Les Baxter Orchestra

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Les Baxter Orchestra was the ensemble led by composer and arranger Les Baxter, known for its lush, exotic orchestral sound that helped define mid-20th-century exotica and lounge music.

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instanceOf musical ensemble ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
activePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
associatedAct Les Baxter ⓘ
associatedWith Capitol Records ⓘ
Hollywood studio system ⓘ
audience easy listening audiences ⓘ
lounge music fans ⓘ
basedIn Los Angeles ⓘ
collaboratedWith vocalists on exotica and lounge recordings ⓘ
contributedTo development of exotica as a popular genre ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
distributionFormat vinyl records ⓘ
genre easy listening ⓘ
exotica ⓘ
lounge music ⓘ
space age pop ⓘ
hasLeaderRole arranger ⓘ
composer ⓘ
conductor ⓘ
influencedGenre lounge revival ⓘ
tiki music ⓘ
leader Les Baxter ⓘ
marketedAs Les Baxter and His Orchestra ⓘ
notableFor exotic soundscapes ⓘ
lush orchestral arrangements ⓘ
notableWork Ritual of the Savage (as backing ensemble) ⓘ
The Passions (as backing ensemble) ⓘ
linked to: The Passions
partOfMovement mid-century exotica movement ⓘ
performanceType studio orchestra ⓘ
primaryInstrumentalFocus orchestral instruments ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
soundDescribedAs atmospheric ⓘ
cinematic ⓘ
exotic ⓘ
styleCharacteristic Latin American influences ⓘ
Polynesian influences ⓘ
heavy use of strings ⓘ
jazz influences ⓘ
prominent percussion ⓘ
wordless vocals ⓘ
typicalEra 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
usedIn film and television background music ⓘ

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Voice of the Xtabay → associatedAct → Les Baxter Orchestra ⓘ
Taki Rari → associatedAct → Les Baxter (orchestral arranger, commonly associated with the album) ⓘ
linked to: Les Baxter Orchestra
Les Baxter Orchestra → marketedAs → Les Baxter and His Orchestra ⓘ
linked to: Les Baxter Orchestra
The Poor People of Paris → recordedBy → Les Baxter Orchestra ⓘ