Kaleidoscope - Les Baxter His Orchestra And Chorus

Tropicana

Kaleidoscope
Instrumental Varieties By Les Baxter His Orchestra And Chorus
Capitol Records T594
1955

At first glance, I never suspected this album to be 1955 vintage. The quality of the cover design seems more early "60s" to me.

"Kaleidoscope, Instrumental Varieties" is a nice way to label an album that contains songs that are not "thematically" consistent. There are "easy listening" tracks mixed in with the more atmospheric "exotica" tracks.

The album kicks off with a nice cover of Tropicana. The B side is more "mood" capped off by a fab tune titled Atlantis.