Les Baxter

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• Originals 32
• Covers 177
• Works 23
• Releases 77
• All

Covers by Les Baxter

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	i	A banda	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Chico Buarque de Hollanda
	i	A Cock-Eyed Optimist	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	Mary Martin
	i	Adios	Les Baxter	October 1956	Enrique Madriguera & His Rumba Orch.
	i	A Felicidade	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Agostinho dos Santos
	i	All the Things You Are	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
		Always You	Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Les Baxter	February 1951	(unknown) Covered by (3 artists)
		A Man and a Woman	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Nicole Croisille – Pierre Barouh, Tamiko Jones with Herbie Mann
	i	April in Portugal	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	February 1953	Alberto Ribeiro e Seu Conjunto
	i	Artificial Flowers	Les Baxter	1961	Unverified
		At the Close of a Long Long Day	Jimmy Wakely and The Les Baxter Chorus with Orchestra	February 1951	Don Hall Trio – Dick Robertson
		Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart	Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra	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	Autumn Leaves	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL
	i	A Wonderful Guy	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	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	Ay-ay-ay	Les Baxter	October 1956	Duo Gardel - Razzano
	i	Baby Elephant Walk	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1963	Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
		Back Street Affair	Bob Eberly with Les Baxter's Orchestra	1952	Billy Wallace [US1]
		Bahiia	Les Baxter Trio with Bernie Parke and Leo Dukehorn	April 1950	Carmen Miranda com orquestra Odeon, Charles Wolcott and His Orchestra - Vocal by Ray Gilbert and Mixed Chorus
	i	Bali Ha'i	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	Juanita Hall PRF, Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC
		Beautiful Brown Eyes	Jimmy Wakely and The Les Baxter Chorus with Orchestra	February 1951	Arthur Smith Trio
		Beautiful People	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Kenny O'Dell
		Because of You	Les Baxter with Chorus and Orchestra	April 1951	Tommy Tucker Time - Vocal Chorus by Don Brown
		Be Mine Tonight	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra - Vocal by Sue Allen and The Baxter Chorus	August 1951	Pedro Vargas con la orquesta de Maestro Esparza Oteo, Swing & Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal chorus by Barbara Benson
		Berimbau	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Vinícius de Moraes, Dion and The Belmonts
	i	Bloody Mary and My Girl Back Home	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	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
		Blue Mirage (Don't Go)	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	January 1955	(unknown), Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
		Born Free	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Matt Monro - Arranged and conducted by John Barry
	i	Calcutta	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Orchester Ricardo Santos
		Canta de Ossanha	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Baden Powell e Vinicius de Moraes
		Carioca	Les Baxter Trio with Bernie Parke and Leo Dukehorn	April 1950	Etta Moten BRD, Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra REL
	i	Carnival	Les Baxter	October 1956	[Unknown Studio Artists] BRD, Harry James and His Orchestra REC,REL
	i	Carolina Moon	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1954	Joe Rines and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Joe Rines
	i	Cornflakes	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	August 1953	Sidney Torch and His Orchestra
	i	Cuban Love Song	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1954	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Fulton and The Romancers REC, Lawrence Tibett BRD
	i	Dance from "Bonjour Tristesse"	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	August 1958	The Music of David Seville
	i	Dancing with Tears in My Eyes	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1954	Regent Club Orchestra [Bob Haring]
		Days of Wine and Roses	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1963	Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
	i	Deep Night	Les Baxter	October 1956	Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees
	i	Dites-Moi (Tell Me Why)	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	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
		Down in Mexico	Ella Mae Morse with Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	March 1956	The Coasters
		Earth Angel	Les Baxter and The Bombers	December 1954	The Penguins
	i	Elaine	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	August 1953	Unverified
