Raymond Scott was born in 1908, and we’ll celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth in 2008. Raymondscott.com plans to honor this pioneering musician, composer, inventor, and visionary in a multi-media way.
At least two CD releases are planned in celebration of the centennial. The first (set for release mid-2007) will be a selection of Raymond Scott Quintette recordings from the late-1940s, featuring innovative compositions and arrangements that futurize the style of Scott’s legendary ’30s Quintette. This compilation of long-out-of-print and unreleased RSQ recordings will take you on vacation to a “Street Corner in Paris,” enchant you with an exotic “Snake Woman,” mystify you with “Ectoplasm,” and present a “Dedicatory Piece to the Crew and Passengers of the First Experimental Rocket Express to the Moon.”
The second CD release will be an anthology of Raymond Scott’s pioneering electronic music — the long-awaited follow-up to the Manhattan Research Inc.
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