The Exotic Moods Of Les Baxter

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Album Info

Release Date: 1996

Label: Capitol Records

Quiet Village, Jungle Flower & Love Dance recorded May 17, 1951.
From the album Ritual Of The Savage (Capitol, T-288).

Stone God, Jungle River Boat & Busy Port recorded May 10, 1951.
From the album Ritual Of The Savage (Capitol, T-288).

Jungalero, Congo Train & recorded August 27, 1958.
From the album African Jazz (Capitol, ST-1117).

Mombasa After Midnight recorded August 20, 1958.
From the album African Jazz (Capitol, ST-1117).

Lost City recorded August 19, 1958.
From the album African Jazz (Capitol, ST-1117).

Safari recorded May 9, 1958.
From the album African Jazz (Capitol, ST-1117).

Temple Of Gold, High Priest Of The Aztecs & Pool Of Love recorded September 9, 1959.
From the album The Sacred Idol (Capitol, ST-1293).

Acapulco & Pyramid Of The Sun recorded September 3, 1959.
From the album The Sacred Idol (Capitol, ST-1293).

Procession Of The Princes recorded September 1, 1959.
From the album The Sacred Idol (Capitol, ST-1293).

Hong Kong Cable Car recorded June 13, 1957.
From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, ST-868).

Tahiti: A Summer Night At Sea & Harem Silks From Bombay recorded June 18, 1957.
From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, ST-868).

City Of Veils recorded June 11, 1957.
From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, ST-868).

Spice Islands Sea Birds recorded June 13, 1957.
From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, T-868).

Oasis Of Dakhla & Tehran recorded June 20, 1955.
From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655).

Zambezi & Pantan recorded May 20, 1955.
From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655).

Mozambique recorded June 30, 1955.
From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655).

Simba recorded May 20, 1955.
From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655).

Taboo & Temptation recorded February 15, 1956.
From the album Caribbean Moonlight (Capitol, T-733).

Nightingale recorded February 21, 1956.
From the album Caribbean Moonlight (Capitol, T-733).

Amazon Falls & Voodoo Dreams recorded February 25, 1959.
From the album Jungle Jazz (Capitol, ST-1184).

Papagayo & Blue Jungle recorded February 24, 1959.
From the album Jungle Jazz (Capitol, ST-1184).

Go Chango recorded January 22, 1959.
From the album Jungle Jazz (Capitol, ST-1184).

The Ancient Galleon & Sunken City recorded November 30, 1960.
From the album Jewels Of The Sea (Capitol, ST-1537).

Bom Bom recorded December 22, 1959.
From the album Teen Drums (Capitol, ST-1355).

Mood Tattooed recorded August 17, 1956.
From the album Skins! (Capitol, T-774).

The Left Arm Of Buddha recorded June 8, 1956.
From a Capitol Records Single (Capitol, F3573).

Bacoa recorded March 22, 1951.
Previously unreleased.

Written credits for Taboo are given to S.K. Stillman & Margarita Lecuona but the song was actually composed by Margarita Lecuona and Al Stillman with lyrics by Sydney King Russell (often credited as S.K. Russell).

All tracks high-definition 20-bit recordings.
P & C 1996 Capitol Records Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

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