Les Baxter – The Exotic Moods Of Les Baxter

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Label:	Capitol Records – 7243 8 37026 2 7
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country:	UK
Released:	1996
Genre:	Jazz, Rock, Pop, Classical
Style:	Neo-Romantic, Easy Listening, Lounge, Space-Age, Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz

Tracklist

1-1	Quiet Village	3:18
1-2	Jungalero	3:27
1-3	Temple Of Gold	4:22
1-4	Hong Kong Cable Car	2:51
1-5	Oasis Of Dakhla	3:39
1-6	Taboo Written-By – Al Stillman, Margarita Lecuona	2:41
1-7	Amazon Falls	2:52
1-8	Jungle Flower	2:44
1-9	The Ancient Galleon	3:17
1-10	Zambezi	3:20
1-11	Tahiti: A Summer Night At Sea	2:32
1-12	Congo Train	2:43
1-13	Acapulco	3:42
1-14	Stone God	3:10
1-15	Voodoo Dreams	3:02
1-16	Mozambique	4:10
1-17	City Of Veils	4:18
1-18	Bacoa	3:11
1-19	Mombasa After Midnight	2:11
1-20	Bom Bom / Mood Tattooed	4:31
2-1	Simba	2:43
2-2	High Priest Of The Aztecs / Pyramid Of The Sun	5:41
2-3	Harem Silks From Bombay	2:27
2-4	Papagayo	2:58
2-5	Jungle River Boat	3:08
2-6	Temptation Written-By – A. Freed, N.H. Brown	2:25
2-7	Pantan	2:29
2-8	Lost City	3:04
2-9	Pool Of Love	2:08
2-10	Busy Port	3:06
2-11	Spice Islands Sea Birds	1:49
2-12	Go Chango	3:15
2-13	Nightingale Written-By – G. Rosner, X. Cugat	1:51
2-14	Love Dance	2:18
2-15	Safari	2:37
2-16	Sunken City	2:59
2-17	Tehran	2:23
2-18	Blue Jungle	3:16
2-19	The Left Arm Of Buddha	1:57
2-20	Procession Of The Princes	5:28

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Capitol Records, Inc.

Credits

Art Direction – Tommy Steele (2)
Compilation Producer, Compiled By – Brad Benedict
Coordinator [Editor Coordination] – Devin Franchino
Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Kim Niemi
Design, Art Direction – Jeffery Fey
Executive Producer – Wayne Watkins
Illustration – Mark Ryden
Liner Notes – Leslie Baxter, RJ Smith (2)
Remastered By [Digitally] – Bob Norberg
Written-By – Les Baxter (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 1-9 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-12, 2-13 to 2-20)

Notes

Quiet Village, Jungle Flower & Love Dance recorded May 17, 1951.
From the album Ritual Of The Savage (Capitol, T-288).

Stone God, Jungle River Boat & Busy Port recorded May 10, 1951.
From the album Ritual Of The Savage (Capitol, T-288).

Jungalero, Congo Train & recorded August 27, 1958.
From the album African Jazz (Capitol, ST-1117).

Mombasa After Midnight recorded August 20, 1958.
From the album African Jazz (Capitol, ST-1117).

Lost City recorded August 19, 1958.
From the album African Jazz (Capitol, ST-1117).

Safari recorded May 9, 1958.
From the album African Jazz (Capitol, ST-1117).

Temple Of Gold, High Priest Of The Aztecs & Pool Of Love recorded September 9, 1959.
From the album The Sacred Idol (Capitol, ST-1293).

Acapulco & Pyramid Of The Sun recorded September 3, 1959.
From the album The Sacred Idol (Capitol, ST-1293).

Procession Of The Princes recorded September 1, 1959.
From the album The Sacred Idol (Capitol, ST-1293).

Hong Kong Cable Car recorded June 13, 1957.
From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, ST-868).

Tahiti: A Summer Night At Sea & Harem Silks From Bombay recorded June 18, 1957.
From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, ST-868).

City Of Veils recorded June 11, 1957.
From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, ST-868).

Spice Islands Sea Birds recorded June 13, 1957.
From the album Ports Of Pleasure (Capitol, T-868).

Oasis Of Dakhla & Tehran recorded June 20, 1955.
From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655).

Zambezi & Pantan recorded May 20, 1955.
From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655).

Mozambique recorded June 30, 1955.
From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655).

Simba recorded May 20, 1955.
From the album Tamboo! (Capitol, T-655).

Taboo & Temptation recorded February 15, 1956.
From the album Caribbean Moonlight (Capitol, T-733).

Nightingale recorded February 21, 1956.
From the album Caribbean Moonlight (Capitol, T-733).

Amazon Falls & Voodoo Dreams recorded February 25, 1959.
From the album Jungle Jazz (Capitol, ST-1184).

Papagayo & Blue Jungle recorded February 24, 1959.
From the album Jungle Jazz (Capitol, ST-1184).

Go Chango recorded January 22, 1959.
From the album Jungle Jazz (Capitol, ST-1184).

The Ancient Galleon & Sunken City recorded November 30, 1960.
From the album Jewels Of The Sea (Capitol, ST-1537).

Bom Bom recorded December 22, 1959.
From the album Teen Drums (Capitol, ST-1355).

Mood Tattooed recorded August 17, 1956.
From the album Skins! (Capitol, T-774).

The Left Arm Of Buddha recorded June 8, 1956.
From a Capitol Records Single (Capitol, F3573).

Bacoa recorded March 22, 1951.
Previously unreleased.

Written credits for Taboo are given to S.K. Stillman & Margarita Lecuona but the song was actually composed by Margarita Lecuona and Al Stillman with lyrics by Sydney King Russell (often credited as S.K. Russell).

All tracks high-definition 20-bit recordings.
P & C 1996 Capitol Records Inc.
Printed in UK

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 7 24383 70252 7
Label Code: LC 0542
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 7243 8 37026 2 6 (7243 8 37026 2 7)
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 7243 8 37027 2 5 (7243 8 37026 2 7)
Matrix / Runout (Variation Disc 1): 837026 2 1:1:2 EMI SWINDON
Matrix / Runout (Variation Disc 2): 837027 2 2 1:1 EMI SWINDON
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L042
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): ifpi 1444
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L041
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): ifpi 1437
Other (Price code): I: 070
Other (Price code): F: PM 518
Other (Price code): UK: PRDCD 5

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Exotic Moods Of Les Baxter (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Capitol Records	CDP 7243 8 37025 2 7	US	1996
New Submission	The Exotic Moods Of Les Baxter (2×CD, Compilation, Club Edition, Remastered)	Capitol Records	CDP 7243 8 37025 2 7	US	1996
Recently Edited	The Exotic Moods Of Les Baxter (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Capitol Records	TOCP-50033・34	Japan	1996
New Submission	The Exotic Moods Of Les Baxter (2×CD, Compilation, Promo, Remastered)	Capitol Records	TOCP-50033・34	Japan	1996
New Submission	Exotic Moods 1955-1960 Volume 1 (20×File, MP3, Compilation, Reissue, 320 kbps)	Sinetone AMR	AMR 817		2011