Raymond Scott - Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights
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Artist: Raymond ScottEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-03-01
Music Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Soundtracks:
- Powerhouse
- The Toy Trumpet
- Tobacco Auctioneer
- New Year's Eve in a Haunted House
- Manhattan Minuet
- Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals
- Reckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner
- Moment Musical
- Twilight in Turkey
- The Penguin
- Oil Gusher
- In an 18th Century Drawing Room
- The Girl at the Typewriter
- Siberian Sleighride
- At an Arabian House Party
- Boy Scout in Switzerland
- Bumpy Weather Over Newark
- Minuet in Jazz
- War Dance for Wooden Indians
- The Quintet Plays Carmen
- Huckleberry Duck
- Peter Tambourine
Free Music Notes for Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights
Free Music Review: 32 or 64
Hit: 5 Stars
No, the name of this review isn't a misquote of a Chicago song title. It's simply a sneakily veiled way of saying that any man who writes music using 32nd and 64th notes can't be all bad. Raymond Scott was clearly in a class by himself. He was the very best at what he did: composing complex, varied music that sounds modern even 70 years later--and that's hard to do, folks!
A new version of track one, "Powerhouse" (Scott's most famous work), was used in a 2007 TV commercial for a debit card-- perhaps you saw the machine-like lunchroom that hums until a man DARES to pay for his meal with, of all things, CASH. Yep, that music is the very same "Powerhouse." (Scott's original was recorded in early 1937.) Besides that signature piece and the equally famous "Toy Trumpet," be sure to give a listen to "The Penguin." You may have heard it before. But ALL these songs are wonderful, and there's lots to like on RECKLESS NIGHTS AND TURKISH TWILIGHTS.
Often, Raymond Scott's compositions sound like an early form of be-bop. Not always easily approachable, yet it's still definitely worth the effort to get to know the man's music. Analog to digital transfers are of the highest quality, while content and performance are unparalleled. Album includes a nicely detailed 20 page booklet. Very highest recommendation.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 61:32
Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights Poster
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 MacDonaldChildren's Music Music CDs
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