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Tamboo!/Skins!

Tamboo!/Skins!
Les Baxter

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Track Listing

  1. Simba - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  2. Oasis Of Dakhla - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  3. Maracaibo - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  4. Tehran - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  5. Patan - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  6. Havana - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  7. Mozambique - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  8. Wotuka - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  9. Cuchibamba - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  10. Batumba - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  11. Rio - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  12. Zambezi - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  13. Afro-Deesia - Les Baxter
  14. Brazilian Bash - Les Baxter
  15. Bustin' The Bongos - Les Baxter
  16. Conversation - Les Baxter
  17. Poppin' Panderos - Les Baxter
  18. Talkin' Drums - Les Baxter
  19. Reverberasia - Les Baxter
  20. Shoutin' Drums - Les Baxter
  21. Gringo - Les Baxter
  22. Mood Tatooed - Les Baxter
  23. The Poor People Of Paris (Jean's Song) - Les Baxter And His Orchestra
  24. Unchained Melody - Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra
  25. April In Portugal - Les Baxter And His Orchestra

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #126548 in Music
  • Released on: 2000-10-17
  • Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Skins: Les Baxter5
"Skins" could very well be the best bongo album ever. A true classic
from the beatnik era. The bonus album "Tamboo" is not bad either.

Tamboo vs. Muzak3
Idly perusing Amazon's pages led me to the music that I had thought so passionate in 1957. I ordered Tamboo and discovered that 50 years later the music was pale, colorless. The music hasn't changed, of course, but time has moved on. What was avante garde then is relegated to the ordinary now. Still, Tamboo is a great listen for gentle background along with some reminiscing!

TWO OF THE BEST4
TWO OF THE BEST LES BAXTER EXOTICA/LOUNG MUSIC RECORDS RELEASED IN THE 1950'S- EARLY 1960'S. YOU WILL WANT TO SIT BACK WITH AN EXOTIC COCKTAIL (THE KIND WITH AN TINY UMBRELLA STICKING OUT OF THE TOP) WHEN YO UHEAR THIS MUSIC. TRULY ORIGINAL FOR ITS' TIME, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY SOUND DATED TODAY. BUT THE GREAT RECORDING SOUND AND RE-MIXING MAKE IT WORTH IT.