	i	El Paso	Les Baxter	1960	Marty Robbins
	i	Exodus	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Ernest Gold conducting the Sinfonia of London Orchestra
	i	Flirtation Waltz	Les Baxter	1954	Unverified
		Follow Me	Les Baxter	1961	Unverified
	i	Forever	Les Baxter	1960	The Little Dippers (Anita Kerr)
		Free Again	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Jacqueline Danno, Barbra Streisand
		Giant	Les Baxter - His Chorus and Orchestra	January 1957	Dimitri Tiomkin conducting The Warner Bros. Orchestra, Art Mooney and His Orchestra and Chorus
		Going Out of My Head	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Little Anthony and The Imperials
	i	Green Eyes	Les Baxter	October 1956	María Cervantes PRF, Adolfo Utrera - Nilo Menéndez y E. Lecuona al piano REC
		Happy Baby	Les Baxter and The Bombers	December 1954	Bill Haley and His Comets
	i	Happy Talk	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	Juanita Hall
	i	Hava nagilah	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	A.Z. Idelsohn
	i	Honey Bun	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	Mary Martin and Girls
	i	I Ain't Down Yet	Les Baxter	1961	Unverified
	i	I Concentrate on You	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Douglas McPhail BRD, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Shirley Howard REC,REL
	i	I Could Have Danced All Night	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	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
		I'll Be Seeing You	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Dick Todd with Orchestra REC,REL, Tamara PRF
		I'll Never Stop Loving You	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	May 1955	Doris Day – Orchestra conducted by Percy Faith
	i	I Loved You Once in Silence	Les Baxter	1961	Unverified
		I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Red Nichols and His Five Pennies REC, Trixie Friganza and Jimmie Savo PRF
	i	I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right outa My Hair	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	Mary Martin and Girl's Chorus with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola
		In and Out of Love	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Diana Ross & The Supremes
		I Never Knew	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Lou Gold and His Orchestra
		I Say a Little Prayer	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Dionne Warwick
	i	It's a Big Wide Wonderful World!	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Wynn Murray PRF, Buddy Clark - Orchestra under the direction of Mitchell Ayres REL
		It's Only a Paper Moon	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Claire Carleton
		It's Within Your Power	Bobby Milano with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter	August 1955	Dell Lampe & His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Elmer Feldkamp
		I've Got You Under My Skin	Stan Freberg with Orchestra and Chorus conducted By Les Baxter	July 1951	Virginia Bruce BRD, Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra REC
		Jalousie	Dick Beavers and Les Baxter and His Chorus and Orchestra	November 1951	Jacob Gade, Kathryn Grayson
	i	Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1954	Gene Austin
		Kentucky Woman	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Neil Diamond
	i	Laia Ladaia	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Quarteto em Cy
	i	La pansé	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	August 1958	Renato Carosone e il suo quartetto
	i	La vie en rose	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Edith Piaf
	i	Let It Be Me	Les Baxter	1960	Gilbert Bécaud
	i	Let Me Call You Sweetheart (I'm in Love with You)	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1954	Arthur C. Clough
		Linger a While	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Bailey's Lucky Seven
		Little White Lies	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1954	Irving Kaufman
		Live for Life	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Francis Lai, Jack Jones - Arranged and conducted by Marty Paich
		Long Ago Last Night	Helen O'Connell with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter	July 1952	Martha Tilton with The Mellomen and Orchestra directed by George Cates
	i	Lost in Meditation	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1952	Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters
	i	Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	(unknown performer) PRF, Don Cornell REC,REL
		Love Is Blue	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Vicky, Vicky - Orch. Arno Flor
		Love Letters in the Sand	Frank DeVol and His Orchestra - Vocal by The Les Baxter Quartet	August 1950	Majestic Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Rowland
		Love Song from "Houseboat" (Almost in Your Arms)	Les Baxter with Chorus and Orchestra	1958	(unknown)
