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Raymond Scott

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Aliases
Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra
Raymond Scott and His Orchestra
Raymond Scott Quintet
Raymond Scott Quintette
The Raymond Scott Quintette
Raymond Scott and the Secret 7
Raymond Scott with his Orchestra and Quintet
Real name
Harry Warnow
Born
September 10, 1908
Died
February 8, 1994
Country
United States
IPI
00028184973 51 works
00239800561
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Composer, pianist and electronic instrument inventor
Family
Dorothy Collins Spouse (1952-1965)
Mark Warnow Brother
Related
Dave Harris [2] Member of Raymond Scott's Quintette (1937-1939)
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
i 1949 The Beau Hunks Sextette
i 1947 Jeff Sanford's Cartoon Jazz Orchestra
i 1949 The Beau Hunks Sextette
i 1940 The Metropole Orchestra
i 1939 (6 artists)
i  REL August 2, 1940 (2 artists)
Originally by Paul Whiteman REC
i February 8, 1940 Steve Bagsby
i June 1942 (2 artists)
i 1991 (4 artists)
i 1949 (2 artists)
i 1991 (2 artists)
i 1937 (8 artists)
i 1949 The Beau Hunks Sextette
i 1938 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i February 8, 1940 (5 artists)
i 1942 Martin Halstead
i 1947 The Beau Hunks Sextette
i 1947 (2 artists)
 REL 1946 (18 artists)
Originally by Mary Martin and Yul Brynner PRF
i October 1939 (4 artists)
i 1991 (2 artists)
i August 2, 1940 (2 artists)
i 2000 (19 artists)
i April 1937 (28 artists)
Sampled by Soul Coughing
i 1937 (3 artists)
i June 1942 (2 artists)
i 1939 (6 artists)
i 1949 The Beau Hunks Sextette
i 2002 (2 artists)
i 1991 (2 artists)
i 1942 The Metropole Orchestra
i 1947 The Beau Hunks Sextette
i 1938 (3 artists)
i 1938 (13 artists)
i 1991 (2 artists)
i April 1937 (30 artists)
i 1939 (3 artists)
i 1937 (26 artists)
i 1938 (7 artists)
1958 (9 artists)

Originals using parts of other songs

Covers by Raymond Scott

Title Performer Release date Originally by
July 1944 Al Sack and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive July 1944 5 Red Caps
i   1958 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i 1985 Frank Sinatra
i 1958 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive July 1951 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright
listen on Internet Archive Do You Care? Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Clyde Burke 1941 Unverified
November 1940 Larry Clinton's Bluebird Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Terry Allen
i   1958 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest REC, Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake PRF
listen on Internet Archive November 1940 Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Larry Taylor
i   1985 Mills Brothers REL, Cab Calloway and The Cabaliers REC
i   July 1944 Dick Todd with Orchestra REC,REL, Tamara PRF
I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City Perry Como & The Raymond Scott Orchestra (Perry Como, Raymond Scott) 1995 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive 1950 Tanzoni & His Dance Orchestra (Harry Hudson)
listen on Internet Archive May 1950 Henry Burr
i 1939 (unknown), Milt Herth and His Trio
1985 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
listen on Internet Archive i February 8, 1940 Tango-Orchester Dajos Béla mit Gesang: Kurt Mühlhardt
listen on Internet Archive May 2, 1941 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Connie Haines, Frank Sintra & The Pied Pipers
November 1955 Frank Sinatra - Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle
i 1949 Furman and Nash
1985 Al Trace and His Silly Symphonists
i 1937 (unknown)
Covered by Dave Harris and The Powerhouse Five
November 1955 The Four Lads - Orch., Chorus under dir. of Ray Ellis
  1947 Mary Martin with Lute Song Orchestra under direction of Raymond Scott REL, Mary Martin and Yul Brynner PRF
February 1956 Sarah Vaughan with Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra
i   1960 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC, Fred Astaire PRF
November 1955 The Platters
i   1958 Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REL, Raúl Roulien BRD
June 1950 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra
i 1958 Judy Garland
i 1985 Mills Brothers
June 1950 The Royalaires
i   1960 Gertrude Lawrence REC,REL,PRF
i 1958 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
November 1955 Gogi Grant with Buddy Bregman and His Orchestra and Chorus
i 2002 Paul Whiteman
i   1958 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i 1960 Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive May 2, 1941 Dan Quinn
i October 1939 (unknown)
Covered by (4 artists)
i   1958 Kitty Kallen REL, Bing Crosby - Grace Kelly REC
i 2002 Dan W. Quinn, (unknown), (unknown)
i 1958 Elsie Carlisle
listen on Internet Archive May 1950 American Quartet
listen on Internet Archive   1941 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Howard Du Lany REC, Alice Faye & John Payne with The Ink Spots BRD
listen on Internet Archive 1948 Jack Norworth

