Easy Listening music is instrumental music that was designed to be soothing and relaxing. Unlike jazz, which demands your utmost attention, easy listening slips into the background, which is the very reason many critics and listeners dismissed the music as nothing more than disposible fluff. Although some records certainly fall into that category, there were a number of inventive arrangers and conductors working in the genre, such as Martin Denny, Les Baxter and Esquivel, who distinguished themselves with unpredictable instrumentation and idiosyncratic arrangements. Still, the primary characteristic of easy listening, from Ray Conniff's lush wordless vocals to the Latin flourishes of Herb Alpert, is that it's pleasant and easy on the ears.

Top Easy Listening Albums:

Top Easy Listening Artists:

Steve Allen James Last Enoch Light Bert Kaempfert Les Baxter Arthur Lyman Percy Faith Jackie Gleason Mason Williams Hugo Montenegro

Ferrante & Teicher Erich Kunzel Sergio Mendes Esquivel Frankie Yankovic Mantovani Nelson Riddle Ray Conniff Xavier Cugat David Rose

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Martin Denny Herb Alpert Canadian Brass Arthur Fiedler Liberace Jimmy Sturr Lawrence Welk Henry Mancini Peter Nero

Featured Style: Exotica

Top Exotica Artists:

Les Baxter Esquivel Martin Denny Enoch Light Lenny Dee Yma Sumac Arthur Lyman The Three Suns Korla Pandit Robert Drasnin

Robert Maxwell David Carroll Eden Ahbez Bas Sheva The Out-Islanders Carl Stevens Tak Shindo Gert Wilden Chaino Webley Edwards

80 Drums Around the World Bobby Hammack Rolley Polley Markko Polo Adventurers Nino Nardini Ted Auletta Ted Keep Augie Colón Charles Albertine Al Kealoha Perry

More Styles Of Easy Listening :

Exotica

Space Age Pop

Lounge

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