"The Happy Whistler" (Vol. 2)
"Little Miss Echo" (Vol. 3)
"Lullaby" (Vol. 1)
RAYMOND SCOTT's legendary (and long out-of-print) Soothing Sounds For Baby has been reissued on 3 separate low-priced CDs on Holland's Basta
label. SSFB are extended, minimalistic lullabies recorded by Scott in
1962 on primitive electronic instruments. They sound a bit like early
Phillip Glass, Steve Reich or Terry Riley, or Eno's Ambient Music, but
pre-date them all. They are nothing like Scott's familiar cartoon-jazz
and orchestral works.
The reissue was produced by BEAU HUNKS leader Gert-Jan Blom, and the
gorgeous package, with 16-page booklet and lots of photos, was designed
by Piet Schreuders, who does the Beau Hunks CDs. Scott historian Irwin
Chusid wrote the comprehensive liner notes. (The three CD booklets are
identical except for some photos and the cover color patterns.)
These CDs are difficult to obtain in the US. Chusid is offering them at
the VERY reasonable price of $30 (+ $5 for U.S. shipping) for 3
separately packaged CDs. Each is a different volume (supposedly for
different-aged babies), with 11 entirely different tracks (on the 3
CDs). CDs range in duration from 32 to 47 minutes.
If interested, please e-mail Chusid at ghostown@ix.netcom.com to reserve a set. Then send check or M.O. (payable to Irwin Chusid) to:
Irwin Chusid
PO Box 6258
Hoboken, NJ 07030
CDs will be shipped upon receipt of payment.
--Irwin Chusid
Director, Raymond Scott Archives
ghostown@ix.netcom.com