4053796003898

Milestones Of A Legend

Les Baxter

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Format: 10CD

Cat No: 600389

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Release Date:  30 June 2017

Label:  Documents

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  10

Barcode:  4053796003898

Genres:  Easy Listening  Nostalgia  

  • Description

    Leslie Thompson “Les� Baxter (1922 – 1996) is best known as one of the originators of Exotica, a particular style of Easy Listening-music that offered its listeners a lush sonic vacation in the stereophonic comfort of their own living room, a trip on record full of imaginary rituals and exciting taboos. The composer, arranger and orchestra leader from Texas, who studied piano at the Detroit conservatory, decided against a career as a concert pianist in favor of Swing, the popular music of the time. At 21 he played saxophone for the Freddie Slack big band, and also worked as a vocalist, joining Mel Tormé’s Mel-Tones two years later. Studio and soundtrack work – for Nat “King� Cole or Yma Sumac, among others – led to successful concept albums of his own orchestral suites, such as “Ritual Of The Savage�, “The Passions�, “Caribbean Moonlight�, or “Space Escapade�, all of which are among the twenty original albums in this box set. Think of “Exotica� as the “world music� of the late Fifties and early Sixties – then sit back, relax, and enjoy the “sophisticated naïveté� of these inventively and dramatically arranged and produced scores for the movie in your mind.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Les Baxter - Busy Port
      • 2. Les Baxter - Sophisticated Savage
      • 3. Les Baxter - Jungle River Boat
      • 4. Les Baxter - Jungle Flower
      • 5. Les Baxter - Barquita
      • 6. Les Baxter - Stone God
      • 7. Les Baxter - Quiet Village
      • 8. Les Baxter - Jungle Jalopy
      • 9. Les Baxter - Coronation
      • 10. Les Baxter - Love Dance
      • 11. Les Baxter - Kinkajou
      • 12. Les Baxter - The Ritual
      • 13. Prince Di Candriano - Part 1 - Nightfall
      • 14. Prince Di Candriano - Part 2 - Dance Of The Gnomes
      • 15. Prince Di Candriano - Part 3 - Entrance Of The Fairies
      • 16. Prince Di Candriano - Part 4 - Finale And Daybreak
      • 17. Prince Di Candriano - Valse Viennese
      • 18. Prince Di Candriano - Santa Maria Del Fiore
      • 19. Prince Di Candriano - La Polonesa
      • 20. Prince Di Candriano - Tarantella

      Disc 2

      • 1. Bert Kalmar - Harry Ruby - Thinking Of You
      • 2. Kurt Weill - Ogden Nash - Speak Low
      • 3. Arthur Hammerstein - Dudley Wilkinson - Because Of You
      • 4. Harry Revel - Mack Gordon - With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming
      • 5. Cole Porter - I Love Paris
      • 6. C. Tobias - H. Tobias - Miss You
      • 7. Bert Kalmar - Harry Ruby - Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
      • 8. Ellington - Mills - Tizol - Singer - Lost In Meditation
      • 9. Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin - Mine
      • 10. Hoagy Carmichael - Ned Washington - The Nearness Of You
      • 11. Rudy Vallee - Vincent Scotto - Vieni, Vieni
      • 12. Walter Donaldson - Little White Lies
      • 13. Les Baxter - Despair
      • 14. Les Baxter - Ecstasy
      • 15. Les Baxter - Hate
      • 16. Les Baxter - Lust
      • 17. Les Baxter - Terror
      • 18. Les Baxter - Jealousy
      • 19. Les Baxter - Joy

      Disc 3

      • 1. Bernie Wayne - Tropicana
      • 2. Raúl Ferrão - April In Portugal
      • 3. Charles Walcott - Dimitri Tiomkin - Julie
      • 4. Sidney Norman - Cornflakes
      • 5. Francis Lopez - Elaine
      • 6. Bronislaw Kaper - Invitation
      • 7. Leroy Anderson - Blue Tango
      • 8. Art Strauss - Festival Hop
      • 9. Heinz Eric Roemheld - Mitchell Parish - Ruby
      • 10. Florence Véran - Rachel Thoreau - Gigi
      • 11. René Rouzaud - Roger Bourdin - Atlantis
      • 12. Dimitri Tiomkin - Ned Washington - The High And Mighty
      • 13. Al Stillman - Marguerita Lecona - Taboo
      • 14. Charlie Henderson - Rudy Vallee - Deep Night
      • 15. Al Stillman - Ernesto Lecuona - The Breeze And I
      • 16. George Rosner - Xavier Cugat - Nightingale
      • 17. Arthur Freed - Nacio Herb Brown - Temptation
      • 18. Bernier - Lliso - Simon - Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)
      • 19. Osman Perez Freire - Ay, Ay, Ay
      • 20. Eddie Woods - Enric Madriguera - Adios
      • 21. Bob Russell - Harry Warren - Carnival
      • 22. Adolfo Utrera - Nilo Menéndez - Green Eyes
      • 23. Harold Arlen - Johnny Mercer - Out Of This World
      • 24. Norman Gimbel - Pablo Beltran Ruiz - Molina - Sway (Quien Era)

