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	Les Baxter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 - January 15, 1996) studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College.
		In the 90s Baxter was widely celebrated, alongside Martin Denny (for whom he had written "Quiet Village") and Arthur Lyman Group, as one of the progenitors of what had become known as the "exotica" movement.
		Les Baxter has a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 6314 Hollywood Blvd.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Les_Baxter (315 words)

	Jeff Central \| Exotica Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Les was not particularly fond of rock ’n’ roll (except that he liked the Beach Boys and Petula Clark), but he was so bowled over by Aretha that he started laughing out loud.
		Les didn’t relate to the energy of rock ‘n’ roll or the extended improvising in jazz— he was interested in composition and orchestration.
		Stravinsky was Les Baxter’s all-time icon, and we spent many an evening at the house on Mel Avenue listening to Stravinsky’s Symphony In C — kind of an odd choice as a Stravinsky favorite.
	www.exoteque.com /exotica/baxterbreakfast.html (2580 words)

	HEDONIA - The Cabana
		Baxter was a genius in the recording studio as well as at putting together appealing sounds for live big bands.
		Baxter never stooped to kitsch, and even the most mannered of his works have artistic merit.
		Martin Denny is probably better-known than Les Baxter in the genre of "exotica" for two reasons: he was the bandleader at the world's most famous "tiki" restaurant, and his album covers featured attractive, scantily-clad models in exotic settings.
	hedonia.net /art/cabana.htm (1043 words)

	Les Baxter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On his early-'50s singles Baxter was relatively straightforward, performing versions of standards like the number one hits "Unchained Melody" and "The Poor People of Paris," but on his albums he experimented with all sorts of world musics, adapting them for his orchestra.
		As he was recording his exotica albums, Baxter was also the musical director for the radio show Halls of Ivy, plus Abbott & Costello radio shows; he also composed over 100 film scores, concentrating on horror movies and teenage musicals and comedies, though he also did dramas like Giant.
		Baxter's heyday was in the '50s and '60s.
	www.djangomusic.com /artist_bio.asp?id=R+++233130 (292 words)

	Les Baxter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Les Baxter is perhaps the exotica movement's most important composer.
		Later, Baxter made the jump to television singing and handling musical direction for many different entertainers and television shows such as The Milton Berle Show and The Gumby Special.
		Baxter's experimentation with "foriegn" sounds and instruments -- such as the theremin -- set him apart from his contemporaries and pioneered the way for new styles in jazz and rock.s It was during this time that he produced the first album by the first lady of exotica, Yma Sumac.
	members.tripod.com /~mrsuave/baxter.html (254 words)

	Encyclopedia: Les Baxter
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		Les Baxter has a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 6314 Hollywood Blvd. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Les-Baxter (879 words)

	Les Baxter -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Also, the "Whistle" theme from the TV show (A girl or young woman who is unmarried) Lassie, was written by him.
		In the 60s he formed the Balladeers, a besuited and conservative folk group that at one time featured a slim and youthful (Click link for more info and facts about David Crosby) David Crosby.
		Les Baxter has a motion picture star on the (Click link for more info and facts about Hollywood Walk of Fame) Hollywood Walk of Fame on 6314 Hollywood Blvd.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/les_baxter.htm (313 words)

	Les Baxter - Lounge Music - Randy's Rodeo
		Baxter approached his music with a seriousness and attention to detail incongruous with the cheeky view most people take of the genre.
		Les Baxter's non-exotic works are compiled on Baxter's Best (Capitol, 1996) - which overlaps with Exotic Moods only on "Quiet Village," the exotic national anthem written by Baxter but popularized by Denny - and also on The Pop Side (Collectors Choice, 2000).
		Baxter's pop stuff is tame but playful; "The Poor People Of Paris," in particular, is positively giddy, but some of the songs teeter precariously on the edge of elevator music.
	www.randysrodeo.com /lounge/baxter.php (239 words)

