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Les Baxter

American musician, singer, composer (1922–1996)

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Leslie

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Leslie Thompson Baxter

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March 13, 1922

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January 14, 1996

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Mexia

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Newport Beach

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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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  1. House Of Usher (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack)(2011)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Overture3:03
    2. 2Main Title2:00
    3. 3Roderick Usher4:02
    4. 4Madeline Usher2:50
    5. 5Tormented2:24
    6. 6Lute Song1:00
    7. 7Reluctance3:58
    8. 8The Sleepwalker4:12
    9. 9The Vault2:36
    10. 10The Ancestors2:58
    11. 11House Of Evil4:53
    12. 12Catalepsy4:13
    13. 13Pall Bearers2:03
    14. 14Buried Alive8:14
    15. 15Fall Of The House Of Usher13:50
  2. Les Baxter Vol.1 (Eight Classic Albums)(2011)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Music Out Of The Moon (1947)
    2. 1-1Lunar Rhapsody3:03
    3. 1-2Moon Moods2:55
    4. 1-3Lunette2:53
    5. 1-4Celestial Nocturne3:05
    6. 1-5Mist O' The Moon2:45
    7. 1-6Radar Blues3:09
    8. 8Perfume Set To Music (1948)
    9. 1-7Toujours Moi2:52
    10. 1-8Tzigane2:54
    11. 1-9Possession3:17
    12. 1-10L'Ardent Nuit3:27
    13. 1-11Jet3:35
    14. 1-12Fame3:06
    15. 15Arthur Murray's Favorites - Tango's (1951)
    16. 2-1Jalouise2:59
    17. 2-2El Choclo2:55
    18. 2-3Romantic Rio2:18
    19. 2-4The Moon Was Yellow2:57
    20. 2-5Adios2:34
    21. 2-6Venesuela2:38
    22. 2-7La Cumparsita2:29
    23. 2-8Adios, Muchachos2:22
    24. 2-9Blue Mirage1:50
    25. 2-10Orchids In The Moonlight2:13
    26. 2-11Christal2:54
    27. 2-12Noche2:21
    28. 28Ritual Of The Savage (1951)
    29. 2-13Busy Port3:03
    30. 2-14Sophisticated Savage2:12
    31. 2-15Jungle River Boat3:04
    32. 2-16Jungle Flower2:41
    33. 2-17Barquita1:41
    34. 2-18Stone God3:08
    35. 2-19Quiet Village3:17
    36. 2-20Jungle Jalopy2:34
    37. 2-21Coronation2:57
    38. 2-22Love Dance2:16
    39. 2-23Kinkajou1:49
    40. 2-24The Ritual3:10
    41. 41Festival Of The Gnomes (1953)
    42. 3-1Part 1 - Nightfall2:19
    43. 3-2Part 2 - Dance Of The Gnomes2:53
    44. 3-3Part 3 - Entrance Of The Fairies3:03
    45. 3-4Part 4 - Finale And Daybreak2:52
    46. 3-5Valse Viennese2:57
    47. 3-6Santa Maria Del Fiore2:46
    48. 3-7La Polonesa2:30
    49. 3-8Tarantella2:56
    50. 50Thinking Of You (1954)
    51. 3-9Thinking Of You3:09
    52. 3-10Speak Low2:26
    53. 3-11Because Of You2:48
    54. 3-12With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming2:44
    55. 3-13I Love Paris2:20
    56. 3-14Miss You2:33
    57. 3-15Nevertheless3:19
    58. 3-16Lost In Meditation2:50
    59. 3-17Mine2:42
    60. 3-18The Nearness Of You3:10
    61. 3-19Vieni Vieni2:00
    62. 3-20Little White Lies2:58
    63. 63The Passions (1954)
    64. 4-1Despair3:16
    65. 4-2Ectasy6:06
    66. 4-3Hate3:07
    67. 4-4Lust2:52
    68. 4-5Terror3:10
    69. 4-6Jealousy2:55
    70. 4-7Joy2:39
    71. 71Arthur Murray's Favorites - Modern Waltzes (1955)
    72. 4-8The Champagne Waltz2:01
    73. 4-9Carolina Moon2:23
    74. 4-10Vienna Dreams2:05
    75. 4-11The Most Beautiful Girl In The World2:01
    76. 4-12The Shadow Waltz2:09
    77. 4-13Cuban Love Song1:48
    78. 4-14Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time2:30
    79. 4-15Let Me Call You Sweetheart (I'm In Love With You)2:30
    80. 4-16The Moonlight Madonna2:14
    81. 4-17Waltzing Into Love (The Arthur Murray Waltz)2:18
    82. 4-18The Boy Next Door2:36
    83. 4-19Dancing With Tears In My Eyes2:38
  3. Les Baxter Vol.2 (Eight Classic Albums)(2011)