      Disc 4

      • 1. Les Baxter - Les Lèvres
      • 2. Les Baxter - Les Bras
      • 3. Les Baxter - Les Yeux
      • 4. Les Baxter - La Taille
      • 5. Les Baxter - Les Doigts
      • 6. Les Baxter - Les Seins
      • 7. Les Baxter - Les Hanches
      • 8. Les Baxter - Le Lobe Des Oreilles
      • 9. Les Baxter - La Chevelure
      • 10. Les Baxter - Le Mollet
      • 11. Les Baxter - Les Cuisses
      • 12. Les Baxter - La Nuque
      • 13. D'Acosta - Dexter - (What Happens In) Buenos Aires
      • 14. P.D. - Melodia Loca (The Chilean Crazy Song)
      • 15. Marguerite Monnot- Rouzaud - The Poor People Of Paris
      • 16. Kazuo Totoki - Japanese Parasols
      • 17. Michel - Strop - The Clown On The Eiffel Tower
      • 18. Storch - Sexton - Turner - Auf Wiedersehn, Sweetheart
      • 19. Alfredo Corenzo - Venezuela
      • 20. Walt Heebner - Purple Islands
      • 21. Nicols - Holiner - Glanzberg - Padam, Padam
      • 22. Al Sherman - Normandy
      • 23. Les Baxter - Monika
      • 24. Les Baxter - Romantic Rio

      Disc 5

      • 1. Les Baxter - Afro-Deesia
      • 2. Les Baxter - Brazilian Bash
      • 3. Dave Dexter - Shelly Manne - Bustin' The Bongos
      • 4. Les Baxter - Conversation
      • 5. Les Baxter - Poppin' Panderos
      • 6. Les Baxter - Talkin' Drums
      • 7. Les Baxter - Reverberasia
      • 8. Les Baxter - Shoutin' Drums
      • 9. Les Baxter - Gringo
      • 10. Les Baxter - Mood Tattooed
      • 11. Leonard Pennario - Midnight On The Cliffs
      • 12. Livingston - Gallop - Wake The Town And Tell The People
      • 13. Sylvia Fine - End Of Spring
      • 14. Kaper - Deutsch - Take My Love
      • 15. José Ferrer - The Shrike
      • 16. Olias - Coslow - Blue Mirage
      • 17. North - Zaret - Unchained Melody
      • 18. Victor Young - Medic
      • 19. Heuberger - Cochran - Suddenly
      • 20. Glykson - Baxter - Polnareff - If You Were Mine
      • 21. De Paul - Mercer - When You're In Love
      • 22. Les Baxter - Dream Rhapsody

      Disc 6

      • 1. Les Baxter - Shooting Star
      • 2. Les Baxter - Moonscape
      • 3. Les Baxter - Mr. Robot
      • 4. Les Baxter - The City
      • 5. Les Baxter - A Distant Star
      • 6. Les Baxter - The Commuter
      • 7. Les Baxter - Winds Of Sirius
      • 8. Les Baxter - The Other Side Of The Moon
      • 9. Les Baxter - A Look Back At Earth
      • 10. Les Baxter - Earth Light
      • 11. Les Baxter - The Lady Is
      • 12. Les Baxter - Saturday Night On Saturn
      • 13. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - There's Nothing Like A Dame
      • 14. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - Some Enchanted Evening
      • 15. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - Happy Talk
      • 16. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - A Cock-Eyed Optimist
      • 17. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
      • 18. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - Younger Than Springtime
      • 19. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - A Wonderful Guy
      • 20. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - Bali Ha'i
      • 21. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - This Nearly Was Mine
      • 22. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - Dîtes-Moi (Tell Me Why)
      • 23. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - Honey Bun
      • 24. Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II - Bloody Mary And My Girl Back Home

