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Les Baxter

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Les Baxter - His Chorus and Orchestra
Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra
Les Baxter and His Orchestra
Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra
Les Baxter's Orchestra
The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra
Les Baxter Trio
Born
March 14, 1922
Died
January 15, 1996
Country
United States
IPI
00002379901 24 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
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Musician, singer, conductor and composer, whose show business career spanned six decades. Baxter composed more than 250 scores for radio, television and the movies. The 1950s pioneer of orchestral lounge music also was the music arranger for the 'Bob Hope' and 'Abbott and Costello' radio shows. His Top 10 hits included 'Unchained Melody', 'Poor People of Paris', 'Lisbon Antigua' and 'Quiet Village'. His movie credits include scores for films such as 'The Pit and the Pendulum'. 'The Man with the X-Ray Eyes' and 'Beach Blanket Bingo'.
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
 REC December 22, 1951 (90 artists)
Originally by Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL
listen on Internet Archive i 1951 Martin Denny
i October 1957 (4 artists)
August 1955 (35 artists)
i November 1951 (2 artists)
i November 1951 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive December 1951 (7 artists)
1955 Franck Pourcel et son grand orchestre à cordes
October 1951 (2 artists)
 REC,REL June 1953 (367 artists)
Originally by Lilo PRF
i September 1963 Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
i November 1948 (4 artists)
i November 1951 (3 artists)
May 1952 (13 artists)
i November 1951 (3 artists)
i September 1959 (2 artists)
i February 1955 (47 artists)
i 1960 Ted Auletta and His Orchestra
i November 1951 (42 artists)
i September 1963 Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
i May 1957 (2 artists)
1952 The Aquabats
i 1955 Martin Denny
i November 1951 (2 artists)
i September 1963 Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
i January 1957 Franck Pourcel and His Parisian Strings
i September 1963 Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
i October 1956 (2 artists)
i October 1957 Mark e Martha & The Splash
September 1952 (18 artists)
November 1955 Alfi and Harry
listen on Internet Archive May 1955 (21 artists)

Covers by Les Baxter

Title Performer Release date Originally by
i 1968 Chico Buarque de Hollanda
i May 1958 Mary Martin
i October 1956 Enrique Madriguera & His Rumba Orch.
i 1967 Agostinho dos Santos
i   February 1962 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
February 1951 (unknown)
Covered by (3 artists)
1967 Nicole Croisille – Pierre Barouh, Tamiko Jones with Herbie Mann
i February 1953 Alberto Ribeiro e Seu Conjunto
i Artificial Flowers Les Baxter 1961 Unverified
listen on Internet Archive February 1951 Don Hall Trio – Dick Robertson
June 1952 Erika Brüning u.d. Schöneberger Sängerknaben, Vera Lynn with Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces - Accompaniment directed by Roland Shaw
i   February 1962 Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL
i   May 1958 Margaret Whiting with Chorus and Frank DeVol's Orchestra REC, Mary Martin PRF, Fran Warren with Orchestra conducted by Henri René REL
i October 1956 Duo Gardel - Razzano
i 1963 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
1952 Billy Wallace [US1]
April 1950 Carmen Miranda com orquestra Odeon, Charles Wolcott and His Orchestra - Vocal by Ray Gilbert and Mixed Chorus
i   May 1958 Juanita Hall PRF, Frank Sinatra REC
listen on Internet Archive February 1951 Arthur Smith Trio
1968 Kenny O'Dell
April 1951 Tommy Tucker Time - Vocal Chorus by Don Brown
August 1951 Pedro Vargas con la orquesta de Maestro Esparza Oteo, Swing & Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal chorus by Barbara Benson
1967 Vinícius de Moraes, Dion and The Belmonts
i May 1958 Men's Chorus with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, Company [South Pacific, Broadway, 1949] PRF, Bill Lee and Mitzi Gaynor, orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman
January 1955 (unknown), Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
1967 Matt Monro - Arranged and conducted by John Barry
i February 1962 Orchester Ricardo Santos