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    1. 1Kaleidoscope (1955)
    2. 1-1Tropicana2:06
    3. 1-2April In Portugal2:41
    4. 1-3Julie2:52
    5. 1-4Cornflakes2:34
    6. 1-5Elaine (Gitane)2:44
    7. 1-6Invitation2:47
    8. 1-7Blue Tango2:55
    9. 1-8Festival Hop1:45
    10. 1-9Ruby2:52
    11. 1-10Gigi2:40
    12. 1-11Atlantis2:13
    13. 1-12The High And The Mighty2:43
    14. 14Tamboo (1956)
    15. 1-13Simba2:40
    16. 1-14Oasis Of Dakhla3:35
    17. 1-15Maracaibo2:52
    18. 1-16Tehran2:21
    19. 1-17Patan2:35
    20. 1-18Havana3:03
    21. 1-19Mozambique4:07
    22. 1-20Wotuka2:21
    23. 1-21Cuchibamba2:14
    24. 1-22Batumba3:11
    25. 1-23Rio3:09
    26. 1-24Zambezi3:17
    27. 27Caribbean Moonlight (1956)
    28. 2-1Taboo2:37
    29. 2-2Deep Night3:06
    30. 2-3The Breeze And I1:16
    31. 2-4Nightingale1:48
    32. 2-5Temptation2:33
    33. 2-6Poinciana2:57
    34. 2-7Ay, Ay, Ay3:00
    35. 2-8Adios2:31
    36. 2-9Carnival2:43
    37. 2-10Green Eyes2:49
    38. 2-11Out Of This World4:04
    39. 2-12Sway (Quien Era)2:13
    40. 40Les Baxter & Frank Pourcel - La Femme (1956)
    41. 2-13Les Levres2:45
    42. 2-14Les Bras2:42
    43. 2-15Les Yeux2:45
    44. 2-16La Taille2:32
    45. 2-17Les Doigts2:56
    46. 2-18Les Seins2:25
    47. 2-19Les Hanches3:03
    48. 2-20Le Lope Des Oreilles4:11
    49. 2-21La Chevelure2:34
    50. 2-22Le Mollet3:13
    51. 2-23Les Cuisses3:09
    52. 2-24La Nuque3:54
    53. 53Round The World With Les Baxter (1957)
    54. 3-1Buenos Aires2:27
    55. 3-2Melodia Loca2:04
    56. 3-3The Poor People Of Paris2:23
    57. 3-4Japanese Parasols2:39
    58. 3-5The Clown On The Eiffel Tower2:00
    59. 3-6Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart2:49
    60. 3-7Venezuela2:44
    61. 3-8Purple Islands2:44
    62. 3-9Padam, Padam2:33
    63. 3-10Normandy2:29
    64. 3-11Monika3:05
    65. 3-12Romantic Rio2:23
    66. 66Skins (1957)
    67. 3-13Afro Deesia1:59
    68. 3-14Brazilian Bash2:34
    69. 3-15Bustin' The Bongos5:10
    70. 3-16Conversation2:35
