- Audio CD (May 4 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Basta
- ASIN: B0001Z4PJQ
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Waltz Of The Diddles |
| 2. Temptation |
| 3. And The Cow Jumped Over The Moon |
| 4. A Message From Where |
| 5. In The Beginning |
| 6. Someone To Watch Over Me |
| 7. March Of The Diddles |
| 8. Night And Day |
| 9. And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon |
| 10. Quiet Entrance |
| 11. Jill |
| 12. Over The Rainbow |
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3.0 out of 5 stars
alvin with rabies,
This review is from: The Unexpected (Audio CD)
Despite using the services of some well-known jazz musicians, these guys are more in studio mode than jazz mode. Most of the tunes sound like TV show or movie soundtrack cues with some jazz influence but little or no improvisation. It's melodic, well played, and generally much more relaxed than the Scott Quintette pieces from the 30s. Consider it Scott's version of bachelor pad music or whatever they're calling it this year. Toots Thielemans, playing harmonica, is the star, sounding especially nice on "Over the Rainbow".Then there are those vocal tracks. Dorothy Collins, (Scott's wife at the time and a singing star on "Your Hit Parade"), sings on two songs. Her vocals are double-speeded, like the chipmunks, but sung very intensely, like her head is going to explode. It sounds like Alvin with rabies. It's actually pretty funny in a deranged kind of way, and it's reassuring to know that Scott never stopped being a little bit loony. It's great that Basta continues to document Scott's music with these reissues. Please do more- he was a true original.
5.0 out of 5 stars
"A Weird and Wonderful Jazz Record",
By RexopoLus "rexopolus" (here, there, & everywhere) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Unexpected (Audio CD)
."A weird and wonderful jazz record. An extraordinary release in many ways, even for RAYMOND SCOTT. Some pieces are worthy of Scott's earlier Raymond Scott Quintet literature, which for many remains his stylistic hallmark. These pieces generally tend to be more complex, ambitious and yet shorter than his earlier works. You really need to listen at least a couple of times to figure out what is going on. But once you've got a grip on THE UNEXPECTED its virtues become obvious." --David Lewis, ALL MUSIC GUIDE .
5.0 out of 5 stars
Suprise! The Mystery is Solved . . .,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Unexpected (Audio CD)
* * * * * * *In 1959, Raymond Scott assembled an anonymous all-star band and dubbed them "The Secret Seven." With this group of top jazz musicians he recorded THE UNEXPECTED album in January of 1960. For nearly 45 years the identity of the Secret Seven line-up has remained a mystery, but now you can learn the identity of Raymond Scott's all-star jazz band by visiting a "secret" webpage whose location is revealed in the CD booklet... Correct TRACK LIST:
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