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
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Unchained MelodyLes Baxter
Return To Paradise - Jazz Big Band
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Wake the Town and Tell the PeopleLes Baxter
The Fabulous Fifties, Vol 3
TemptationLes Baxter
Caribbean Moonlight
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The High and the MightyLes Baxter
Songs Of 1954, Vol. 1
Blue TangoLes Baxter
Capitol Presents Les Baxter