	Les Baxter
		Baxter started performing in his teens as a concert pianist.
		Baxter quit to work for NBC Radio as a one of a vocal quartet that sang on Pepsodent commercials on Bob Hope's radio show.
		Baxter recorded for Capitol until 1962, when he began to focus on film scores, particularly for Roger Corman's American International studio.
	www.spaceagepop.com /baxter.htm (1149 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Person : Les Baxter : Biography
		Baxter's music can be heard on numerous low-budget films of the '50s and '60s, including entries in the Beach Blanket series starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, and in Roger Corman's Edgar Allen Poe series, which includes The Fall of the House of Usher (1960).
		Baxter was briefly signed to RCA Records, but then moved on to Capitol Records were he made a few successful albums.
		Les Baxter and His Orchestra continued appearing live until he died of complications from kidney failure.
	www.vh1.com /movies/person/71328/bio.jhtml (216 words)

	Scamp Passport - Les Baxter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Along with Martin Denny, Les Baxter is credited as having created the exotica music movement - a tropical audio world reached only via the home stereo system.
		Then in the early '70s Les Baxter was offered a chance to record in England with "the world's largest recording orchestra" - the 101 Strings.
		The full capabilities of the magnificent 101 STRINGS was elicited by Baxter's sensitive conducting and the resulting performance reflects the ultimate in the transformance of music from the mind of the composer to the ear of the listener.
	www.chaoskitty.com /t_chaos/scamp/scbaxter.html (374 words)

	4/27/00: Les Baxter v. John Williams Lawsuit Recap
		We recently printed a letter asking about a lawsuit that happened a while back involving Les Baxter and John Williams over the theme to E.T. Reader Robert Delaney was helpful enough to pull the court data as to exactly what happened.
		However, in 1984 the judge ruled that to the layman, "Joy" and E.T. were not substantially similar, and it was not necessary to submit the case to a jury trial.
		It's too bad that this probably disturbed Les Baxter to no end and that a lot of time and money was spent litigating...
	www.filmscoremonthly.com /articles/2000/27_Apr---Baxter_v_Williams_Lawsuit_Recap.asp (687 words)

	HYP RECORDS/Vinyl Safari: Exotica--Les Baxter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Orchestra leader Les Baxter has been called the father of exotica and, more generally, of mood music.
		Ritual of the Savage is quintessentially Les Baxter and the definitive "exotica" album of all time.
		A musical "great white hunter" and cog lost sadly in the Hollywood machine, Les Baxter's legacy is that of a true master of popular music.
	www.hipwax.com /music/exot_lb.html (1310 words)

	The Exotic Moods of Les Baxter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As the "God-father of Exotica", Les Baxter didn't simply define moody and mysterious music -- he created it.
		Les Baxter didn't just play enigmatic and exotic south-sea melodies, he composed them.
		The music that was to become known as "Exotica" was influenced by the raw sound of ethnic instruments and refined by the precision of orchestral arrangements.
	www.chaoskitty.com /t_chaos/ultralounge/html/lbexot.html (214 words)

	WNYC - New York Public Radio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Composer and orchestrator Les Baxter had a long career during which he helped start the Exotica trend in the '50s, composing the classic "Quiet Village" and working with Yma Sumac; later created scores for the exploitation films of American International, and even had a few instrumental hits.
		Baxter died in 1996, but was interviewed on Spinning On Air in the late 1980's.
		This program features the second part of that interview, and lots of Baxter's music.
	www.wnyc.org /legacy/shows/spinning/soa_aug2000.html (210 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: Les Baxter [Best of] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After my previous exposure to Baxter's big '50s show-tune orchestrations, his lounge exotica compositions, and his horror film soundtracks from the '60s and '70s (all of which I love), this album turned me on to yet another facet of this great artist's music.
		This album is effectively a re-release of "Que Mango" Baxter's 1970 collaboration with the 101 Strings Orchestra, minus two cuts.
		So three cheers to Madacy for choosing to keep this Baxter masterpiece available at such a bargain price, even if it is abridged by two tracks.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000HYFV (334 words)

	HIP WAX: Liner Notes of the Gods: Les Baxter's Original Quiet Village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		These three cases --and other similar ones which but for want of space could be cited-- had one striking feature in common.
		In the den of Audit's Chicago home, in the living room of "Whizzer" Broadsport's walkup bachelor apartment, in McGorgeous' studio dressing room, silently revolving upon the turntable of a still-operating record player --as though the listener had unpremeditatedly strolled out in mid-playing-- was a recording of the exotic music of Les Baxter.
		Les Baxter's Original Quiet Village, Capitol LP ST-1846 © CAPITOL RECORDS, INC.
	www.hipwax.com /liners/baxter.html (376 words)

