Les Baxter

Les Baxter
Les Baxter is a pianist who composed and arranged for the top swing bands of the '40s and '50s, but he is better-known as the founder of an exotica, a variation of easy listening that glorified the sounds and styles of Polynesia, Africa, and South America, even as they retained the traditional string-and-horn arrangements of instrumental pop. Exotica became a massively popular trend in the '50s, with thousands of record buyers listening to Baxter, Martin Denny, and their imitators. Baxter also...
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Les Baxter Que Mango! [Japan]
Que Mango! [Japan] - Les Baxter
By: Les Baxter
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Que Mango, Tropicando, On Awarm Night
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Les Baxter Lost Episode
Lost Episode - Les Baxter
By: Les Baxter
Song List: Listen to Songs by Baxter, Les It's A Big Wide Wonderful World, Quiet Village, Ruby
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