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...
Unchained MelodyLes Baxter
Because of RainNat King Cole and Les Baxter
Wake the Town and Tell the PeopleLes Baxter
April in PortugalLes Baxter
Too YoungNat King Cole and Les Baxter
April In PortugalLes Baxter and Les Baxter & His Orchestra
Unchained MelodyLes Baxter
Return To Paradise - Jazz Big Band
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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
April in PortugalLes Baxter
Les Baxter Collection, Vol. 3: European Pot Pourri
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Too YoungNat King Cole and Les Baxter
The Nat King Cole Story
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April In PortugalLes Baxter and Les Baxter & His Orchestra
Satchmo Serenades
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