For as long as man beheld the ocean's splendor, inspiration has come with the tides and stayed to work its magic on the imagination. To a composer the sea offers wondrous motion, a shimmering surface of flowing mystery. Les Baxter gratefully accepted these things, and distilled them into exotic miniatures of dream-like beauty - sparkling, opalescent gems. Dreamy, sensual, iridescent, abstracted, this is quintessential Les Baxter. Baxter invented exotica and imposed his passion for Stravinsky and Debussy on escapist travelogue themes to create a unique form of popular music that was far from "easy listening" in the conventional sense. El. 2012.
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Happy Soup Music Artist : Baxter Dury Music Label : Emi Uk/Zoom Release Date : 2011-08-16 Artistopia's Price :$20.81
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2011 release, the third album from the British singer/songwriter and son of the late great Ian Dury. The album was produced by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire/Arctic Monkeys). EMI. Features the single 'Claire'. EMI.
8 Classic Albums 3 Music Artist : Les Baxter Music Label : 101 DISTRIBUTION Release Date : 2011-09-20 Artistopia's Price :$11.62
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Les Baxter was one of the most popular arranger/conductors of the 1950s, and his singles and albums were on the Billboard charts throughout that time. Included in this 60 track compilation are his major hit records: 'Ruby', 'Because Of You', 'The High And The Mighty', 'April In Portugal', 'Because Of You', 'Wake The Town And Tell The People', and his two multi million sellers 'Unchained Melody', and 'The Poor People Of Paris'. With several television and movie themes plus tracks from some of his exotic albums this is the most complete Les Baxter collection to date!
