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Born: March 14, 1922 in Detroit, MI
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's
Died: January 15, 1996 in Palm Springs, CA
Genre: Easy Listening

Biography:
Les Baxter is a pianist who composed and arranged for the top swing bands of the '40s and '50s, but he is better known as the founder of exotica, a variation of easy listening that glorified the sounds and styles of Polynesia, Africa, and South Ameri ...More >>

Discography: 2003 Chronestrian 1970 Que Mango! 1969 Hell's Belles 1963 Soul of the Drums 1960 Sacred Idol More >>

Filmograpy:

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Hot Blood

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Influenced By: Lionel Hampton Duke Ellington Artie Shaw Raymond Scott Fats Waller More >> Followers: Combustible Edison Friends of Dean Martinez Pink Martini Martin Denny Jon Hassell More >>

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