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Reckless Nights & Turkish Twilights
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List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $17.95
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074646567227
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 1999-09-21
Studio: Sony
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Editorial Reviews:
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These prewar gems from a long-neglected artist have been remastered and now sound better than ever. 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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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Uplifting Msic!
Comment: I just wanted to say that I love this album and am very glad I bought it. If you like Carl Stalling, Dan Deacon, Bruce Haack, Perrey & Kingsley, The Bran Flakes etc...this is the album for you! No annoying commercial pieces either!
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Summary: Life is So Short
Comment: If you don't know who Raymond Scott is, well then, you need to watch more Warner Bros. cartoons and have a glass of good sherry with an Acme Products salesman.
Why waste your time listening to electronic music from Europe when you can hear the original thing hatched from the mind of a genius, not a copier?
Definitely get an MBA from Wharton, but if you don't have the time or money for that, get this CD and you will be artistically wealthy beyond our mortal ken.
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Summary: Introduction to a Genius
Comment: Raymond Scott's music is most remembered today as soundtrack material for cartoons. This is natural, but it risks underestimating his genius.
He was an improviser of a special sort. He rarely wrote down his ideas, but instead "spoke" them to his close-knit group of performers (The Raymond Scott Five) and listened to how they executed it. He then made constant on-stream modifications and improvements.
No one has ever dusplicated this vast creativity. If you like this collection, make sure you check our the Beau Hunks re-creation. The performances are pretty good, but also the sound quality helps you realize what it must have been like to be there and hear this frothy, dense, and complex stuff.
Wonderful...
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Summary: 32 or 64
Comment: 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), is currently being used in a TV commercial for a debit card-- perhaps you've seen 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, 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
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Summary: Raymond Scott "Reckless Nights& Turkish Twighlights"
Comment: Anyone who grew up with cartoon music swimming in their heads must own this album. Although "Powerhouse" is the most recognizable Car-tune, Shirley Temple fans will revel in the original cut of "The Toy Trumpet" and you will thoroughly enjoy other classic Raymond Scott chestnuts used in early films and TV commercials. This album will surely put a smile on each listeners face and evoke the phrase "oh, I remeber that one!" If you want to have some real listening fun, make "Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights" the nect addition to your CD collection!!
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