1967 Baden Powell e Vinicius de Moraes
  April 1950 Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra REL, Etta Moten BRD
i   October 1956 [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD, Harry James and His Orchestra REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive i September 1954 Joe Rines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Joe Rines
i August 1953 Sidney Torch and His Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i   September 1954 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Fulton and The Romancers REC, Lawrence Tibett BRD
i August 1958 The Music of David Seville
listen on Internet Archive i September 1954 Regent Club Orchestra [Bob Haring]
  1963 Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
i October 1956 Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees
i   May 1958 Barbara Luna with Orch. Conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, Barbara Luna and Michael DeLeon PRF
i Dolce far niente Les Baxter 1961 Unverified
March 1956 The Coasters
December 1954 The Penguins
i Elaine Les Baxter and His Orchestra August 1953 Unverified
i 1960 Marty Robbins
i February 1962 Ernest Gold conducting the Sinfonia of London Orchestra
listen on Internet Archive i Flirtation Waltz Les Baxter 1954 Unverified
Follow Me Les Baxter 1961 Unverified
i 1960 The Little Dippers (Anita Kerr)
1968 Jacqueline Danno, Barbra Streisand
January 1957 Dimitri Tiomkin conducting The Warner Bros. Orchestra, Art Mooney and His Orchestra and Chorus
1967 Little Anthony and The Imperials
i   October 1956 María Cervantes PRF, Adolfo Utrera - Nilo Menéndez y E. Lecuona al piano REC
December 1954 Bill Haley and His Comets
i May 1958 Juanita Hall
i February 1962 A.Z. Idelsohn
i May 1958 Mary Martin and Girls
i I Ain't Down Yet Les Baxter 1961 Unverified
i   February 1962 Douglas McPhail BRD, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Shirley Howard REC,REL
i   February 1962 Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans REC,REL, Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans and Cast PRF
i If Ever I Would Leave You Les Baxter 1961 Unverified
  August 1962 Dick Todd with Orchestra REC,REL, Tamara PRF
listen on Internet Archive May 1955 Doris Day – Orchestra conducted by Percy Faith
i I Loved You Once in Silence Les Baxter 1961 Unverified
  August 1962 Red Nichols and His Five Pennies REC, Trixie Friganza and Jimmie Savo PRF
i May 1958 Mary Martin and Girl's Chorus with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola
1968 Diana Ross & The Supremes
August 1962 Lou Gold and His Orchestra
1968 Dionne Warwick
i   February 1962 Wynn Murray PRF, Buddy Clark - Orchestra under the direction of Mitchell Ayres REL
August 1962 Claire Carleton
August 1955 Dell Lampe & His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Elmer Feldkamp
  July 1951 Virginia Bruce BRD, Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra REC
November 1951 Jacob Gade, Kathryn Grayson
listen on Internet Archive i September 1954 Gene Austin
1968 Neil Diamond
i 1967 Quarteto em Cy
i August 1958 Renato Carosone e il suo Quartetto
i February 1962 Edith Piaf
i 1960 Gilbert Bécaud
listen on Internet Archive i September 1954 Arthur C. Clough
August 1962 Bailey's Lucky Seven
February 1954 Irving Kaufman
1968 Francis Lai, Jack Jones - Arranged and conducted by Marty Paich
July 1952 Martha Tilton with The Mellomen and Orchestra directed by George Cates
i May 1952 Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters
i   February 1962 (unknown performer) PRF, Don Cornell REC,REL
1968 Vicky, Vicky - Orch. Arno Flor
August 1950 Majestic Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Rowland
1958 (unknown)
i 1963 Native Tahitian Singers - The MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Robert Armbruster
i Love Theme From 'A Farewell To Arms' Les Baxter and His Orchestra August 1958 Unverified
i   1960 Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF
i September 1959 Dorival Caymmi
December 1965 The Beatles
February 1954 William Gaxton, Lois Moran and Ensemble
February 1954 Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees - Vocal Refrain by Rudy Vallée
i 1960 The Fleetwoods
i 1960 Erroll Garner Trio
i September 1959 Henry Burr
  December 1950 (unknown), Guy Mitchell - Orch. & Chorus under the direction of Mitch Miller REL, Dinah Shore with Henri René's Orchestra and Chorus REC
