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Les Baxter

Leslie Thompson Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, and musician. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica, and scored over 250 radio, television and motion pictures numbers.

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Leslie Thompson Baxter (1922-03-14)March 14, 1922 Mexia, Texas, U.S.
Died
January 15, 1996(1996-01-15) (aged 73) Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Lounge music · exotica · swing · film score
Instrument
Piano
Occupations
Composer · conductor · singer · musician

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related to Albums, soundtracks and compilations · 109
Les Baxter → African Blue, Alakazam, Albums, American International Records, Arthur Murray, Arthur Murray Favorites, Banshee, Barbarian, Barbarians, Bas Sheva, Bax Records, Billboard, Black Sabbath, Blue, Bongo Party, Bora Bora, Born Again, Brazil, Brazil Now, Broadway
related to Compilations · 8
Les Baxter → Baxter's Best, Best, By Popular Request, Capitol Records, Dionysus Records, EMI-Capitol Special Markets, The Exotic Moods, The Lost Episode
related to External links · 5
Les Baxter → ArizonaLes Baxter, Baxter Collection, IMDb, Official, University
Genres · 4
Les Baxter → exotica, film score, Lounge music, swing
Occupations · 4
Les Baxter → Composer, conductor, musician, singer
Born · 1
Les Baxter → Leslie Thompson Baxter (1922-03-14)March 14, 1922 Mexia, Texas, U.S.
Died · 1
Les Baxter → January 15, 1996(1996-01-15) (aged 73) Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Instrument · 1
Les Baxter → Piano

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Les BaxterGenresexotica1.00infobox
Les BaxterGenresswing1.00infobox
Les BaxterGenresfilm score1.00infobox
Les BaxterInstrumentPiano1.00infobox
Les BaxterOccupationsComposer1.00infobox
Les BaxterOccupationsconductor1.00infobox
Les BaxterOccupationssinger1.00infobox
Les BaxterOccupationsmusician1.00infobox
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