Tamboo / Skins

Les Baxter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00004YNF1
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #76 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Instrumental Pop & Lounge

Track Listings

1. Simba

2. Oasis of Dakhla

3. Maracaibo

4. Tehran

5. Patan

6. Havana

7. Mozambique

8. Wotuka

9. Cuchibamba

10. Batumba

11. Rio

12. Zambezi

13. Afro-Deesia

14. Brazilian Bash

15. Bustin' the Bongos

16. Conversation

17. Poppin' Panderos

18. Talkin' Drums

19. Reverberasia

20. Shoutin' Drums

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Master At Work, June 7, 2005

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Handel (Hanover) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tamboo / Skins (Audio CD)

Never mind about exotica, tiki, virtual tourism, disney soundtracks, white suburban 1950s. Did Les Baxter really think like that?

Both these albums showcase exactly what Les Baxter's music was all about - haunting melodies, luscious harmonies, ingenious and often downright experimental arrangements and - more than anything - a wonderful, sparkling compositional mind with surprising subtlety and emotional depth. Probably some of the most atmospheric music you will ever hear.

People speaking of Les Baxter as "Easy Listening" is like labelling Brian Wilson simply as "Classic Rock". Was "Pet Sounds" about sun surf and girls? Should tracks like "Mozambique" and "Oasis Of Dakhla" really just be labelled as suburbia , space age pop or lounge music? There's far too much going on here and way too much depth in those melody lines for this music to be simply pigeonholed as "Exotica". Les Baxter is in a different league altogether.

Highly recommended cd release.

Also look out for "The Exotic Moods Of...." double cd compilation which is the best place to start if you're new to Les Baxter.

More please!!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A sumptuous jungle boat ride!, January 12, 2003

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jon sieruga (Redlands, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tamboo / Skins (Audio CD)

Les Baxter always got less attention that quasi-competitor Martin Denny, but I find his orchestrations peppier, indeed a bit campier, but more colorful and much more fun. "Tamboo" isn't quite as wonderful as Baxter's "Ritual of the Savage"(which I found as an import), but it picks up after the first few tracks and has some brilliantly mad, sparkling moments of manic taboo, a collage of primitive sounds that will put you in the heart of the Amazon(or Disney's Jungle Cruise ride, take your pick). "Skins" is a somewhat more intimate album, but has just as many pleasures. Also, the cover art is worth the price alone. Fabulous stuff for bachelor and bachelorette pads.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, December 14, 2008

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Whaletails (Maui, Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tamboo / Skins (Audio CD)

I enjoyed the first part of this CD - nice exotica type mix - but wasn't too crazy about the "skins" part - not enough melody for me - just lots of banging on drums!