i 1955 (unknown)
i February 1962 Melina Mercouri
February 1954 Jack Denny & His Orchestra
  May 1949 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC, Fred Astaire PRF
i   October 1956 Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lina Romay REL, Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra REC
August 1962 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet
i   October 1956 Eddie Bracken [dubbed by Bing Crosby] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL
June 1952 Edith Piaf
Covered by (3 artists)
  August 1962 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC, Bing Crosby BRD
  1960 Shirley Jones PRF, Jack Pleis and His Orchestra REL
i May 1959 Renato Carosone e il suo Sestetto
Please, Mr. Sun Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra 1952 Unverified
i October 1956 (unknown), David Rose and His Orchestra
i September 1957 (unknown)
Rock and Roll Wedding Ella Mae Morse with Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus March 1956 Unverified
i   May 1953 Richard Hayman and His Orchestra REL, Richard Hayman Orchestra PRF
i 1960 Johnny Preston
i September 1959 Kirov Ballet
  August 1962 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Bobby Goday REC, The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra BRD
i   1955 Dick Powell REC,REL, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Chorus BRD
November 1951 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra and The Norman Luboff Choir
  1956 The Sensational Nightingales REL, Wiliam Clauson and His Guitar with John Gregory and His Group REC
January 1951 Woody Guthrie
i   May 1958 Frank Sinatra REC, Ezio Pinza PRF
1967 Pedrinho Rodrigues
Covered by (18 artists)
i   1963 Jackie Cain BRD, André Previn REL
  February 1954 Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
February 1953 Der Opernball Original Cast, David Rose and His Orchestra - Vocal by Beryl Davis
1968 Johnny Rivers
i October 1956 Nelson Pinedo con La Sonora Matancera
i October 1956 Cuarteto Machín
September 19, 1955 Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra
September 1952 Pearl Bailey with Orchestra directed by Don Redman
i October 1956 Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra
i 1963 Tony Bennett
May 1952 Jimmy Boyd
i 1960 Arkansas Barefoot Boys
i   1955 Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra REC,REL, Judy Garland BRD
i October 1956 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive i September 1954 (unknown)
i July 1954 Leroy Holmes and His Orchestra - Whistling by Fred Lowery
i 1963 Franz Waxman
i 1960 Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
i 1963 Maurice Jarre
i   1963 David Rose and His Orchestra REL, The MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Leigh Harline BRD
listen on Internet Archive i September 1954 Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
February 1954 Chick Bullock accompanied by His Orchestra
August 1962 Isham Jones Orchestra
i January 1956 Edith Piaf
i   May 1958 Men's Chorus with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, Company [South Pacific, Broadway, 1949] PRF
January 1951 Guy Mitchell - Orch. & Chorus under the direction of Mitch Miller
  August 1962 Dorothy Dickson PRF, Turner Layton REC
June 1951 Nino Martini
  February 1954 Mary Eaton & Oscar Shaw PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lewis James REC,REL
i May 1958 Ezio Pinza
i September 1959 Orquestra Colbaz
i 1965 Orquestra Colbaz
May 1949 Orquestra Colbaz, Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
i 1960 Grayson and Whitter
March 1951 Victor Young and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louanne Hogan
i July 1955 Johnny Long and His Chorus and Orchestra
i 1967 Ary Cordovil
  February 1955 Liberace REL, Todd Duncan BRD
June 1951 Hadda Brooks
i 1960 Frankie Avalon - Orch. & Chor. directed by Peter De Angelis
i February 1962 Lupita Palomera con la Orq. de Gonzalo Curiel
January 1953 M. Tino Rossi - Orchestre : M. Pierre Chagnon, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees
i 1955 (unknown)
i May 1959 Martin Denny
August 1962 Broadway Syncopators
i   1963 Elmer Bernstein BRD, Brook Benton REL
1968 Marc Michel [dubbed by Georges Blaness], The Royalettes featuring Sheila Ross
i 1960 Jack Scott
i   1967 Keith Hamshere & Chorus PRF, Oliver & Chorus (Keith Hamshere) REL
February 1954 (unknown)
May 1952 Jack Golding, The Riverside Ramblers
