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Exotic World Of by Les Baxter, Martin Denny released in 1995. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Baxter studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory of Music before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College. From 1943 on he played tenor and baritone saxophone for the Freddie Slack big band. Abandoning a concert career as a pianist, he turned to popular music as a singer. At the age of 23 he joined Mel Tormé's Mel-Tones, sing...
Baxter then turned to arranging and conducting for Capitol Records in 1950, and conducted the orchestra in two early Nat King Cole hits, "Mona Lisa" and "Too Young". He also recorded Yma Sumac's first album: "Voice of the Xtabay", which can be considered one of the first recordings of exotica. In 1951 he made the original recording of "Quiet Villag...
According to Milt Bernhart, Nelson Riddle was a ghostwriter for Baxter when Baxter was working for Nat King Cole, although while Baxter was working and was credited as a conductor for Nat King Cole, he never was officially credited as a composer or arranger. Bernhart states that Riddle told him that Baxter did not write the material on his exotica ...
Albums, soundtracks and compilations
1. 1.1. Albums through Wild Guitars, Capitol Records; 'OST' indicates 'original soundtrack.' 2. (1947) Music Out of the Moon (composed by Harry Revel) 3. (1948) Perfume Set To Music(composed by Harry Revel) 4. (1949) Music for Peace of Mind 5. (1950) Yma Sumac: Voice of the Xtabay 6. (1951) Arthur Murray Favorites: Tangos 7. (1951) Ritual of the Savage(Le sacre du sauvage) 8. (1953) Festival of the Gnomes (composed by Camillo Ruspoli, 2nd Prince of Candriano) 9. (1954) Thinking of You 10. (19...
Singles
All released under Capitol Records: 1. (1951) "Because of You" 2. (1952) "Blue Tango" 3. (1952) "Lonely Wine" 4. (1953) "April in Portugal" 5. (1953) "Ruby" 6. (1953) "I Love Paris" 7. (1954) "The High and the Mighty" 8. (1955) "Unchained Melody" 9. (1955) "Medic" 10. (1955) "Wake the Town and Tell the People" 11. (1956) "Foreign Intrigue" 12. (1956) "The Poor People of Paris" 13. (1956) "Tango of the Drums" 14. (1956) "Giant" 15. (1959) "Dance, Everyone Dance" 16. (1960) "Pepe"
Compilations
1. (1960) Baxter's Best(compilation) (Capitol Records) 2. (1995) The Lost Episode of Les Baxter(1961 recording) (Dionysus Records) 3. (1996) By Popular Request(Dionysus Records) 4. (1996) The Exotic Moods of Les Baxter(Capitol Records) 5. (1998) Best of Les Baxter (EMI-Capitol Special Markets)
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Died 15 January 1996, Newport Beach, California. L es Baxter is the leading figure in the history of exotica. Wherever exotica went, Les Baxter was there, often leading the way. His work for Capitol Records in the 1950s introduced most of the major movements in exotica. His 1950 album, "Music Out of the Moon," featured the theremin and was ...
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