	i	Love Song from Mutiny on the Bounty (Follow Me)	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	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	Mack the Knife	Les Baxter	1960	Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF
	i	Maracangalha	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1959	Dorival Caymmi
		Michelle	Les Baxter and His Orchestra - Vocal Group: The Balladeers	December 1965	The Beatles
		Mine	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1954	William Gaxton, Lois Moran and Ensemble
		Miss You	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1954	Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees - Vocal Refrain by Rudy Vallée
	i	Mister Blue	Les Baxter	1960	The Fleetwoods
	i	Misty	Les Baxter	1960	Erroll Garner Trio
	i	My Buddy	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1959	Henry Burr
		My Heart Cries for You	Jimmy Wakely with The Les Baxter Chorus	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	My Moonlight Madonna	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	1955	(unknown)
	i	Never on Sunday	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Melina Mercouri
		Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1954	Jack Denny & His Orchestra
		Night and Day	Les Baxter Trio	May 1949	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC, Fred Astaire PRF
	i	Nightingale	Les Baxter	October 1956	Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lina Romay REL, Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra REC
		Once in a While	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet
	i	Out of This World	Les Baxter	October 1956	Eddie Bracken [dubbed by Bing Crosby] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL
		Padam...Padam (How It Echoes the Beat of My Heart)	Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra	June 1952	Edith Piaf Covered by (3 artists)
		Pennies from Heaven	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC, Bing Crosby BRD
		Pepe	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1960	Shirley Jones PRF, Jack Pleis and His Orchestra REL
	i	Piccolissima serenata	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1959	Renato Carosone e il suo sestetto
		Please, Mr. Sun	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	1952	Unverified
	i	Poinciana (Song of the Tree)	Les Baxter	October 1956	(unknown), David Rose and His Orchestra
	i	Ricordate Marcellino	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	September 1957	(unknown)
		Rock and Roll Wedding	Ella Mae Morse with Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	March 1956	Unverified
	i	Ruby	Les Baxter and His Orchestra - Solo Harmonica by Danny Welton	May 1953	Richard Hayman and His Orchestra REL, Richard Hayman Orchestra PRF
	i	Running Bear	Les Baxter	1960	Johnny Preston
	i	Sabre Dance	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1959	Kirov Ballet
		September in the Rain	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Bobby Goday REC, The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra BRD
	i	Shadow Waltz	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	1955	Dick Powell REC,REL, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Chorus BRD
		Shrimp Boats	Dick Beavers and Les Baxter and His Chorus and Orchestra	November 1951	Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra and The Norman Luboff Choir
		Sinner Man	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	1956	The Sensational Nightingales REL, Wiliam Clauson and His Guitar with John Gregory and His Group REC
		So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh)	Les Baxter with Chorus and Orchestra - Vocal Lindy Doherty	January 1951	Woody Guthrie
	i	Some Enchanted Evening	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	Ezio Pinza PRF, Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC
		Somewhere in the Hills (Favela)	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Pedrinho Rodrigues Covered by (18 artists)
	i	Song from Two for the Seesaw (A Second Chance)	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1963	Jackie Cain BRD, André Previn REL
		Speak Low	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1954	Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
		Suddenly	Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1953	Der Opernball Original Cast, David Rose and His Orchestra - Vocal by Beryl Davis
		Summer Rain	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Johnny Rivers
	i	Sway (Quién será)	Les Baxter	October 1956	Nelson Pinedo con La Sonora Matancera
	i	Taboo	Les Baxter	October 1956	Cuarteto Machín
		Take My love	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	September 19, 1955	Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra
		Takes Two to Tango	Jeanne Gayle with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter	September 1952	Pearl Bailey with Orchestra directed by Don Redman
	i	Temptation	Les Baxter	October 1956	Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra
	i	Tender Is the Night	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1963	Tony Bennett