i May 1958 William Tabbert
Zing Zing Zoom Zoom Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus 1951 Unverified

Songs written by Les Baxter

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Bacoa Eddie Cano, Les Baxter Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus 1951 Covered by Martin Denny
Bangkok Cock Fight Les Baxter Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus June 13, 1957 Covered by (4 artists)
Busy Port Les Baxter Les Baxter and His Orchestra May 10, 1951 Covered by (2 artists)
Coronation Les Baxter Les Baxter and His Orchestra November 1951 Covered by (2 artists)
Crickets of Karachi Les Baxter Covered by (3 artists)
Jacaranda Les Baxter Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus September 1963 Covered by Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
Jungle Flower Les Baxter Les Baxter and His Orchestra May 17, 1951 Covered by (3 artists)
Love Dance Les Baxter Les Baxter and His Orchestra May 17, 1951 Covered by (3 artists)
Mandolino Les Baxter, Riz Ortolani Les Baxter and His Orchestra March 23, 1959 Covered by (2 artists)
Pool of Love Les Baxter Les Baxter 1960 Covered by Ted Auletta and His Orchestra
Port au Prince Les Baxter Martin Denny March 1958 Covered by The N.Z. Jazz Trio
Quiet Village Les Baxter Les Baxter and His Orchestra May 17, 1951 Covered by (42 artists)
Rebel in Town Les Baxter, Lenny Adelson The Crew Cuts - Orchestra conducted by David Carroll May 26, 1956 Covered by Diahann Carroll with Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
River of Dreams Les Baxter Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus September 1963 Covered by Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
Simba Les Baxter Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra 1955 Covered by Martin Denny
Sim Sim Les Baxter The Arthur Lyman Group March 1958 Covered by Martin Denny
Stone God Les Baxter Les Baxter and His Orchestra May 10, 1951 Covered by (2 artists)
Sunrise at Kowloon Les Baxter Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus September 1963 Covered by Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
The Girl Behind the Bamboo Curtain Les Baxter Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus September 1963 Covered by Don Tiare and His Orchestra Exotique
The Left Arm of Buddha Les Baxter Les Baxter's Orchestra October 1956 Covered by (2 artists)
The Pearls of Ceylon Les Baxter Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus June 18, 1957 Covered by Mark e Martha & The Splash
Voodoo Dreams Les Baxter Martin Denny 1958 Covered by (2 artists)
Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love) Les Baxter Yma Sumac October 1950

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
Arthur Murray - Modern Waltzes Les Baxter and His Orchestra September 1954 Capitol Records
Arthur Murray - Modern Waltzes [1955] Les Baxter and His Orchestra 1955 Capitol Records
Brazil Now Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus 1967 GNP Crescendo [US]
Caribbean Moonlight Les Baxter October 1956 Capitol Records
Confetti Les Baxter and His Orchestra August 1958 Capitol Records
Le sacre du sauvage Les Baxter and His Orchestra November 1951 Capitol Records
Les Baxter's Jungle Jazz Les Baxter and His Orchestra May 1959 Capitol Records
Les Baxter's Young Pops Les Baxter 1960 Capitol Records
Love Is Blue The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra 1968 GNP Crescendo [US]
Perfume Set to Music Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Leslie Baxter - Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman and the Theremin November 1948 RCA Victor
Ports of Pleasure Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus October 1957 Capitol Records
Que Mango! Les Baxter and "101 Strings" 1970 Alshire
Selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific Les Baxter and His Orchestra May 1958 Capitol Records
Sensational! Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra February 1962 Capitol Records
Tamboo! Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra 1955 Capitol Records
The Academy Award Winners Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus 1963 Reprise Records
The Fabulous Sounds of Les Baxter - Strings, Guitars, Voices! Les Baxter 1965 Pickwick/33 Records
The Sacred Idol Les Baxter 1960 Capitol Records
The Soul of the Drums Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus September 1963 Reprise Records
