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Leslie Thompson Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician, composer and conductor. [1] . After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica and scored over 250 radio, television and motion pictures numbers. [2] Early life.
Les Baxter is the originator of the Exotica sound. His innovative recordings, arrangements, and compositions have influenced a wide range of artists from Jefferson Airplane to Quentin Tarantino.
Nov 22, 2017 · Bora Bora, Music From the Original Soundtrack, Composed and Conducted by Les Baxter, on AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Records, 1970, Stereo.The 1968 . TRACKLIST 01- Celestial Nocturne 00:11 02- Moon...
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One of the pioneering Exotica albums Le Sacre du sauvage 1951 (Ritual of the Savage)
Les Baxter’s own music of the sixties was mostly soundtrack work. He made a few albums for Reprise — Soul Of The Drums (which featured the great Olatunji on percussion), The Primitive And The Passionate (an exotic record), and Les Baxter’s Balladeers (an attempt to cash in on the folk boom which featured a pre-Byrds David Crosby).
Jul 16, 2021 · Les Baxter – Tamboo (1955, Remastered Album) Sehnsuchtshafen. 12 videos 18,869 views Last updated on Jul 16, 2021. Play all. 1. 2:44.
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Jan 15, 1996 · Les Baxter. Exotica pioneer whose blend of Polynesian forms and orchestral arrangements appealed to the bachelor-pad set of the 1950s and '60s. Read Full Biography.
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