		(The Angels Are Lighting) God's Little Candles	Jeanne Gayle with Les Baxter's Chorus and Orchestra	May 1952	Jimmy Boyd
	i	The Battle of New Orleans	Les Baxter	1960	Arkansas Barefoot Boys
	i	The Boy Next Door	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	1955	Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra REC,REL, Judy Garland BRD
	i	The Breeze and I	Les Baxter	October 1956	(unknown)
	i	The Champagne Waltz	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1954	(unknown)
	i	The High and the Mighty	Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra	July 1954	Leroy Holmes and His Orchestra - Whistling by Fred Lowery
	i	The Love Theme from Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star)	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1963	Franz Waxman
	i	Theme from "A Summer Place"	Les Baxter	1960	Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
	i	Theme from Lawrence of Arabia	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1963	Maurice Jarre
	i	Theme from The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1963	David Rose and His Orchestra REL, The MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Leigh Harline BRD
	i	The Most Beautiful Girl in the World	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1954	Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
		The Nearness of You	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1954	Chick Bullock accompanied by His Orchestra
		The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Isham Jones Orchestra
	i	The Poor People of Paris	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	January 1956	Edith Piaf
	i	There's Nothing Like a Dame	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	Men's Chorus with Orchestra conducted by Salvatore Dell'Isola REL, Company [South Pacific, Broadway, 1949] PRF
		The Roving Kind	Les Baxter with Chorus and Orchestra - Vocal Lindy Doherty	January 1951	Guy Mitchell - Orch. & Chorus under the direction of Mitch Miller
		These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Dorothy Dickson PRF, Turner Layton REC
		The World Is Mine (Tonight)	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra - Vocal by Dick Beavers and The Baxter Chorus	June 1951	Nino Martini
		Thinking of You	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1954	Mary Eaton & Oscar Shaw PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lewis James REC,REL
	i	This Nearly Was Mine	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	Ezio Pinza
	i	Tico tico	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	September 1959	Orquestra Colbaz
	i	Tico-tico	Les Baxter	1965	Orquestra Colbaz
		Tico Tico	Les Baxter Trio	May 1949	Orquestra Colbaz, Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
	i	Tom Dooley	Les Baxter	1960	Grayson and Whitter
		Too Young	Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter	March 1951	Victor Young and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louanne Hogan
	i	Toy Tiger	Les Baxter	July 1955	Johnny Long and His Chorus and Orchestra
	i	Tristeza (That Sadness)	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Ary Cordovil
		Unchained Melody	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1955	Liberace REL, Todd Duncan BRD
		Vanity	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra - Vocal by Sue Allen and The Baxter Chorus	June 1951	Hadda Brooks
	i	Venus	Les Baxter	1960	Frankie Avalon - Orch. & Chor. directed by Peter De Angelis
	i	Vereda tropical	Les Baxter His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra	February 1962	Lupita Palomera con la Orq. de Gonzalo Curiel
		Vieni, Vieni	Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra	January 1953	M. Tino Rossi - Orchestre : M. Pierre Chagnon, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees
	i	Vienna Dreams	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	1955	(unknown)
	i	Voodoo Dreams	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1959	Martin Denny
		Walkin' My Baby Back Home	Les Baxter His Orchestra and Chorus	August 1962	Broadway Syncopators
	i	Walk on the Wild Side	Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus	1963	Elmer Bernstein BRD, Brook Benton REL
		Watch What Happens	The Les Baxter Singers & Orchestra	1968	Marc Michel [dubbed by Georges Blaness], The Royalettes featuring Sheila Ross
	i	What in the World's Come over You	Les Baxter	1960	Jack Scott
	i	Who Will Buy?	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1967	Keith Hamshere & Chorus PRF, Oliver & Chorus (Keith Hamshere) REL
		With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming	Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra	February 1954	(unknown)
		Wondering	Jeanne Gayle with Les Baxter's Chorus and Orchestra	May 1952	Jack Golding, The Riverside Ramblers
	i	Younger Than Springtime	Les Baxter and His Orchestra	May 1958	William Tabbert
		Zing Zing Zoom Zoom	Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus	1951	Unverified