Thinking of You Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra February 1954 Capitol Records
Thinking of You [12"] Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra 1955 Capitol Records
Voices in Rhythm Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus August 1962 Reprise Records
Wild Guitars Les Baxter and His Orchestra September 1959 Capitol Records

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
April in Portugal Les Baxter and His Orchestra February 1953 Capitol Records
A Woman's Devotion Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra January 1957 Capitol Records
Bacoa Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus 1951 Capitol Records
Beautiful Brown Eyes Jimmy Wakely and The Les Baxter Chorus with Orchestra February 1951 Capitol Records
Because of You Les Baxter with Chorus and Orchestra April 1951 Capitol Records
Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots The Cheers with Les Baxter's Orchestra and Chorus August 1955 Capitol Records
Blue Mirage (Don't Go) Les Baxter January 1955 Capitol Records
California Moon Les Baxter August 1951 Capitol Records
Carioca Les Baxter Trio with Bernie Parke and Leo Dukehorn April 1950 Discovery Records [US1]
Earth Angel Les Baxter and The Bombers December 1954 Capitol Records
Elaine Les Baxter and His Orchestra August 1953 Capitol Records
Giant Les Baxter - His Chorus and Orchestra January 1957 Capitol Records
Hang Your Wishes on the Tree Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra 1952 Capitol Records
I Love Paris Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra June 1953 Capitol Records
Lonely Wine Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra May 1952 Capitol Records
Love Song from 'Houseboat" (Almost in Your Arms) Les Baxter with Chorus and Orchestra 1958 Capitol Records
Michelle Les Baxter and His Orchestra December 1965 HBR
My Heart Cries for You Jimmy Wakely with The Les Baxter Chorus December 1950 Capitol Records
One, for the Wonder (Of Your Kisses) Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter July 1952 Capitol Records
Padam...Padam (How It Echoes the Beat of My Heart) Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra June 1952 Capitol Records
Pepe Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus 1960 Capitol Records
Rock and Roll Wedding Ella Mae Morse with Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus March 1956 Capitol Records
Ruby Les Baxter May 1953 Capitol Records
Ruby Lips Les Baxter May 1957 Capitol Records
Search for Paradise Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra September 1957 Capitol Records
Shrimp Boats Dick Beavers and Les Baxter and His Chorus and Orchestra November 1951 Capitol Records
Take My Love Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra September 19, 1955 Capitol Records
Tango of the Drums Les Baxter and His Orchestra 1956 Capitol Records
Tell Me Margarita Les Baxter and His Orchestra May 1959 Capitol Records
(The Angels Are Lighting) God's Little Candles Jeanne Gayle with Les Baxter's Chorus and Orchestra May 1952 Capitol Records
The High and the Mighty Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra July 1954 Capitol Records
The Poor People of Paris Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra January 1956 Capitol Records
The Roving Kind Les Baxter with Chorus and Orchestra January 1951 Capitol Records
The Shrike Les Baxter July 1955 Capitol Records
The Trouble with Harry Les Baxter November 1955 Capitol Records
Tico Tico Les Baxter Trio May 1949 Discovery Records [US1]
Unchained Melody Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra February 1955 Capitol Records
Vanity Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra June 1951 Capitol Records
Vieni, Vieni Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra January 1953 Capitol Records
Wake the Town and Tell the People Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra May 1955 Capitol Records
(What Happes In) Beunos Aires Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus October 1956 Capitol Records
When Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra October 1951 Capitol Records
When I Dream Bob Eberly with Les Baxter's Orchestra 1952 Capitol Records
Won't the Angels Be Amazed Bobby Milano with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter August 1955 Capitol Records

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