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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 [ edit]
Jun 19, 2019 · Unchained Melody (North-Zaret) by Les Baxter, his Orchestra and ChorusPosting the three very popular 1955 recordings of the ageless ballad “Unchained Melody”...
Nov 22, 2017 · TRACKLIST 01- Celestial Nocturne 00:11 02- Moon Moods 03:18 03- Quiet Village 06:14 04- Jungle Flower 09:32 05- Sophisticated Savage 12:17 06- Barquita . Released in 1958 by Capitol Records.
Les Baxter was a visionary, innovative, composer, conductor, arranger, and conductor who recorded some of the most innovative popular music of his time, influencing countless artists across several decades ranging from Nat King Cole to Jefferson Airplane.
Les was born in 1921 in Mexia,Texas (birthplace of Anna Nicole Smith), and spent part of his childhood in Detroit, where he attended the local conservatory and was considered something of a prodigy. He appears to have been fluent at an early age on piano and most woodwinds.
May 26, 2019 · The Poor People Of Paris (Monnot) by Les Baxter, his Chorus and Orchestra Baxter’s bright million-selling instrumental spent six weeks perched atop the Billboard Top 100 chart.
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.
