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Les Baxter His Chorus* And Orchestra*Tamboo!

Label:Universe (3) – UV 161
Format:
CD, Album, Reissue
Country:Italy
Released:
Genre:Jazz, Latin, Pop
Style:Easy Listening, Space-Age, Latin Jazz, Vocal

Tracklist

1Simba
Written-ByLes Baxter
2:43
2Oasis Of Dakhla
Written-ByLes Baxter
3:38
3Maracaibo
Written-ByLes Baxter
2:54
4Tehran
Written-ByLes Baxter
2:24
5Pantan
Written-ByLes Baxter
2:27
6Havana
Written-ByLes Baxter
3:05
7Mozambique
Written-ByLes Baxter
4:09
8Wotuka
Written-ByLes Baxter
2:23
9Cuchibamba
Written-ByLes Baxter
2:17
10Batumba
Written-ByLes Baxter
3:14
11Rio
Written-ByLes Baxter
3:12
12Zambezi
Written-ByLes Baxter
3:20
Bonus Tracks
13Taboo
Written-ByAl Stillman, Lecuona*
2:40
14Temptation
Written-ByA. Freed*, N.H. Brown*
2:25
15Nightingale
Written-ByG. Rosner*, X. Cugat*
1:50
16The Left Arm Of Buddha
Written-ByLes Baxter
1:56
17The Poor People Of Paris
Lyrics ByMonnot*, Rouzaud*
Written-ByLawrence*
2:32
18Unchained Melody
Written-ByAlexander North*, Hy Zaret
2:32
19April In Portugal
Lyrics ByKennedy*, Galhardo*
Written-ByRaul Ferrão*
2:42
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Credits

Notes

Recorded in 1955 / 1956

Written credits for Taboo are given to S.K. Stillman & Margarita Lecuona but the song was actually composed by Margarita Lecuona and Al Stillman with lyrics by Sydney King Russell (often credited as S.K. Russell).
"April in Portugal"'s composer was misspelled on sleeve as Ferraro. Unchained melody's composer Hy Zaret was misspelled on sleeve as Zareth.

"Tamboo!" originally released on LP (Capitol Records, T-655, 1955).
"The Poor People of Paris" originally released on 7" (Capitol Records, EAP 1-730, 1956).

℗&© 2006 Comet Records
Comes in a Digipak-like sleeve.

Artist on spine and CD: Les Baxter
Artist on front cover: Les Baxter His Chorus And Orchestra

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 8 026575 161221
  • Rights Society: SIAE

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Tamboo! (LP, Album, Mono)Capitol Records, Capitol RecordsT655, T-655US1955
Tamboo! (LP, Album, Promo, Mono)Capitol Records, Capitol RecordsT655, T-655US1955
Tamboo! (LP, Album, Mono)Capitol RecordsT-655Brazil1955
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Tamboo! (LP, 10", Album, Mono)Capitol Records, Capitol RecordsLC 6807, LC.6807UK1956
Tamboo! (LP, Album, Mono)Capitol RecordsT655France1956

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