Sampled songs

Songs written by Raymond Scott

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Street Corner in Paris Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Covered by The Beau Hunks Sextette
At an Arabian House Party Raymond Scott Raymond Scott and His Orchestra June 17, 1940 Covered by Jeff Sanford's Cartoon Jazz Orchestra
Bird Life in The Bronx Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Covered by The Beau Hunks Sextette
Birdseed Special Raymond Scott Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra June 17, 1940 Covered by The Metropole Orchestra
Boy Scout in Switzerland Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet June 12, 1939 Covered by (6 artists)
Bumpy Weather over Newark Raymond Scott Paul Whiteman REC, Raymond Scott Quintet REL December 25, 1938 Covered by (2 artists)
Business Men's Bounce Raymond Scott Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra December 21, 1939 Covered by Steve Bagsby
Carrier Pigeon Raymond Scott Raymond Scott and His Orchestra May 4, 1942 Covered by (2 artists)
Celebration on the Planet Mars Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintette 1991 Covered by (4 artists)
Christmas Night in Harlem Mitchell Parish, Raymond Scott Covered by (8 artists)
Dedicatory Piece to the Crew and Passengers of the First Experimental Rocket Express to the Moon Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Covered by (2 artists)
Devil Drums Raymond Scott Raymond Scott 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals Raymond Scott The Raymond Scott Quintette June 23, 1937 Covered by (8 artists)
Ectoplasm Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Covered by The Beau Hunks Sextette
Egyptian Barn Dance Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintette April 23, 1938 Covered by (3 artists)
Huckleberry Duck Raymond Scott Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra November 30, 1939 Covered by (5 artists)
Kodachrome Raymond Scott Raymond Scott and His Orchestra February 24, 1942 Covered by Martin Halstead
Manhattan Minuet Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet July 21, 1939 Covered by The Beau Hunks Sextette
Mexican Jumping Bean Raymond Scott Paul Whiteman December 25, 1938 Covered by Metropole Orchestra featuring The Beau Hunks Sextette
Moment Musical Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet May 8, 1939 Covered by (2 artists)
Mountain High, Valley Low Raymond Scott, Bernie Hanighen Mary Martin and Yul Brynner PRF, Mary Martin with Lute Song Orchestra under direction of Raymond Scott REL February 6, 1946 Covered by (18 artists)
Nescafé Raymond Scott Raymond Scott 2000
New Year's Eve in a Haunted House Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet July 21, 1939 Covered by (4 artists)
Oil Gusher Raymond Scott The Raymond Scott Quintette 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
Peter Tambourine Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet April 1939 Covered by (2 artists)
Portofino Raymond Scott Raymond Scott 1962 Covered by (19 artists)
Powerhouse Raymond Scott The Raymond Scott Quintette February 23, 1937 Covered by (28 artists)
Reckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner Raymond Scott The Raymond Scott Quintette June 23, 1937 Covered by (3 artists)
Secret Agent Raymond Scott Raymond Scott and His Orchestra May 4, 1942 Covered by (2 artists)
Siberian Sleigh Ride Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet June 12, 1939 Covered by (6 artists)
Snake Woman Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Covered by The Beau Hunks Sextette
Square Dance for Eight Egyptian Mummies Raymond Scott The Raymond Scott Quintette 1938 Covered by (2 artists)
Steeplechase Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintette 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
Suicide Cliff Raymond Scott Paul Whiteman December 25, 1938 Covered by (3 artists)
Symphony Under the Stars Raymond Scott Raymond Scott and His Orchestra February 24, 1942 Covered by The Metropole Orchestra
The Girl at the Typewriter Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet July 10, 1939 Covered by The Beau Hunks Sextette
The Happy Farmer Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintette April 19, 1938 Covered by (3 artists)
The Penguin Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintette 1938 Covered by (13 artists)
The Sleepwalker Raymond Scott Raymond Scott 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
The Toy Trumpet Raymond Scott The Raymond Scott Quintette February 20, 1937 Covered by (30 artists)
Tia Juana Bud Green, Raymond Scott Smith Ballew and His Orchestra November 7, 1934 Covered by (2 artists)
Tobacco Auctioneer Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintet July 27, 1939 Covered by (3 artists)
Twilight in Turkey Raymond Scott The Raymond Scott Quintette February 20, 1937 Covered by (26 artists)
War Dance for Wooden Indians Raymond Scott Raymond Scott Quintette December 20, 1937 Covered by (7 artists)
Where Have You Been, Billie Boy? Raymond Scott, Lawrence Elow Dorothy Collins with Chorus and Orchestra directed by Raymond Scott 1958 Covered by (9 artists)

