'Round the World with Les Baxter

May 2025 'Round the World with Les Baxter studio Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus 'Round the World with Les Baxter.png 1957 Easy listening Capitol T 780 Skins! Bongo Party with Les Baxter 1957 Midnight on the Cliffs 1957 Round the World with Les Baxter is an album by Les Baxter, His Orchestra and Chorus. It was released in 1957 on Capitol Records. The album was recorded on August 8, 1956.Les Baxter – 'Round the World with Les Baxter Discogs December 30, 2020 https://www.discogs.com/Les-Baxter-Round-The-World-With-Les-Baxter/release/2631057'Round the World with Les Baxter AllMusic December 30, 2020 https://www.allmusic.com/album/round-the-world-with-les-baxter-mw0001223486 Upon its release, Billboard gave the album a score of 79 out of 100 and described it as consisting of "glittering performances" with "lush arrangements".Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums The Billboard April 20, 1957 34 https://books.google.com/books?id=MCAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33 AllMusic later gave the album a rating of three-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Jason Ankeny wrote that Baxter proved "his unparalleled skill for translating the sounds and textures of foreign lands into sublimely melodic travelogues that capture settings based far more in fantasy than reality. . . . each arrangement perfectly captures the cinematic precision of Baxter's artistry . . ." Track listing Side 1 "(What Happens In) Buenos Aires" "Melodia Loca (The Chilean Crazy Song)" "The Poor People of Paris" "Japanese Parasols" "The Clown on the Eiffel Tower" "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" Side 2 "Venezuela" "Purple Islands" "Padam, Padam" "Normandy" "Monika" "Romantic Rio" References Category:1957 albums Category:Capitol Records albums Category:Les Baxter albums