    71. 3-17Poppin' Panderos2:27
    72. 3-18Talkin' Drums3:47
    73. 3-19Reverberasia2:08
    74. 3-20Shoutin' Drums5:51
    75. 3-21Gringo2:08
    76. 3-22Mood Tatooed2:14
    77. 77Midnight On The Cliffs (1957)
    78. 4-1Midnight On The Cliffs3:01
    79. 4-2Wake The Town And Tell The People2:31
    80. 4-3End Of Spring2:47
    81. 4-4Take My Love2:38
    82. 4-5The Shrike2:22
    83. 4-6Blue Mirage2:27
    84. 4-7Unchained Melody2:28
    85. 4-8The Medic Theme2:37
    86. 4-9Suddenly2:30
    87. 4-10If You Were Mine2:45
    88. 4-11When Your In Love2:49
    89. 4-12Dream Rhapsody2:05
    90. 90Ports Of Pleasure (1957)
    91. 4-13Tahiti, A Summer Night At Sea2:30
    92. 4-14Hong Kong Cable Car2:47
    93. 4-15The Gates Of Annam4:39
    94. 4-16Shanghai Rickshaw1:17
    95. 4-17Tramp Steamer To Singapore3:28
    96. 4-18Spice Islands Sea Birds1:46
    97. 4-19City Of Veils4:15
    98. 4-20Monkey Dance Of Bali1:34
    99. 4-21Harem Silks From Bombay2:24
    100. 4-22Sidewalk Cafes Of Saigon2:38
    101. 4-23The Pearls Of Ceylon3:26
    102. 4-24Bangkok Cockfight2:31
  4. Marco Polo (Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack)(2011)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Main Title / The Begining
    2. 2Marco Polo Takes A Hike / Cui-Lin / The Great Wall Of China
    3. 3Rescuing A Damsel In Distress / The princess
    4. 4The Monastery Of 100 Buddhists / Cuday The Rebel / To Peking
    5. 5The Ceremony / Food Fight / Marco In Jail
    6. 6Released / Meetin Khan
    7. 7Take A Wife, Please / The Private Confessional
    8. 8Marco And The Princess
    9. 9The Princess Chamber / The Amulet / The Kiss
    10. 10Treacherous Companions / Follow The Green Lanterns
    11. 11Brief Encounter / Marco In Hiding / Mongka Siezes The Throne
    12. 12Marco's Plan / Inventing Fireworke / Ciu-Lin Finds Marco
    13. 13Princess In Danger / Blades Of Death
    14. 14End Of Mongka / I Did It All For Her / Marco And The Princess Reunited
    15. 15The Princess Bride And End Credits
  5. African Jazz / Jungle Jazz(2010)

