Room (after Mozart's piano sonata No 1),
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

13. The Girl at the Typewriter
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

14. Siberian Sleighride
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

15. At An Arabian House Party
Composed by Raymond Scott

16. Boy Scout in Switzerland
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

17. Bumpy Weather Over Newark
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

18. Minuet in Jazz
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

19. War Dance for Wooden Indians
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

20. The Quintet Plays Carmen
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

21. Huckleberry Duck
Composed by Raymond Scott

22. Peter Tambourine
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

23. Work(s) Unspecified Rehearsal Excerpt
Composed by Raymond Scott
with Raymond Scott Quintette

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Prewar gems from a long-neglected master. Scott's career as composer, bandleader, and electronic-music pioneer is just beginning to be rediscovered. Here he mixes swing jazz with classical forms, exotica (long before there even was such a thing), and his own hyperactive melodies to create a timeless sound. Many of the bouncy tunes are recognizable from their constant use in cartoon soundtracks over the years: the classic "Powerhouse," a jittery mix of an edgy scherzo and a relentless march (as well as a favorite of Looney Toons composer Carl Stalling); the jaunty "The Toy Trumpet"; and the dizzying "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals." Scott's original recordings with his Quintette (which, strangely enough, consisted of six musicians) are a delight, and the invention and energy never let up. --Heidi MacDonald

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