The work of musician, bandleader, composer, and inventor, Raymond Scott, sounds like nothing so much as the . future. It became the abstract soundtrack to my - dreams. I love - it. Clearly he is a major American - composer. It's those front-line types that go into uncharted areas, and pave the way for others.
Life is short.
Always go to the source, sources like Raymond - Scott. When it first appeared, it was so bizarre it could not be categorized. Now, it is no less innovative and comic, but it begins to occupy a serious role in our total music - appreciation. He took bitonality and the Cubist elements of Stravinsky and put them through a Vegematic, to create popular music instead of high - art. Its intricacies mesmerize, because they're part of a unique and utterly disarming musical tapestry.