      Disc 7

      • 1. Les Baxter - Love Is A Fabulous Thing
      • 2. Les Baxter - Hot Summer Night
      • 3. Les Baxter - Cherchez La Femme
      • 4. Les Baxter - Our Kind Of Love
      • 5. Les Baxter - Moonlight Stroll
      • 6. Les Baxter - Rush Hour Romance
      • 7. Les Baxter - Early Morning Blues
      • 8. Les Baxter - Paris Interlude
      • 9. Les Baxter - My Love And The Sea
      • 10. Les Baxter - Afternoon Affair
      • 11. Les Baxter - Well, All Night Long
      • 12. Les Baxter - Dawn On The City
      • 13. Les Baxter - Congo Train
      • 14. Les Baxter - Elephant Trail
      • 15. Les Baxter - Banana Boy
      • 16. Les Baxter - Safari
      • 17. Les Baxter - Mombasa After Midnight
      • 18. Les Baxter - Rain
      • 19. Les Baxter - Lost City
      • 20. Les Baxter - Walkin' Watusi
      • 21. Les Baxter - Ostrich Hunt
      • 22. Les Baxter - Cairo Bazaar
      • 23. Les Baxter - Jungalero
      • 24. Les Baxter - Balinese Bongos

      Disc 8

      • 1. Aram Khatchaturian - Sabre Dance
      • 2. Dorival Caymmi - Maracangalha
      • 3. P.D. - Desilusao
      • 4. Les Baxter - Riz Ortolani - Cabayo
      • 5. Amurri - Ferrio - Hourdeaux - Piccolissima Serenata
      • 6. Gus Kahn - Walter Donaldson - My Buddy
      • 7. Manuel De Falla - Ritual Fire Dance
      • 8. Lamartine Babo - Brazilian Slave Song
      • 9. Mariano Merceron - Tell Me, Margarita
      • 10. Les Baxter - Riz Ortolani - Mandolino
      • 11. Les Baxter - Pepé Gamboa - Cubana Mulatta
      • 12. Zequinha Abreu - Tico Tico
      • 13. Les Baxter - Main Title - Goliath's March
      • 14. Les Baxter - Love Theme - Landa
      • 15. Les Baxter - Noisy Village - Barbarian Games
      • 16. Les Baxter - The Sacred Crown
      • 17. Les Baxter - Harris - Khachaturian - Sword Dance
      • 18. Les Baxter - Mountains Of Mystery
      • 19. Les Baxter - Ride Of The Barbarians
      • 20. Les Baxter - Night Attack Of The Stranger
      • 21. Les Baxter - Love's Farewell
      • 22. Les Baxter - Rape Of The Village
      • 23. Les Baxter - Fire Dance
      • 24. Les Baxter - End Title - March Of Victory

      Disc 9

      • 1. Les Baxter - Ting Ting Ting
      • 2. Les Baxter - Brazil Nuts
      • 3. Milt Holland - Take One
      • 4. Les Baxter - Boomada
      • 5. Dave Dexter - Uncle Tom Tom
      • 6. Les Baxter - Barbarian
      • 7. Les Baxter - Chom Chom
      • 8. Les Baxter - I Dig
      • 9. Les Baxter - Ooch I Baba
      • 10. Les Baxter - Calypso
      • 11. Les Baxter - Bom Bom
      • 12. Ed Marshall - Venus
      • 13. J. P.Richardson - Running Bear
      • 14. Becaud - Curtis - Delance - Let It Be Me
      • 15. Jimmy Driftwood - The Battle Of New Orleans
      • 16. Dewayne Blackwell - Mister Blue
      • 17. Marty Robbins - El Paso
      • 18. Jack Scott - What In The World's Come Over You
      • 19. Max Steiner - Theme From A Summer Place
      • 20. trad. - Tom Dooley
      • 21. Erroll Garner - Johnny Burke - Misty
      • 22. Buddy Killen - Forever
      • 23. Brecht - Weill - Blitzstein - Mack The Knif

      Disc 10

      • 1. Les Baxter - Sunken City
      • 2. Les Baxter - Stars In The Sand
      • 3. Les Baxter - Sea Nymph
      • 4. Les Baxter - Singing Sea Shells
      • 5. Les Baxter - Dolphin
      • 6. Les Baxter - Dawn Under The Sea
      • 7. Claude Debussy - The Enchanted Sea
      • 8. Les Baxter - Girl From Nassau
      • 9. Les Baxter - The Ancient Galleon
      • 10. Les Baxter - Coral Castle
      • 11. Dave Dexter - Dancing Diamonds
      • 12. Les Baxter - Jewels Of The Sea
      • 13. Les Baxter - Overture
      • 14. Les Baxter - Topage
      • 15. Les Baxter - The Albatross
      • 16. Les Baxter - Mediterranean
      • 17. Les Baxter - Over The Rocks
      • 18. Les Baxter - Master Of The World
      • 19. Les Baxter - Flight Concerto
      • 20. Les Baxter - Philadelphia
      • 21. Les Baxter - Drifting Clouds
      • 22. Les Baxter - The Conquerors
      • 23. Les Baxter - Ballon Waltz
      • 24. Les Baxter - Finale