Post #243264 by Jeff Central on Sun, Jul 16, 2006 4:10 PM

On 2006-07-16 10:53, HarveyMidnight wrote:
I don't see a mention of Baxter's Jewels Of The Sea-- it's my personal favorite of Baxter's & I believe it's a soundtrack(?).

Kind of unusual-- there's some kind of electric(?) organ in the mix; I don't know enouhg to identify it... gives the music a warm & maybe a 'spacey' sound. Overall the music is slow, pretty; reminisent of being under the sea, of course. I think two of the tracks from this album are available on the Exotic Moods cd set.

"Jewels of the Sea" was the last concept album that Les did for Capitol Records. The organ, which is likely a Novachord, adds greatly to the unique qualities of the record. The strange sounds that emanate from this electronic device are interspersed sparingly throughout the selections and add an almost magical effect.

The title track "Jewels of the Sea" was originally composed by Les Baxter as "Katia's Theme" for the American International film Black Sunday.

Hope this helps!

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

[ Edited by: jeff central 2006-07-17 11:36 ]