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Les Baxter
The Exotic Moods Of Les Baxter
Compil. US 1996 on Capitol Records label
Jazz, Rock, Pop and Classical (Neo-Romantic, Easy Listening, Lounge, Space-Age, Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz)
Quiet Village, Jungle Flower, Stone God, Jungle River Boat, Busy Port & Love Dance recorded May 17, 1951. From the album Ritual Of The Savage (Capitol, T-288). Jungalero, Congo Train, Mombasa After Midnight, Lost City & Safari recorded August 27, 1958. From the album African Jazz (Capitol, T-1117). Temple Of Gold, Acapulco, High Priest Of The Aztecs / Pyramid Of The Sun, Pool Of Love, Go Chango, Blue Jungle & Procession Of The Princess recorded September 9, 1959. From the album The Sacred Idol (Capitol, T-1293). Hong Kong Cable Car, Tahiti: A Summer Night At Sea, City Of Veils, Harem Silks From Bombay & Spice Islands Sea Birds recorded June 13, 1957. From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, T-868). Oasis Of Dakhla, Zambezi, Mozambique, Simba, Pantan & Tehran recorded June 20, 1955. From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655). Taboo, Temptation & Nightingale recorded February 15, 1956. From the album Caribbean Moonlight (Capitol, T-733). Amazon Falls, Voodoo Dreams & Papagayo recorded February 25, 1959. From the album Jungle Jazz (Capitol, T-1184). The Ancient Galleon & Sunken City recorded November 30, 1960. From the album Jewels Of The Sea (Capitol, T-1537). Bom Bom recorded December 22, 1959. From the album Teen Drums (Capitol, T-1355). Mood Tattooed recorded August 17, 1956. From the album Skins! (Capitol, T-774). The Left Arm Of Buddha recorded June 8, 1956. From a Capitol Records Single (Capitol, F-3573). Bacoa recorded March 22, 1951. Previously unreleased. Written credits for Taboo are given to S.K. Stillman & Margarita Lecuona but the song was actually composed by Margarita Lecuona and Al Stillman with lyrics by Sydney King Russell (often credited as S.K. Russell). All tracks high-definition 20-bit recordings. P & C 1996 Capitol Records Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
Musicians
 | Les Baxter key, voc, 1922-1996 US album by |
 | Brad Benedict , US compilation producer, compiled by |
Producers
| Tommy Steele art direction |
| Devin Franchino coordinator, editor coordination |
| Kim Niemi coordinator, project coordination |
| Jeffery Fey design, art direction |
| Wayne Watkins executive producer |
| Mark Ryden illustration |
| RJ Smith liner notes |
| Bob Norberg remastered by, digitally |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quiet Village | Les Baxter | 3:18 | |
| 2 | Jungalero | Les Baxter | 3:27 | |
| 3 | Temple Of Gold | Les Baxter | 4:22 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong Cable Car | Les Baxter | 2:51 | |
| 5 | Oasis Of Dakhla | Les Baxter | 3:39 | |
| 6 | Taboo | Les Baxter | Al Stillman, Margarita Lecuona | 2:41 |
| 7 | Amazon Falls | Les Baxter | 2:52 | |
| 8 | Jungle Flower | Les Baxter | 2:44 | |
| 9 | The Ancient Galleon | Les Baxter | 3:17 | |
| 10 | Zambezi | Les Baxter | 3:20 | |
| 11 | Tahiti: A Summer Night At Sea | Les Baxter | 2:32 | |
| 12 | Congo Train | Les Baxter | 2:43 | |
| 13 | Acapulco | Les Baxter | 3:42 | |
| 14 | Stone God | Les Baxter | 3:10 | |
| 15 | Voodoo Dreams | Les Baxter | 3:02 | |
| 16 | Mozambique | Les Baxter | 4:10 | |
| 17 | City Of Veils | Les Baxter | 4:18 | |
| 18 | Bacoa | Les Baxter | 3:11 | |
| 19 | Mombasa After Midnight | Les Baxter | 2:11 | |
| 20 | Bom Bom / Mood Tattooed | Les Baxter | 4:31 | |
| 21 | Simba | Les Baxter | 2:43 | |
| 22 | High Priest Of The Aztecs / Pyramid Of The Sun | Les Baxter | 5:41 | |
| 23 | Harem Silks From Bombay | Les Baxter | 2:27 | |
| 24 | Papagayo | Les Baxter | 2:58 | |
| 25 | Jungle River Boat | Les Baxter | 3:08 | |
| 26 | Temptation | Les Baxter | Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown | 2:25 |
| 27 | Pantan | Les Baxter | 2:29 | |
| 28 | Lost City | Les Baxter | 3:04 | |
| 29 | Pool Of Love | Les Baxter | 2:08 | |
| 30 | Busy Port | Les Baxter | 3:06 | |
| 31 | Spice Islands Sea Birds | Les Baxter | 1:49 | |
| 32 | Go Chango | Les Baxter | 3:15 | |
| 33 | Nightingale | Les Baxter | George Rosner, Xavier Cugat | 1:51 |
| 34 | Love Dance | Les Baxter | 2:18 | |
| 35 | Safari | Les Baxter | 2:37 | |
| 36 | Sunken City | Les Baxter | 2:59 | |
| 37 | Tehran | Les Baxter | 2:23 | |
| 38 | Blue Jungle | Les Baxter | 3:16 | |
| 39 | The Left Arm Of Buddha | Les Baxter | 1:57 | |
| 40 | Procession Of The Princes | Les Baxter | 5:28 |
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