| Ports of Pleasure | ||||
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| Studio album by Les Baxter and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Genre | Exotica[1] | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Les Baxter and His Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Ports of Pleasure is a 1957 exotica album by Les Baxter. It was released on the Capitol label (catalog no. T-868).[2]
AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half out of five stars. Reviewer Jason Ankeny wrote: "Baxter...calls forth fascinating impressions of the mysterious East -- those small dots on the globe where one's index finger lingers longest...Ports of Pleasure is, above all, a journey to the center of the mind."[3] David Toop in his book Exotica - Fabricated Soundscapes in a Real World was more critical, calling the music "innocent, innocuous, touristic [and] at times mediocre."[1], while the website AmbientExotica found the album darker than Baxter's previous work, noting its "mysterious" air and feelings of "sadness".[4]
Track listing
editSide 1
- "Tahiti: A Summer Night at Sea"
- "Hong Kong Cable Car"
- "The Gates of Annam"
- "Shanghai Rickshaw"
- "Tramp Steamer to Singapore"
- "Spice Islands Sea Birds"
Side 2
- "City of Veils"
- "Monkey Dance of Bali"
- "Harem Silks from Bombay"
- "Sidewalk Cafes of Saigon"
- "The Pearls of Ceylon"
- "Bangkok Cockfight"
References
edit- ^ a b Toop, David (June 15, 1999). "Hot Pants Idol". Exotica - Fabricated Soundscapes in a Real World. London: Serpent's Tail. p. 37.
- ^ "Les Baxter – Ports of Pleasure". Discogs. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. Les Baxter - Ports of Pleasure (1957): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Les Baxter Ports of Pleasure 1957". AmbientExotica. AmbientExotica. January 28, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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