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1.StopPowerhouse – Raymond Scott 02:54
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2.StopThe Toy Trumpet – Raymond Scott 02:57
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3.StopTobacco Auctioneer – Raymond Scott 02:33
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4.StopNew Year's Eve in a Haunted House – Raymond Scott 02:20
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5.StopManhattan Minuet – Raymond Scott 02:39
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6.StopDinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals – Raymond Scott 02:53
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7.StopReckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner – Raymond Scott 03:04
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8.StopMoment Musical – Raymond Scott 02:16
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9.StopTwilight in Turkey – Raymond Scott 02:41
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10.StopThe Penguin – Raymond Scott 02:36
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11.StopOil Gusher – Raymond Scott 02:36
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12.StopIn an 18th Century Drawing Room – Raymond Scott 02:36
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13.StopThe Girl at the Typewriter – Raymond Scott 02:59
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14.StopSiberian Sleighride – Raymond Scott 02:50
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15.StopAt an Arabian House Party – Raymond Scott 02:54
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16.StopBoy Scout in Switzerland – Raymond Scott 02:49
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17.StopBumpy Weather Over Newark – Raymond Scott 02:55
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18.StopMinuet in Jazz – Raymond Scott 02:49
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19.StopWar Dance for Wooden Indians – Raymond Scott 02:30
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20.StopThe Quintet Plays Carmen – Raymond Scott 02:38
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21.StopHuckleberry Duck – Raymond Scott 02:49
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22.StopPeter Tambourine – Raymond Scott 02:49
The name may not be immediately familiar, but the music itself certainly is; to anyone weaned on the legendary Warner Bros. cartoons of the 1940s and 1950s, Raymond Scott's deliriously inventive freak jazz is the soundtrack of childhood, with each and every note capable of conjuring up indelible images of such immortal characters as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. The WB connection is both Scott's greatest legacy and his greatest curse, however; he never composed a note specifically for cartoons, and his most memorable and distinctive melodies were actually co-opted for animated use by Warner's brilliant music director, Carl Stalling. Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights, then, restores Scott's work to its original, stand-alone setting, confirming his cult reputation as one of the most innovative and original musical thinkers of his era. Even free of cartoon mayhem, his music is remarkably visual and colorful, perfectly evocative of such surreal titles as "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals" and "War Dance for Wooden Indians"; probably the best-known cut here is the opening "Powerhouse," a uniquely mechanized piece used in any number of cartoons and television commercials and a perfect summation of Scott's intricate arrangments, complex shifting rhythms, and formal lunacy. Recommended for listeners ages eight to 80. Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Genre: Comedy, Jazz, Soundtrack, Rock, Classical, Easy Listening
- Subgenre: Exotica/Lounge, Film Music, Modern Composition, Musical Comedy, Psychedelic/Garage, Spoken Comedy, Television Music, Big Band/Swing
- Category Swing, Computer Music, Soundtracks, Cartoon Music, Obscuro, Space Age Pop, Novelty
- Label: SBME SPECIAL MKTS.
- Release Date: March 1, 2008
- Artist: Scott Raymond [Jazz]