''Round the World with Les Baxter'' is an album by

Les Baxter Leslie Thompson Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, and musician. After working as an arranger and composer for swing bands, he developed his own style of easy listening music, known as exotica and s ...

, His

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and

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. It was released in 1957 on

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. The album was recorded on August 8, 1956. 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".

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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 "Auf Wiedersehen", or "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart", is a song written by German composer Eberhard Storch around 1950. Storch wrote the song in the hospital for his wife Maria as he was ill for a long time. It was originally sung in German by Ru ...

" Side 2 # "Venezuela" # "Purple Islands" # "

Padam, Padam "Padam, padam..." is a song originally released in 1951 by the French singer and lyricist Édith Piaf. The melody of the song was originally composed in 1942 by Norbert Glanzberg, and lyrics were later added by . The lyrics tell the story of a p ...

" # "Normandy" # "Monika" # "Romantic Rio"

References

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