Adapted songs

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Fellow on a Furlough Raymond Scott and His Orchestra July 1944 National Records [US1]
A Street Corner in Paris and Singing in the Rain Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Master Records [1]
Bird Life in The Bronx and Dinah Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Master Records [1]
Careful Conversation at a Diplomatic Function Raymond Scott and His Orchestra June 1942 Decca
Dedicatory Piece to the Crew and Passengers of the First Experimental Rocket Express to the Moon and Sometimes I'm Happy Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Master Records [1]
Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals The Raymond Scott Quintette 1937 Brunswick
Ectoplasm and Song of India Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Master Records [1]
Eight Letters in the Mail Box Raymond Scott and His Orchestra 1942 Decca
Four Beat Shuffle Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra 1940 Columbia [US]
Half Way down the Street Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Clyde Burke November 1940 Columbia [US]
I'll Be Seeing You Raymond Scott and His Orchestra July 1944 National Records [US1]
I'm Playing with Fire Dorothy Collins - Orchestra conducted by Raymond Scott 1950 MGM
I'm Sorry I Made You Cry Bobby Colt with Raymond Scott Orch and Chorus May 1950 Admiral [US1]
In an Eighteenth Century Drawing Room Raymond Scott Quintet 1939 Brunswick
Jackrabbit Raymond Scott and His Orchestra 1949 MGM
Just a Gigolo Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra February 8, 1940 Columbia [US]
Let's Get Away from It All Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra May 2, 1941 Columbia [US]
Minuet in Jazz The Raymond Scott Quintette 1937 Brunswick
Mountain High, Valley Low Raymond Scott and His Orchestra 1947 MGM
New Year's Eve in a Haunted House Raymond Scott Quintet October 1939 Columbia [US]
Our Very Own Richard Hayes with Raymond Scott and His Orchestra June 1950 Mercury
Peter Tambourine Raymond Scott Quintet August 2, 1940 Columbia [US]
Secret Agent Raymond Scott and His Orchestra June 1942 Decca
Siberian Sleighride Raymond Scott Quintet 1939 Brunswick
Snake Woman and Tiger Rag Raymond Scott Quintet 1949 Master Records [1]
Symphony Under the Stars Raymond Scott and His Orchestra 1942 Decca
The Happy Farmer Raymond Scott Quintette 1938 Brunswick
The Peanut Vendor Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra February 8, 1940 Columbia [US]
The Toy Trumpet The Raymond Scott Quintette April 1937 Master [US]
Time Waits for No One – Tired Little Teddy Bear Woody Herman and His Orchestra – Raymond Scott and His Orchestra January 1945 V Disc
War Dance for Wooden Indians Raymond Scott Quintette 1938 Brunswick
Where You Are Raymond Scott and His New Orchestra 1941 Columbia [US]
You'd Be Suprised Raymond Scott and His Orchestra 1948 MGM

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