	Les Baxter - Jungle Jazz
		For these are not the rhythms and melodies of a quiet place.
		Les Baxter is widely and enthusiastically acclaimed as not only the master, but also
		Les, in his unique way, is able to mold these sounds into
	www.317x.com /albums/b/lesbaxter7/card.html (286 words)

	Les Baxter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Here are Les Baxter's recordings in the Mr.
		Few people are as skilled in the use of the brilliance and color of an orchestra to evoke images of exotic places as is composer-conductor Les Baxter.
		Baxter, he calls forth fascinating impressions of the mysterious East--those small dots on the globe where one's index finger lingers longest.
	www.zolacmedia.com /smooth/artists/baxter.html (122 words)

	Les Baxter Music CDs at Songsearch.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Les Baxter Was The Founding Father Of Exotica, A Variation Of Easy Listening That Documented The Sounds And Styles Of The South Seas, India And South America.
		The Music Of Les Baxter Is Never Sad Or Gloomy-It Is Full Of The Adventure Of Life, The Sounds Of Exotic Lands And The Free Spirit Of Life Close To Nature.
		The Fruit Of Dreams Is A Fantastic Combination Of Les Baxter's Rarest, Best And Most Pure Exotica Albums, Ports Of Pleasure And The Sacred Idol.
	www.songsearch.com /catalog/l/les_baxter.html (281 words)

	Smoking Redhead Club's Tiki Room: Les Baxter, "Tamboo!" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This album has one of the greatest covers...the dancers are wild and uninhibited as the drums are beat to fantastic, native rhythms.
		Baxter could be considered the king of exotica.
		For more information about Les Baxter, visit Club Velvet at, appropriately, www.tamboo.com.
	members.aol.com /djadamson8/tamb.html (117 words)

	Smoking Redhead Club's Tiki Room: Les Baxter, "Ports of Pleasure" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The evocative strains of a Tahiti summer night, a procession of elephants, the sensuous movements of veiled dancers, the busy sidewalks of Saigon, the sad struggle in the Sea of India: it's all here.
		Les Baxter does such a good job, you can guess half of the song titles just by listening.
		Baxter, he calls forth fascinating impressions of the mysterious East-- those small dots on the globe where one's index finger lingers longest."
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		Les Baxter is a multi-talented Musician who has been
		Les Baxter has come a long, long way fromTexas.
		Les Baxter is a wandering eclectic.A man of unceasing
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	eBay - les baxter, Records, CDs items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Les Baxter Hell's Belles O.S.T. New and sealed lp
		Les Baxter On Capital "Gigi/ I Love Paris.
		Les Baxter (soundtrack 45) Capitol 3728 "Vicious Breed"
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	Leo's Lyrics Database - Les Baxter & His Orchestra - Unchained Melody lyrics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Les Baxter and His Orchestra - Unchained Melody
		Free Les Baxter and His Orchestra Music Download!
		Charted in 1955 by Les Baxter (#1), All Hibbler (#3), Roy Hamilton (#6), and June
	www.leoslyrics.com /listlyrics.php?id=6877 (177 words)

	Les Baxter - Young Pops
		Here, Baxter meets this challenge with his sparkling instrumental interpretations of
		"Our idea," Les says, "was to take some of the top hits, all but one of them (Theme
		Les has also taken the sprightly little tune, The Battle of New Orleans,
	www.317x.com /albums/b/lesbaxter4/card.html (277 words)

	Amazon.com: Baxter's Best: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is the master Les Baxter at his best.
		No one has captured the instrumental side of Piaf's song (La Gualante du Pauvre Jean) like Les Baxter...
		LES BAXTER EP ALBUM WITH THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS (Current bid: $55.00)
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002U3H?v=glance (607 words)

	Les Baxter lyrics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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	Les Baxter Discography at CD Universe
		Released in 1966 and 1967 as the albums BRAZIL NOW and AFRICAN BLUE, the 25 tracks on this well-annotated collection capture...
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