Les Baxter
A pianist, composer and arranger who cut his teeth with jazz swing bands, Les
Baxter went on to have a long and varied career during which he became closely
associated with Nat King Cole, pioneered the use of the electrical theremin
instrument and is credited as the founder of 'exotica', an easy listening style
fused with African and South American influences which became hugely popular
through the 1950s.
Born in Mexia, Texas he learned his music studying at the Detroit Conservatory
and Pepperdine College in Los Angeles and started out playing baritone and tenor
sax with the...
Because of RainNat King Cole and Les Baxter
Wake the Town and Tell the PeopleLes Baxter
Unchained MelodyLes Baxter
Too YoungNat King Cole and Les Baxter
Because of YouLes Baxter
April In PortugalLes Baxter and Les Baxter & His Orchestra
Because of RainNat King Cole and Les Baxter
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Wake the Town and Tell the PeopleLes Baxter
The Fabulous Fifties, Vol 3
Unchained MelodyLes Baxter
Return To Paradise - Jazz Big Band
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Too YoungNat King Cole and Les Baxter
The Nat King Cole Story
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Because of YouLes Baxter
Hit Club, The Hits 1949
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April In PortugalLes Baxter and Les Baxter & His Orchestra
Satchmo Serenades
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