Les Baxter's African Jazz

Les Baxter's African Jazz
Les Baxter's African Jazz
Studio album by Les Baxter and His Orchestra
Released	1959
Genre	Easy listening, exotica
Length	29:53
Label	Capitol ST 1117
Producer	Voyle Gilmore
Les Baxter and His Orchestra chronology

Released1959

GenreEasy listening, exotica

Length29:53

LabelCapitol ST 1117

Les Baxter's African Jazz is an album by Les Baxter and His Orchestra. It was released in 1959 on Capitol Records The album consists of original music composed by Baxter.^[1]^[2] Upon its release, the album received a four-star rating from Billboard magazine. Billboard called it an "imaginative package" with "inventive treatments", excellent sound, and "lush, rich approaches."^[3]

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Albums	Music Out of the Moon (1947) Ritual of the Savage (1951) The Passions (1954) Tamboo! (1955) Caribbean Moonlight (1957) Skins! Bongo Party with Les Baxter (1957) 'Round the World with Les Baxter (1957) Space Escapade (1958) African Jazz (1959) Les Baxter's Jungle Jazz (1959) The Sacred Idol (1960) Jewels of the Sea (1961)
Singles	"Because of You" "Blue Tango" "April in Portugal" "Ruby" "I Love Paris" "The High and the Mighty" "Unchained Melody" "Wake the Town and Tell the People" "The Poor People of Paris"
Related	Voice of the Xtabay Les Baxter's La Femme (1956)

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