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    1. 1African Jazz
    2. 1Congo Train2:43
    3. 2Elephant Trail3:11
    4. 3Banana Boy2:34
    5. 4Safari2:37
    6. 5Mombasa After Midnight2:11
    7. 6Rain2:41
    8. 7Lost City3:05
    9. 8Walkin' Watusi2:19
    10. 9Ostrich Hunt1:54
    11. 10Cairo Bazaar1:23
    12. 11Jungalero3:29
    13. 12Balinese Bongos2:06
    14. 14Jungle Jazz
    15. 13Brazilia2:08
    16. 14Rain Forest2:29
    17. 15Papagayo2:58
    18. 16Amazon Falls2:53
    19. 17Coco3:26
    20. 18Carnival Merengue2:57
    21. 19Isle Of Cuba3:20
    22. 20Blue Jungle3:17
    23. 21Voodoo Dreams3:02
    24. 22One Thousand Cockatoos2:33
    25. 23Go Chango3:18
    26. 24Jungle Brava2:38
    27. 27-
    28. 25Sabre Dance2:42
    29. 26Taboo2:42
    30. 27Nightingale1:51
    31. 28Temptation2:26
    32. 29Bacoa3:11
  6. Panic In Year Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(2009)

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    1. 1Panic In Year Zero! Main Title2:06
    2. 2Vacation / Radio Improvisation / To The Phone Booth / Atomic Tonic2:52
    3. 3Atomic Subdominant2:43
    4. 4Atomic Dominant / Just A Thug / Traffic / The Wreck4:26
    5. 5Trigger Happy2:15
    6. 6The Hoods2:07
    7. 7Stop Sign / Waiting / Wall Of Fire2:20
    8. 8Bridge / To The Cave / Atavistic3:26
    9. 9No Girls / No Civilians / A Boy And His Gun3:27
    10. 10Johnson's Act / The Slip / The Rape5:36
    11. 11Bang Bang / Marilyn3:18
    12. 12Rabbit Traps / Rabbits Due / Some Civilization3:08
    13. 13Chop Chop1:44
    14. 14First Aid1:54
    15. 15The Army / Five Good Ones / Panic In Year Zero! End Credits4:03
    16. 16Panic In Year Zero! Main Theme - Extended Version3:29
  7. Tamboo! / Skins! (Bongo Party With Les Baxter)(2000)

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    1. 1Tamboo!
    2. 1Simba2:41
    3. 2Oasis Of Dakhla3:36
    4. 3Maracaibo2:52
    5. 4Tehran2:22
    6. 5Patan2:26
    7. 6Havana3:03
    8. 7Mozambique4:08
    9. 8Wotuka2:22
    10. 9Cuchibamba2:15
    11. 10Batumba3:12
    12. 11Rio3:09
    13. 12Zambezi3:18
    14. 14Skins! (Bongo Party With Les Baxter)
    15. 13Afro-Deesia2:00
    16. 14Brazilian Bash2:35
    17. 15Bustin' The Bongos5:14
    18. 16Conversation2:37
    19. 17Poppin' Panderos2:29
    20. 18Talkin' Drums3:50
    21. 19Reverberasia2:11
    22. 20Shoutin' Drums5:53
    23. 21Gringo2:09
    24. 22Mood Tattooed2:16
    25. 25Bonus Tracks
    26. 23The Poor People Of Paris (Jean's Song)2:32
    27. 24Unchained Melody2:23
    28. 25April In Portugal2:42
  8. The Pop Side(2000)

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    1. 1Zing Zing - Zoom Zoom3:01
    2. 2The Roving Kind2:31
    3. 3Because Of You2:51
    4. 4Unless2:31
    5. 5Shrimp Boats (A Comin' - There's Dancin' Tonight)2:31
    6. 6Blue Tango3:00
    7. 7Please, Mr. Sun3:11
    8. 8I'm Yours2:31
    9. 9Kiss Of Fire2:26
    10. 10Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart2:52
    11. 11Indian Summer3:11
    12. 12Suddenly2:35
    13. 13April In Portugal2:45
    14. 14Ruby2:56
    15. 15I Love Paris2:23
    16. 16Gigi2:43
    17. 17Tropicana2:10
    18. 18Elaine (Gitane)2:50
    19. 19Wake The Town And Tell The People2:34
    20. 20The High And The Mighty2:48
    21. 21Blue Mirage (Don't Go)2:30
    22. 22Unchained Melody2:34
    23. 23Blue Star (The Medic Theme)2:40
    24. 24I'll Never Stop Loving You3:01
    25. 25The Poor People Of Paris (Jean's Song)2:23
  9. The Exotic Moods Of Les Baxter(1996)

  10. Exotic Moog / Moog Rock: Greatest Classical Hits(1995)

Les Baxter: Biography & Facts

American musician, singer, composer (1922–1996)

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Identity & names

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Leslie
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Baxter
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Leslie Thompson Baxter

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March 13, 1922
Date of death

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January 14, 1996
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United States
Place of birth

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Mexia
Place of death

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Newport Beach

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Capitol Records

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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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