Raymond Scott

Raymond Scott
Born: Sep 10, 1908 in Brooklyn, NY
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Died: Feb 8, 1994 in North Hills, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Space Age Pop, Electronic, Computer Music, Obscuro, Cartoon Music, Novelty
Biography: Composer, bandleader and inventor Raymond Scott was among the unheralded pioneers of contemporary experimental music, a figure whose genius and influence have seeped almost subliminally into the mass cultural consciousness. As a visionary whose name is largely unknown but whose music is immediately recognizable, ...Read full biography
The Unexpected
Released: 1960
Label: Top Rank
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Finally, here is the first appearance on CD of Raymond Scott's 1960 album The Unexpected. This was Scott's swansong to the small-group jazz format he'd helped pioneer in the mid-'30s, but anyone expecting ...Read full review
The Rock 'N' Roll Symphony
Released: 1958
Label: Everest
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Even among his supporters, The Rock 'N' Roll Symphony is the most controversial album of Raymond Scott's career. Made in 1958 in the earliest days of Everest Records, where Scott was working A&R, it is ...Read full review
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