Les Baxter's African Jazz

1959 studio album by Les Baxter and His Orchestra
Les Baxter's African Jazz
Studio album by
Les Baxter and His Orchestra
Released1959
GenreEasy listening, exotica
Length29:53
LabelCapitol ST 1117
ProducerVoyle Gilmore
Les Baxter and His Orchestra chronology
Love is a Fabulous Thing
(1958) 		Les Baxter's African Jazz
(1959) 		Les Baxter's Jungle Jazz
(1959)

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]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Congo Train"
  2. "Elephant Trail"
  3. "Banana Boy"
  4. "Safari"
  5. "Mombasa After Midnight"
  6. "Rain"

Side 2

  1. "Lost City"
  2. "Walkin' Watusi"
  3. "Ostrich Hunt"
  4. "Cairo Bazaar"
  5. "Jungalero"
  6. "Balinese Bongos"

References

  1. ^ "Les Baxter – African Jazz". Discogs. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "African Jazz". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". The Billboard. February 16, 1959. p. 33.
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